According to the list of favorite writers of educational resource IvoryResearch, we have a lot to learn from the struggles of famous authors. When we observe their lives, we can come to a single conclusion: becoming a famous writer is not easy. Unfortunately, talent is not all it takes. Nevertheless, there is always a way…
How to Become a Good Writer: Must-Follow Tips – Janice Kersh | Guest Post
There’s writing and there’s good writing. The difference is as wide as the Pacific. Good writing inspires, provokes revelations and evokes laughter, tears and goosebumps. Most great writers were not born great writers. They were made great by years of practice and labor. They worked to get better at writing. If you want to improve…
Writing and Reading for Pleasure: August | Douglas Burcham
Douglas continues his Writing & Reading for Pleasure posts with a bumper issue of news about his progress on writing, a follow up on his last two posts, and a current news commentary. Continued progress is being made on finalising the text of my first full length book – Gemini. Now out of the self-editing…
Wattpad Partners with Sourcebooks
Toronto-based Wattpad, one of the largest reading and writing communities in the world, continues to forge links with traditional publishers. Earlier this month Wattpad teamed up with romance publisher Harlequin for the 2015 So You Think You Can Write (SYTYCW) contest. And for the second time in two years it has partnered with USA independent publisher Sourcebooks. Previously, in…
Writing and Reading for Pleasure: July 2015 | Douglas Burcham
Douglas continues his writing and reading for pleasure posts with a slight change of emphasis in format for the future. The post includes news of progress on his writing, a follow up on the last two posts and a current news commentary. During June I made an excellent new start towards a target completion…
You Want To Publish Your Book – Where to Start? A Step-by-Step Guide | Jessica Millis | Guest Post
It’s said that ‘everyone has one good book in them’ but before there was an Internet and self-publishing, there were publishers, who were rightly selective about the books they published and would need a lot of convincing before they’d publish any book let alone your book. After all, if they guessed wrong they lost a…
Writing and Reading for Pleasure: Can You Teach Yourself to Write? | Douglas Burcham
Douglas Burcham continues his writing and reading for pleasure posts by posing the question — can you teach yourself to write? Monday 1st June 2015 is the five-year anniversary of my frightening dream in the early hours in France when I started to write. I will open a bottle of Clairette de Die to…
Writing and Reading for Pleasure: A Tree | Douglas Burcham
Douglas continues his writing and reading for pleasure posts by setting up a research task on book structure for the summer. A tree A woody perennial plant, typically having a single stem or trunk growing to a considerable height and bearing lateral branches at some distance from the ground. — Oxford English Dictionary. I…
Wattpad: The Hills Are Alive with The Sound of Music
A couple of weeks ago Wattpad added a new feature to its platform — the ability to add sound clips to uploaded stories. Users can now add sound clips and effects from the SoundCloud library or upload their own sound files. You can find some example of stories/books on Wattpad using the new sound feature…
101 Best Websites for Writers | Writer’s Digest
The Independent Publishing Magazine has been honoured as one of Writer’s Digest 101 Best Websites for Writers in the May/June edition of their magazine. This is the third year in a row TIPM has made the list and of course we are delighted to hear about the continued recognition and support from our readers and subscribers. For the last 17…