Let’s Submit

For this blog I wanted share some lessons I have learned as a wildlife photographer and applied to my writing submissions. You may wonder how can submitting images and submitting your baby that you worked on for months and months be the same. When I submit my images I submit them to book publishers, contests, and magazine editors. When I submit my writing I submit to book publishers, contests, and magazine editors, but not always the same ones. There are several important steps to submitting your work graphic [...]

How I Wrote my Debut Novel

Hi everyone! Welcome to my journey to writing my debut novel, Winter’s Captive, The Georgia Series, Book 1. First, I must thank Taylor for inviting me to write this piece. I would love to share my writing journey with all of you. Writing has always been a part of my life, but not in a professional capacity. This is something that has come late in my life. Writing a novel was a dream of mine for my whole adult life, only life got in the way. My life’s [...]

As a writer you’re job isn’t just to write

We all know that in order to be a good writer you need to write. The question is how many words a day is a good day, or how long should I write? Everyone is different and there’s no magic number. You have to find your spot and go from there. If you’re in the moment and find that the words are flowing then why would you stop? Keep going. I try and write at least 8-10 hours a day. That’s normal for me but if you’re a [...]

Poetry: Its Form and Expression

April is recognized as poetry month and poetry itself has many defining moments in its history. That is recognized in many languages too. The earliest well known poems are anonymous British verse like the late 14th century Middle English piece, “Sir Gawain and the Green Knight” and also the Old English heroic epic poem, “Beowulf” which is now most widely understood than ever since Gaelic writer, Seamus Heaney, translated it into more approachable and understandable verse. Many of the earliest poems weren’t even written out in printable form, [...]

MY JOURNEY IN WRITING – A City Without Walls

As long as I have been able to write, I have always imagined becoming a famous writer one day. I fell in love with the written word and in the places that the stories took me. I published my first work in a literary magazine while in high school, but it wasn't until 2009 that I finally held my first book in my hands. My books are of a Spiritual nature and I believe were inspired by God. I knew that I wasn't writing in order to get [...]

Outlines are wonderful

"Well hi there! So your probably reading this because you are a curious new author or an aspiring author. Your here because you want to widen your mind on tips for writing from other authors who have been down your path." My name is Juss Stinson and YES I am a proud author! Many authors can offer advice to you and a lot of it may even be different than another author. Don't ever feel trapped since there really are many ways to go about writing! Here are [...]

Deadly Myths and Inspired Truths About Book Editing

Any decent writer knows that editing is a major part of the process, and it can be the most daunting part as well. Sure, with spelling and grammar checks on computers now day’s part of the work is done for you, but nothing beats knowing how to self-edit to make sure it’s right. Computer programs will only find misspelled words and at best misplaced commas, but it won’t correct problems where the use of the wrong word spelled correctly happen. The program cannot tell you meant to say, [...]

Rewriting Your Story

If you are thinking about writing a story, maybe a full length novel, then I hope I can help inspire you. I've looked back at the experiences I've had between now, and when I was a kid, and compared it to some other people's experiences, and I think I have five tips, which honestly, I think other people have shared with me from time to time, which will help you. They can help you write a better story to share with others, whether it is your own life [...]

Publishing A Kindle Ebook – 11 Resources

https://kdp.amazon.com/self-publishing/signin With Kindle Direct Publishing, you can self-publish your books on the Amazon Kindle Store. If you enrolled in KDP Select, you will earn a share of the global fund amount every time your book is borrowed from the Kindle Owner’s Lending Library on Amazon.com, Amazon.co.uk, Amazon.de, Amazon.fr and Amazon.co.jp http://www.bookbaby.com/ Bookbaby offers you the largest eBook distribution network including Amazon, Apple, Kobo and more. There are two ways to publish on Kindle. You can sign up directly with Amazon, or you can use an eBook distribution service [...]

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