by Mary Caelsto | Apr 14, 2022 | reader attraction, Writing Life
When it comes to sending your newsletter, approximately 40% of it deals with finding content, organizing it in your newsletter program, and doing the technical, manual tasks required like tracking down author book swaps, book bundles to share, and so on. The rest of...
by Mary Caelsto | Dec 13, 2021 | Writing Life
In the business world they’re calling it “The Great Resignation” when employees are deciding to create a better work-life balance for themselves and moving into new positions or leaving them all together. There’s a lot involved in this, more...
by Mary Caelsto | Dec 10, 2021 | Writing Life
When it comes to writing fiction, a trope is a storyline or theme that the reader comes to expect. For romances this might be a “secret baby” book, or friends to lovers, or enemies to lovers. Readers have their favorite tropes and especially in the world...
by Mary Caelsto | Dec 6, 2021 | Writing Life
As a general rule, most authors I know don’t want to take a break. Writing is in our blood. It’s in our soul. We get irritable and anxious when we’re not writing. And while some of this has to do with the demands of the current marketplace, the...
by Mary Caelsto | Nov 30, 2021 | Writing Life
We’ve reached the end of November and National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) is coming to an end. Whether you’ve completed your 50,000-word goal, or just put some words down on your manuscript, you may be wondering what’s next. For those who plan...
by Mary Caelsto | Nov 1, 2021 | Writing Life
It’s the start of a new month, now what? For many of you this month includes NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month), where you’ll aim to write 50,000 words in 30 days. For others, it’s just a regular writing month as you strive to reach your goals....