Robert W. LucasThere is still time to register for the March 8, 2014 Florida Authors and Publishers (FAPA) Spring Conference. This year’s event will be held at NOVA Southeastern University off I-4 near the Millenia Mall in Orlando, Florida. from noon-5:00 p.m. Designed for self publishers and authors who want to learn how to self publish, this conference is a must attend event …
Writing articles and books can be intimidating, especially when you first begin the process. One key to being successful is to find a support network of writers or authors in your area (search writer or author groups with your hometown-area). Even more important is to learn the skills (i.e. grammar, punctuation, syntax, proofreading, and associated tasks) to be a successful …
Many people write books. Some are more successful than others. Often the difference in whether they succeed or not is the amount of effort they put into their writing skill building, planning, follow-through and marketing. Still more important is the belief that they have in their ability to succeed.
There are many things you must learn if you expect to succeed as an author. In addition to having a sound understanding of the rules of grammar, punctuation and syntax, you must also be able to weave the words into a story or message. This message must attract and hold the interest of your readers and also paint a picture …
Authors who focus on nonfiction writing often enjoy the learning aspect in doing the research and gathering their information together before they begin. For example writing a business book requires hours of research and combing through books, articles and online resources in order to ensure that facts and other data included in the book are accurate. A quote by Janine …
Too many would be authors fail to do their homework and plan before beginning to write. The result is often frustration and failure. Like any other task at which you succeed, writing begins with organizing your thoughts, gathering your tools, creating a project plan and sticking to it and putting in the effort needed to keep moving forward toward your goal(s). …
It is still not too late to register for the March 8, 2014 Florida Authors and Publishers (FAPA) Spring Conference. This year’s event will be held at NOVA Southeastern University off I-4 near the Millenia Mall in Orlando, Florida. from noon-5:00 p.m. Designed for self publishers and authors who want to learn how to self publish, this conference is a must …
Successful writers and authors have the creative talent to form images with their words and to inspire, motivate, intrigue, or entice their readers. By developing stories, ideas, concepts, characters, and many other facets that satisfy needs and expectations of others, they become successful and often go on to achieve fortune, fame and higher levels of personal satisfaction. As Anaïs Ninis …
People form an opinion about you and the products and services you represent in seconds and first impressions typically do not change, or at least change slowly. That is why you should never forget that you are always “on stage” when it comes to meeting people. In other words, there is a possibility that you will encounter likely customers and …
As with many skills that you will attempt to master throughout you life, practice, failure and more practice are key elements in successfully writing a book. Robert Cormier once made a good point about this in a quote: