by Zoe M. McCarthy | Jan 29, 2015 | Writing
“There are only two or three human stories, and they go on repeating themselves as fiercely as if they had never happened before.” —Willa Cather Image courtesy of sattva at FreeDigitalPhotos.net At the American Christian Fiction Writers...
by Zoe M. McCarthy | Jan 22, 2015 | Writing
“The future of publishing is about having connections to readers and the knowledge of what those readers want.” — Seth Godin Authors meet readers at such events as book signings, public launch parties, and library meet-the-author discussions. Some attendees...
by Zoe M. McCarthy | Jan 15, 2015 | Blogging
Because mine is a how-to blog, writing a blog-hop interview this week is a treat. My nominees, the rules, and their questions follow the interview. Thank you, Paula Mowery, for nominating me for the Sisterhood of the World Bloggers Award. Here are Paula’s questions...
by Zoe M. McCarthy | Jan 8, 2015 | Readers
“Nowadays, I only review books I really like. It’s cowardly, I know, but I figure it’s not my job to make people unhappy. I’ll leave that to the professionals.” — Meg Rosoff I’m talking about reviews on bookstore sites, such as Amazon and Barnes & Noble. Now that...
by Zoe M. McCarthy | Jan 1, 2015 | Writing
“Creating a personal catalog of stories associated with various emotions is a useful resource.” — Nancy Duarte If you’re an introvert like I am, you may dread people asking you questions at live author events. You may wonder what you could possibly say at these...