by Zoe M. McCarthy | Feb 12, 2015 | Writing
“One fails forward toward success.” — Charles F. Kettering I share the story of my meet-the-author library event for one purpose: Don’t bemoan the poor response to your author event; look for the hidden successes. Click to tweet. Act 1 – The Setup I called a...
by Zoe M. McCarthy | Feb 5, 2015 | Writing
“I never leave a sentence or paragraph until I’m satisfied with it.” —Clifford Geertz Have you reread paragraphs to understand what they said? Most authors write confusing paragraphs in their drafts. If left in books, these paragraphs cause readers to shift into...
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 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...
by Zoe M. McCarthy | Dec 25, 2014 | Writing
“A launch party gives an author the chance to be surrounded by her village as a book makes its debut.” —Holly Robinson Recently I posted Part 1 with a checklist of tasks to consider for a local book launch party. For an example, here’s mine with some tips....
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