by Zoe M. McCarthy | Aug 30, 2018 | Marketing Books, Writing
My guest today is Zoe M. McCarthy (okay, me). Zoe discusses character interviews. Then she interviews the hero and heroine from her book, The Putting Green Whisperer, releasing September 14, 2018. She’s pleased to share that her publisher has a one-time-only...
by Zoe M. McCarthy | Jun 21, 2018 | Marketing Books, Writing
Authors, where will you spend your time and resources to reach readers? The chart below shows the results from my survey, How Do Readers Find Books They Want to Read? The analysis below gives you methods represented by the bars and the percent of forty-three...
by Zoe M. McCarthy | Feb 16, 2017 | Writing
What Is the Book Cover Images: the artwork or photos Words: the fonts of titles and content Content: title, taglines, back-cover description, and bio Blurbs: endorsements Good Book Covers A good book covers will: be more than a lovely cover; it...
by Zoe M. McCarthy | Feb 2, 2017 | Writing
This is the second installment of 12 plot twist ideas, examples, and the expected questions readers will have. See Part 1 for more ideas and examples. Twist Ideas, Examples & Readers’ Questions Betrayed by an oh-so-helpful friend. Hero’s friend helps him cruise...
by Zoe M. McCarthy | Jan 19, 2017 | Writing
First off, remember from Part 1 that setting encompasses such elements as place, time, culture, technology, geography, and weather. Thus, you must decide whether any real setting can work for your story. Of course, fantasy and sci-fi novels need extensive fictional...
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