by Brandon Stanley |
They say, “Never judge a book by its cover,” yet we all do. People judge other people by first appearances, and customers judge the books they buy by their covers. You can’t have an unattractive, plain-looking design on your book’s cover and expect to sell millions of...
by Jason Brick
I talk in this other blog post about how not knowing what to write is a kind of writer’s block that can grind your blogging to a halt. In this post, we’ll take a look at how not knowing how to write it can be another kind of writer’s block to plague your blogging...
by Jacob Mohr
If there’s one thing we know here at TCK Publishing, it’s the value of a good book. Reading’s one of the all-time great hobbies: it’s fun, it’s relaxing, and it’s good for your mind and body. Not only can books teach us about ourselves and about the world, but they...
by Jacob Mohr |
We’ve said it before—the soul of any story is conflict. Your hero has a dream, but something’s standing in her way. Maybe it’s a mountain. Maybe it’s a debt. Maybe it’s self-doubt or self-loathing or just plain old fear of the unknown. But no matter the source, the...
by Jason Brick
For many, many, MANY writers, the process of blogging begins like this: Step One: Realize you promised yourself you’d write a blog post today. Step Two: Sit down to write the blog post. Step Three: Stare at an empty screen and struggle to come up with an idea to write...