176: How to Harness the Difference between Plot and Story with Steve Alcorn
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27 Handy Keyboard Shortcuts Every Writer Should Know
You might have noticed that here at TCK Publishing, we’re big into productivity. We’re just nuts about it. We’re always looking for new ways to write more, write faster, and eliminate distractions and interruptions from our work—and we like to share what we find with...
How to Start a Street Team and Mobilize Your Fanbase to Promote Your Books
Whether you’re publishing your first novel or your fifteenth, a great launch is critical to the success of any book. But sometimes things don’t go quite as planned. So what went wrong? Maybe groundswell wasn’t there. Maybe your marketing didn’t go far enough. Maybe...
Sustainable Reading and Publishing: How You Can Do Your Part to Help the Environment
Is your love of books hurting the environment? Don’t get me wrong—we at TCK Publishing love books. We wouldn’t be doing what we do if we didn’t! But part of our responsibility as citizens of the planet is to be aware of when things we love might have unintended...
How To Write a Fight Scene: 6 Hard-Hitting Rules for Violence in Fiction
“Everybody has a plan until they get punched in the mouth.” — Mike Tyson Every good story needs conflict—and nothing screams conflict quite like a fistfight. Because, hey, fights are exciting! That’s why westerns end with shootouts and duels at high noon, and why...