Before jumping into the book sales market, it may be a good idea to know what to expect, and what routes to pursue. This isn’t just for authors pursuing self-publishing, it’s important for every author. Traditional publishing has always had a certain expectation that authors will play a part, if not large part, in the … More Which Publishing Route Makes More Than $500k per Year?
I’m wondering why people are actually upset about George R.R. Martin announcing his delay for his 6th book in the Song of Ice and Fire Series, The Winds of Winter. Or better known as its TV adoption, Game of Thrones. I suppose this is where I need to say, take a moment to step in … More Game of Thrones… Good Things Come to Those Who Wait, Even Winter
Here is a list of top literary agencies based on their sales numbers of how many six-figure or higher book deals they landed. Quite the impressive list. Here are the top three: Trident Media Group, known for Woman’s and Fiction Romance. Writers House for MG. Marly Rusoff & Associates for General Fiction. If … More Top 50 Best Literary Agencies
Whether you’re a pantser or a plotter, there is one mistake nearly every writer does, including experienced ones. It’s a concept of your writing goal, be it one paragraph, one chapter, or whole sections of the manuscript. When plotting (outlining) your book, you have a series of events carefully planned out. Therefore, it’s logical when … More Most Common Writing Mistake – Character Development
I’m always looking for great writer resources, and I’m happy to share with you this site that supplies a newsletter and listing for free literary contests (Prose and Poetry). While I don’t usually like sites that have an email subscription pop-up, this is one site I’m able to look past that because of the good content. … More Best Free Literary Contests – Winning Writers
I would like to take this opportunity to thank all of the wonderful readers, followers, and commenters I’ve received this year! As you may know, this blog is relatively new and we’ve had a great 2015! My goals for this year are to continue to explore editing tips, novel and prose development, and other writing skills. … More 2015 Overview – AJ Flowers Popular Posts and First Year Results
This Christmas was the first of many with my family’s new “system”, meaning now that I’m married, my husband and I will spend one Christmas with his family in Europe, and one with mine, in southern Alabama. (Quite the difference, you noticed??) This time was my turn, and the first Christmas I’ve spent with my … More Holiday Recap – Visiting the family, what could go wrong?
I’m happy to provide you this tidy list of winning tweets for #PitchMAS! If you’re not sure what #PitchMAS is, I’ll explain. There are a few Twitter Pitch contests each year, with #PitMad and #SFFPit being among the largest. Authors will write a short pitch of their novel, small enough to squeeze into a tiny tweet with … More #PitchMAS 2015 Results!
Whether you’re writing fiction or fantasy, the most difficult pitfall to avoid can be properly fitting in backstory. It’s twice as difficult in fantasy because you have to fit in world-lore as well. I won’t go into things to avoid, because it’s likely you’ve already made these mistakes. That’s why I’m going to say what … More 3 Edits for Backstory & World-Building
I’m happy to provide you this tidy list of winning tweets for #SFFPit! If you’re not sure what #SFFPit is, I’ll explain. There are a few Twitter Pitch contests each year, with #PitMad and #SFFPit being among the largest. #SFFPit is exclusive for Science Fiction and Fantasy Novels. Authors will write a short pitch of … More #SFFPit 2015 Results!
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A.J. Flowers 