40 Power Words That Will Transform Your Book
Published: Thu, 08/12/21
Do You Believe This?? How do you keep your readers engaged in your writing? You can have something to say, but if you fail to engage your readers,…
Michael Klassen
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Set Your Masterpiece Free
Published: Thu, 08/05/21
What do you see? My favorite book in high school—by far—was The Agony and the Ecstasy, the biographical novel by Irving Stone. I’ve always been a fan…
How You Can Make A Difference with Your Book
Published: Thu, 07/29/21
We were seated at The Tattered Cover bookstore, here in the Denver area. Kristen Krueger, a Columbine High School shooting survivor, was hosting a…
7 Quick Social Media Posts for Authors (Part 1)📚📖
Published: Thu, 07/22/21
“What do I do now?” Authors ask me this question all the time (and that’s not the e aggeration). They ask me this question after their manuscript goes…
The Rocket Fuel That Powers Your Manuscript
Published: Thu, 07/15/21
Imagine yourself sitting on a NASA strategic planning team. Your group is tasked with organizing the launch of the ne t spacecraft. Then the subject…
He Said, She Said: The Most Overlooked Hook in Your Manuscript
Published: Thu, 07/08/21
Don't Overlook the Hook So the other day, I was talking to a friend who told me that when he was in his early twenties, he got into a fight with his…
Two English Language Rules You Probably Didn't Know (But Need To!)
Published: Thu, 07/01/21
Ever wondered why we say “Ding Dong” or “Ping Pong” but not “Dong Ding” or “Pong Ping”? Sometimes phrases just sound wrong, but we can’t e plain why.
Author Branding: Three Questions You Need to Answer
Published: Thu, 06/24/21
What's Your Brand? Thanks to the internet, cell phone te ts and notifications, social media, email marketing and more, people are e posed to an insane…
A Simple Fix to Make Your Book More Readable
Published: Thu, 06/17/21
You Know What's Missing??? You know the SNL skit—Will Ferrell and Christopher Walken “re-enact” the recording of “(Don’t Fear) The Reaper” by Blue…
Time is Running Out
Published: Fri, 05/28/21
Only three days left. Monday at midnight, we close the doors on the best bang for the buck in the country, in terms of writers conferences. Register…