My GoodReads Stats Suck & Here’s How I’m Going to Fix Them

Earlier this year, I lost my head. While working on deadline to finish Book3, and then to complete edits and revisions, I signed up for the Goodreads Reading Challenge. I pledged to read 50 books by the end of the year. You can see from the screenshot here, I am failing miserably. Continue reading “My GoodReads Stats Suck & Here’s How I’m Going to Fix Them”

Facts & Figures Behind Getting Your First Novel Published: One Author’s Story

When Gregory Renz retired from firefighting ten years ago in July 2008, he had no clue how to write fiction. But he sure could tell a good story. When he saw the effect his stories had on an audience, he decided to put his storytelling on the page. Continue reading “Facts & Figures Behind Getting Your First Novel Published: One Author’s Story”

How One Writer (Finally) Found A Publisher for His First Novel

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So You Want To Write A Thriller? Watch Dan Brown in MasterClass: Here’s Why

Would you watch an online class if bestselling Da Vinci Code author Dan Brown was teaching how to write a thriller? If you’re trying to write one, my bet is you’d sign up pronto. I did. Yes, I did — even though you’d think I should have some idea of how to write one by now. After all, I’m just two weeks away from submitting a revised manuscript for Book3 to my editor. Continue reading “So You Want To Write A Thriller? Watch Dan Brown in MasterClass: Here’s Why”

Still Struggling With Your Spec Screenplay? Stop Right Now.

If you are working on — or worse, thinking about starting work on — a spec screenplay, stop right now. Continue reading “Still Struggling With Your Spec Screenplay? Stop Right Now.”