A search of the internet for advice on how write better fiction will lead to millions of links to articles about a wide variety of techniques that vary from learning the minutia of grammar to firming up your overarching theme. One technique, however, is both insanely simple and incredibly effective. It’s called the motivation-reaction unit, […]
Authors, find your audience on Goodreads
Many authors spend a lot of time on Facebook hoping to sell some books. But Facebook is filled with people who aren’t readers, and who aren’t in the mood for buying right then anyway–they’re there to be social. So most of your time and effort results in no book sales. A far better use of […]
Outside Resources for Writers: Books
A part of our mission here at Castle Gate Press is to nurture authors. We know what it’s like to work hard polishing a novel only to receive rejection after rejection in response to query letters. Sometimes all it takes is a nudge in the right direction to get on the right track. Other times, […]
Resources for Fiction Writers
A part of our mission here at Castle Gate Press is to nurture authors. We know what it’s like to work hard polishing a novel only to receive rejection after rejection in response to query letters. Sometimes all it takes is a nudge in the right direction to get on the right track. Other times, […]
Book launch examples Randy Ingermanson and Michael Hyatt
So how might you, a Christian fiction writer, tailor your book launch to the writing world? Here are some ideas from author Randy Ingermanson and speaker Michael Hyatt. Ingermanson operates a book launch more or less along the lines of an Internet marketer. And he’s quite successful. Remember my Internet Marketer Launch Formula from a […]