Writer Unboxed

So I’m seeing tons of coverage of the digital phenomenon. There’s been a lot written about Amanda Hocking, obviously, and the new Kindle millionaires, many of whom have never been traditionally published. This is exciting for many reasons, but I want to address a few key points in the digi vs traditional publishing debate. 1. [...]

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Therese here. Today’s guest is the ever-positive Michelle Ward. Michelle has a great job. She’s a certified life coach, and “helps creative people devise the career they think they can’t have.” She’s served as an expert source and contributor for such outlets as Newsweek and Psychology Today, and led workshops and seminars at SXSW 2011 and the sold-out [...]

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Therese here, elbowing in for a quick sec to say woohoo, our first week of donations in the Writers for The Red Cross auction has earned $450! Don’t miss this week’s packages, including “The Kitchen Daughter” Book Club in a Box donated by Jael McHenry; a signed copy of Donald Maass’s not-yet-released book The Breakout [...]

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Therese here. Today’s guest is K.M. Weiland, who writes historical and speculative fiction from her home in the sandhills of western Nebraska. Katie enjoys mentoring other authors through her writing tips, editing services, workshops, and her recently released instructional CD Conquering Writer’s Block and Summoning Inspiration. She is also blog mama at her own site, Wordplay: [...]

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Therese here. Today’s guest is an international bestselling author of eleven novels, the oh-so-savvy M.J. Rose. M.J. founded Authorbuzz, the first marketing company for authors, and co-founded both Booktrib and Peroozal. She was also one of the founding board members of International Thriller Writers. When a scheduled guest fell through, I asked M.J. if she’d [...]

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I may have the ideal living situation for a full time writer. Working from home, living alone (apart from the dog pack, of course), nice coffee shop up the road, riverside walk trails down the road – it’s a wonder I don’t work ten times as fast as I do. But sometimes it takes a [...]

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So many manuscripts achieve less than they could. Published novels too. As I read I often wonder what the author is afraid of. Do deadlines (real or self-inflicted) cut short the creative journey or are there paths in the woods that the storyteller fears to walk? No question, the rush to deliver leaves many novels [...]

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Author Holly Tucker was in touch with me several months back. She wrote: I’m pairing up with the Red Cross for a book-focused online fundraiser during Red Cross Month in March. I’d love it if the Writer Unboxed gang jumped in with a few great donations for the cause! And so it began. Kath and [...]

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