“History is written by the victors, but it’s victims who write the memoirs.” – Carol Tavris Have you read a quote from a memoir writer Carol Tavris, the author of Mistakes Were Made (but Not by Me): Why We Justify Foolish Beliefs, Bad Decisions, and Hurtful Acts? That tells us a lot, isn’t it? I…
This post is a collection of Writing Contests, no entry free. If you are a writer and looking for a stage to shine. This post is for you. The contests for fiction and non-fiction, short story, poetry, and super-short story (<100 words), and all. Share your stories/ideas and win the cash prize. I’ll be posting…
The promotion runs for five days, 9-13th Feb 2021 If you haven’t downloaded it yet. Here is the link to get your copy. It’s a short read, 91 pages, a good size to read on a digital platform. Summary: 10 ideas from the book To give you an idea of what my book is about.…
This guide will help new authors start marketing their books via email list. You don’t need to host your website.No domain name is required. You can have a nice landing page to collect your fans’ emails and communicate with them. By following the guide, you will establish your page at a $0 cost. By the…
Every writing-mentor says, author should be authentic and share more on a personal level, so that you can connect more with your readers. Introvert-Writer: What the he** is that? “No, I do not expose my personal space like that, I do not do it!” You might argue. Calm down. The personal level has a boundary line…
I remember someone asked me last year, where did I get the ideas to write on each topic? I didn’t answer so well back then because it was a surprising question. I’ve never got asked about my writing before, plus I didn’t expect it. After that, I wondered about my quick answer that ‘it came…
This was my personal experience I would share. It was when I was doing my thesis work. I needed to develop a proposal and thinking about the project to start. My advisor always encouraged me to create something new. The new idea that would breakthrough the field. After thinking about idea after idea, one day…
First, you should ask yourself why do you want to write a book. Do you want to write just because you see other people are writing? Or do you get inspired by your favorite writer and wanted to write like him? Or you just happened to love the writing process? Or do you really have…
Be sure to read the terms of use of any free products/services One thing you should seriously concern about when creating a book cover by yourself. That is the copyright laws and regulations of the products/services that you use from a free website. Yesterday I used a word-art creator service. I put a list of…