Writing can be a lonely ritual and its hard to maintain a daily routine of putting your pen to paper. Dozens of writing books will tell you exactly when and how you should write, what desk to use, and whether you are better off with a pen or computer. But there aren’t many that will… Continue Reading
McPhee & Me: Tips for Writing from a Master
March 21, 2013 by · Leave a Comment
For some reason, I had never heard of John McPhee until a few weeks ago. He has written more than 30 books about a variety of subjects, everything from Bill Bradley to transporters to oranges. His gift is taking what seems like a small subject and drawing out the story hidden inside, and he is… Continue Reading
Writing Advice From Stephen King
March 7, 2013 by · Leave a Comment
Stephen King, love him or hate him, is one of the most popular authors of our modern age. His enormous success is a combination of talent, skill, hard work, and a little luck thrown in. Whether you have read all of his books or even if you think that no one should read his books,… Continue Reading
The Art of Analog
January 10, 2013 by · Leave a Comment
5 Ways to Increase Your Creativity Writers are the most creative people in almost any field. Shaping a blank page into meaningful text using just 26 letters seems impossible, but writers are able to do it every day. It is easier than it has ever been to find an audience for your work. Once you… Continue Reading
Mnemonic Tricks For Authors
August 20, 2012 by · Leave a Comment
Mnemonics are simple ways to make memorization easier. Rote memorization is the standard in today’s educational system, but for more than 2,000 years the art of memorization was defined by mnemonics. There has recently been a new interest in memory systems, thanks in part to the bestselling book Moonwalking With Einstein. I recently read another… Continue Reading
Rough Draft: Sometimes You Just Have to Write
August 10, 2012 by · Leave a Comment
Have you ever been working on your rough draft and you catch yourself second guessing, editing, or rearranging text as you write? Well, STOP IT! Your rough draft needs to be, well, rough. In a lot of ways, writing my story of how God saved me is much easier than someone writing fiction or working… Continue Reading
Start With Buckets Not Outlines
July 20, 2012 by · 1 Comment
When you write a book, you might be tempted to start from the beginning and work your way all the way through. While it is important to understand where you are going, it doesn’t have to be written in that order. I had a friend and fellow Lucid Books author, Leigh McLeroy, who is a… Continue Reading
7 Tips For Improving Your Writing
July 6, 2012 by · Leave a Comment
Daniel Coyle, author of , has a new book coming out in August called . He offers 52 tips for improving talent in all areas. Much of the advice he offers is counterintuitive and is very helpful for writers. I highly recommend that you pick it up when it comes out – you won’t use… Continue Reading
Blog To Build Your Fanbase & Other Tools For Authors
April 4, 2012 by · Leave a Comment
One of the most frequent questions I get asked by authors is, “What can I do right now to start selling books?” There is a wealth of information available for author to help write books and even to help sell them once they are published, but building an audience before publication is more important than… Continue Reading
Writing Your Own Portal Book
January 26, 2012 by · Leave a Comment
So, what’s a “portal book”? A portal book, at the risk of sounding too sci-fi, is a book that leads you to read more books. As I read Doug Wilson’s latest work, Wordsmithy, I added thirty books to my wishlist. I realized that many of favorite books all have some basic things in common and that they… Continue Reading
