“Write what you know” is one of the first pieces of advice many aspiring fiction writers hear when they embark on their journey to become an author. (And if you’re a nonfiction writer, stay with me.) On the one hand, the idea of writing what you know makes perfect sense. If you’ve ever read a […]
Read MoreWant Jerry as Your Mentor? Learn More I LOVE finding just the right gift for the people I most care about, don’t you? Believe it or not, writers are easy—and fun—to buy for. If you thought there weren’t many options beyond: Paper and pens An Amazon or bookstore gift card A notebook A book by […]
Read MoreBased on what I hear wherever I speak, it’s clear that beginning writers agonize as much over find their writing voice as over any other issue. Trust me, while it’s crucial you find your unique writing voice, it really isn’t all that complicated. You wouldn’t be able to tell that from the plethora of blogs, […]
Read MoreWant Jerry as Your Mentor? Learn More I was always saying the wrong things around Billy Graham. One of his aides even told me I had been selected from a handful of authors to assist him with his memoirs because I was the one who obviously hadn’t prepared an answer to his team’s most […]
Read MoreWant Jerry as Your Mentor? Learn More Guest Post by Brian Tracy Over the course of writing more than 70 books, I have found two things essential to turning my ideas into published books. The first is following a proven system to plan, write, edit, and publish my manuscripts. The second is setting goals and […]
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