You just heard that a fellow author has hit the big time...best-seller list, agents crawling out of the woodwork, talk of a movie deal. How do you feel? Jealous? Maybe a bit of naysaying about the actual worthiness of the book? Stop. I’m going to explain why competition is good for you. It’s as simple as that old adage, “Variety is the spice of life.” Read More
Need a Little Drama?
Need a little drama in your life? Whether you write romance or chick-lit, thrillers or horrors, you need drama. And what is drama without a healthy dose of suspense? If you're writing a romance, that suspense may come in the form of 'will they or won't they' ever get together? For a horror, it probably means will the killer attack his next victim and then Read More
Amp Up the Fun on Your Writing
If you aren't having fun writing it, they won't have fun reading it. Easier said than done? Check out these three quick writing prompts and amp up the fun on your writing. Find Your Happy It’s Evatopia’s catch phrase and I hope you Live it. Breathe it. And most importantly, Believe that you deserve it. When it comes to writing, it needs to be enjoyable Read More
What Do You Want More of in 2015?
I wear many hats...wife, mother, editor, writer, publicist, but in my professional life it all boils down to helping creative women pursue their dreams and get the word out about their projects. In doing so, I try to put out content that is useful and informative, but I’d love your input. What do you want more of in 2015? Let me know which of these topics Read More
Evatopia Power Tweeters
Evatopia power tweeters is an emerging group of authors and readers who share a desire to spread the word about good books. Imagine the power tweeters as a group of like-minded individuals who are excited to discuss books, share inspiration, and most importantly, help others. Those who are already adept at using Twitter know that you can attract more Read More
Make This the Best Week Ever
Make this the best week ever. What a great concept! And even better, thanks to the wise words of HelloGiggles.com, you'll find that this seemingly lofty task is actually in the bag. Founded by Zooey Deschanel, Molly McAleer and Sophia Rossi, HelloGiggles.com is a positive online community for women (although men are always welcome!) covering DIY and Read More
Why Create if You Don’t Promote?
I’ve written about content marketing and the need to create posts that are relevant to your business and target audience. Now, I’m going to hit you with another task...content promotion. After all, why create if you don’t promote? What’s the point of creating those fantastics blog posts is nobody reads them? Content promotion is just as important as Read More
What is Content Marketing?
What is content marketing? More importantly, why has this term become the latest and greatest buzz? In short, content marketing is providing your target audience with really amazing information -- not just selling them stuff, but providing them with interesting, newsworthy and get this...needed information. So how do you determine what people want and Read More
What Makes You Happy?
What makes you happy? Is it something simple like when someone else makes dinner? Is it a reciprocated act when you share a laugh with a friend? Or, is happiness out of your grasp? While working with writers over the years, I've learned that they often start sentences, "I'll be happy when..." The end of those sentences is enough to make even the most Read More
Big Brother of Ebooks?
For this edition of #MondayBlogs, I'm linking to a Huffington Post article that brings up the question of who is monitoring your ebook reads. Imagine a Big Brother of ebooks. The article paints a picture of corporate espionage, but it's not yet confirmed. So what do you think? Here's the link to the article, "Is Adobe's eBook Reader Spying on What You Read More
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