by TheWinterwolf | Sep 14, 2016 | Author's Life, Marketing Tips, Resources
If you’re an author who has recently signed a contract with a publisher, then chances are you’ve heard the term “book launch” thrown around once or twice. No, this isn’t a second book marketing campaign, but rather your...
by TheWinterwolf | Sep 7, 2016 | Author's Life, Resources, Writing Tips and Tools
There’s an old line about stories that’s been attributed to many great writers (Leo Tolstoy, anyone?), but really only got started with educator John Gardner when he wrote, “As subject, use either a trip or the arrival of a stranger (some disruption...
by TheWinterwolf | Sep 1, 2016 | Author's Life, Marketing Tips, Resources
Writing isn’t easy. Besides going through the exhausting act of trying to pen that swirling mass of complicated plotlines and character backstory onto paper, you’ve got a number of other details to keep you up at night: a fitting title, the perfect author bio,...
by TheWinterwolf | Aug 24, 2016 | Author's Life, Marketing Tips, Resources
Today you did it sitting on the bus, the hood of your jacket thrown over your head as you tapped your foot along to nothing. Yesterday it was on the couch before work, and an hour ago it was in your cubicle (you may or may not have been on lunch break). You know what...
by TheWinterwolf | Aug 22, 2016 | Author's Life, Resources
Writers. We’re constantly looking for the perfect location to write. If you’re like me, you’ve spent copious amounts of time looking for that one sweet spot. That single location which would somehow embody the ideal elements in one place fostering all your...
by TheWinterwolf | Aug 15, 2016 | Author's Life, Resources
In a recent post, Winterwolf Press suggested formatting your ‘Call for Submissions’ query letter in the style of an editor query letter. Which, if you’re submitting to us (high-five!), then make no mistake, you’re sitting pretty with all of...