Publishing Excellence at the Intersection of Tradition and Technology
If you peruse the AIW Press website, you’ll see we’ve published a few anthologies, and we currently have another one in the works. If you’re a novelist, you might wonder why you would ever consider writing a short story for… Read moreFive Benefits to Participating in Anthologies
So last week we talked about ways to get a first draft into fighting shape as a manuscript. This week, we’re going to cover the last five tips about turning that manuscript into something worth submitting. Any manuscript in its… Read moreTen Tips To A Better Manuscript – Part Two
We all get them. The butterflies that populate our stomachs before submitting a manuscript to a publishing company. The process is nerve-wracking enough without second guessing our submissions. It all starts with the first draft. The brainstorming, stream-of-consciousness, and outlines have all been… Read moreTen Tips to a Better Manuscript – Part One
Okay, confession time. As much as I love my Kindle and the opportunity to carry an entire library in my purse, I often miss making visits to a brick and mortar bookstore. There is something to be said about perusing… Read moreCan You Judge a Book by Its Cover?
If you’re on a publisher’s site—like, for instance, this one 😉 —you likely know book reviews matter. Amazon determines your ranking and whether they’ll promote you in part by the number of reviews you have. Readers use them to determine… Read moreFour Steps to Writing a Substantive Book Review
It may be the first time you’re tackling a writing project or the thousandth time, but you’re not alone. We are all guilty of it at some point. “Stream of consciousness” writing. We sit down and start writing whatever comes… Read moreFirst Draft or Stream of Consciousness?
Do you need help putting the finishing touches on your masterpiece? Are you stuck on a chapter and need some advice? All authors need a second set of eyes on their work. Someone that will give honest feedback and check… Read moreTop Ten Critique Tips
Whether you are traditionally published or an Indie author, self-editing is an absolute must. While there is no substitute for hiring a professional editor, there are a few tips writers can do before submitting that manuscript to an editor, publisher,… Read moreQuick and Easy Editing Tips
Looking for a down and dirty list for story writing improvement? Look no further. Here the top ten ways to hone your fiction writing skills: 10. Dissect novels you enjoy. Look through your favorite novels by other authors for techniques… Read more10 Ways to Improve Your Fiction Writing
Actually, yes, it is our first rodeo. Well, it’s our first western, anyway. We marketed this with the tagline: Not Your Granddaddy’s Westerns. Why? Because, well, for starters, there are no rodeos in this anthology. (Well, there is a small… Read moreNot Our First Rodeo