News & Notices
News & Notices about things happening at The How to Write Shop.
Quick Tips for the Writing Freelancer

I’ve had an incredibly busy month, personally and professionally, so this will be a short column with some quick, simple freelance advice I may extrapolate on in the future: -Keep track of your time, your efforts, your money and your expenses – be organized and on top of things enough to know what is and … [Read more…]
“Write What You Know” for the Freelance Writing Market

If you’ve been writing at all in the past century, you’ve probably heard this advice more than a few times, and it applies to every kind of writing. In fiction, it’s easier to set up a world you’re familiar with than one you have to either research or create. In other words, if you’re from … [Read more…]
Kallypso Masters: How to Get Your Self-Published Books Noticed

I belong to the IndiRomanceInk, a Yahoo group with over 1000 members, some traditionally and indie published; others indie only. If you need advice on anything to do with self-publishing, this is the place to ask. A lot of writers on the group lately have hit milestones: 25,000, 100,000, 10,000 sales, etc. At the same … [Read more…]