Drowning in a Sea of Distractions
January 1, 2022
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Like many creatives, I suffer from a terminal case of bright shiny object syndrome. I see ideas everywhere, and run after them like a puppy
Category: Typewriter Tales
Conference Musings (Almost) Post-Pandemic
December 1, 2021
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Chelle Honiker Let me introduce the non-Texan readers to a new word. WhooBuddy. It’s what we say when we’re trying to describe the indescribable. It’s
Breaking Up (With Software) is Hard to Do… And Expensive Too.
November 1, 2021
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Chelle Honiker You could safely call me a digital hoarder. If there were a show about nerds who download and play with apps and find
From The Publisher: Graciously Critical
October 1, 2021
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How To Look Back To Move Ahead When I was sixteen years old and had recently experienced my first real romantic heartbreak, my stepmother gave
Explorers and Tour Guides
September 1, 2021
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In over two decades of entrepreneurship, there hasn’t been a single successful person I’ve known, followed, or interviewed that hasn’t admitted to doubting themselves at
Get Over Yourself and Get Some Help
August 1, 2021
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One September about a decade ago, I learned of National Novel Writing Month, commonly known as NaNoWriMo. Many of us have attempted to write 50,000
Plans, Pivots, and Laughter
July 1, 2021
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Depending on several factors, the saying “Man Plans, God Laughs” might be familiar to you as a Yiddish Proverb, a quote from author Michael Chabon,
Done is Better than Perfect
June 1, 2021
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Done is better than perfect. Just finish the thing. You can’t edit a blank page. All great advice for writers when they’re in the middle
From the Desk of: Chelle Honiker
May 2, 2021
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Magic and Alchemy. As indie authors, our days are filled with the wonder of words and how they weave togetherto tell tales. Sometimes, reality
Guest Author Tammi Labrecque: Four Simple Steps for Rolling out the Welcome Mat to Your Mailing List
A quick glance in my crystal ball tells me you’re reading this in February, but—because of the crazy scheduling required to produce a magazine like
The Art of Story-Selling: Use Your Storytelling Powers to Finesse Your Email Marketing
How to Structure Your Emails and Use Your Storytelling Powers to Sell More Books Our brains are wired for stories. And as an author, you
Ten Tips: Twitter
Twitter is a unique social media platform built on brevity, requiring users to limit posts to only 280 characters at a time. But a writer
