Sunday Soapbox: Better Judge Your Book By Its Cover (Because Everyone Else Will)

On March 18, 2012, in Indie Authors, Soap Box, The Market, Writing Tips, by rsguthrie

I usually don’t recycle guest posts I do for other blogs, but this one is an exception. I think cover design is an important consideration for Indies and that makes it worth an extra blog run. This post originally ran on author Trish Gentry’s fantastic blog, ChickletsLit. I love reading her blog because she, too, […]

 

Guest Post: Frederick Lee Brooke (8 Things He’s Learned)

On March 13, 2012, in Guest Posts, Indie Authors, The Market, Twitter, Writing Tips, by rsguthrie

You’re all familiar, I assume, with Twofer Tuesdays? This is when a radio station plays two songs in a row from every artist that day. Well in a way this is a Twofer for me today—I have the honor of hosting another guest blog AND it is also one of my favorite Indie writers around. […]

 

Phreaky Friday: Indies Must Pay (An Editor)

On March 9, 2012, in Grammar Police, Opinion, The Market, Writing Tips, by rsguthrie

Wow, I can’t believe it’s another Phreaky Friday already. TGIPF, right? Or any kind of Friday for that matter. And if you work an off-shift and today is your Wednesday (or God forbid, your MONDAY)…well, I’m sorry. But the rest of us are freaking PUMPED. (You can laugh at us next week.) So the other […]

 

5 Ways to Get Noticed and Earn a Full-Time Writing Job

On March 6, 2012, in Guest Posts, The Market, Writing Tips, by rsguthrie

I love hosting fellow writers on my blog, particularly when they have some usable advice for the rest of us. Lately I have been contemplating that leap of faith most serious writers will consider at least once in their lives. I’ve reached Frost’s celebrated divergence in the woods; down one road, corporate servitude and that […]

 

Tap the Source: Writing from the Heart

On February 21, 2012, in In Memoriam, Writing Tips, by rsguthrie

Today is one of those days—you know the ones. The bad anniversaries. As humans we have this quaint habit of putting a date on everything so that we can remember it later. Wedding anniversaries top the list. Birthdays—the anniversary of our own birth into this big, wonderful world. New relationships have the lovestruck one week, […]

 

Guest Post: 13 Year-Old Author Spencer Brokaw

On February 12, 2012, in Guest Posts, Indie Authors, Writing Tips, by rsguthrie

When I jumped on board Twitter last August, I also started up this blog. Beginning a blog on writing naturally piqued my interest in other writer/bloggers and I started reading a good share of them. I have to say none impressed me in the same way as did Writing Tips from a 12 Year Old […]

 

Why I Will Never Run Out of Stories: Story Formula by Sevastian Winters

On January 26, 2012, in Guest Posts, Writing Exercises, Writing Tips, by rsguthrie

One of the compliments I get most often in my never ending quest for glory and immortality is: “Wow! You are so creative!” Well, my friends, I’m going to let you in on a secret: I’m not very creative. In fact…you are every bit as creative as me, or more so! Some of you more […]

 

Scott Morgan: 5 Things Writers Should Do (When They Want To Suck)

On January 21, 2012, in Indie Authors, Opinion, Writing Tips, by rsguthrie

This weekend, brilliant jugular-ripping writer, Scott Morgan, and I are exchanging blogs on the same subject. Here at the RoW Studios, Morgan will unleash his experience, talent, and interminable wit in sharing with you, my readers, five surefire ways to ensure your writing tanks. That’s right—want your writing to suck? Morgan will tell you how. […]

 

Detective Bobby Mac and the Recurring Character

On December 27, 2011, in Book Release, Events, Famous Writers, Writing Tips, by rsguthrie

As I prepare to release the second book in my Clan of MacAulay series this weekend, I had occasion to think a bit about “serial” novels and what I love about them. My first book, Black Beast, introduced my recurring protagonist, Detective Robert Macaulay (better known as Bobby Mac). Mac was always in my mind. […]

 

Yes, Virginia, You CAN Improve Your Dialogue!

On December 11, 2011, in Past Writing, Short Fiction, Writing Tips, by rsguthrie

There may not be a Santa Claus, dear Virginia, but the good news is he was never going to put good dialogue skills in your stocking anyway. So who needs him? A few posts back, I talked about the importance of quality dialogue in our writing. I mentioned a dialogue-only short story I wrote on […]