The best books in the world will not sell if no one knows about them; the best essay, paper, or blog posts won’t be read if no one sees a link to it. We hope you are doing some promotion of your work, whatever it may be: on your website, through a FaceBook page, on…
This article, by Bellow Beth Cooper, si based on some reading she has done about writer routines and advice. She has compiled six of the most common in this post: The best ways to get over the “blank page hurdle” Discard clichés: How to stop writing like “you’re meant to write” Don’t make it sound…
The February issue of the Sulis Newsletter is out! Popular posts from last month A discount on a new book Features books in both fiction and non-fiction Tips, hints, resources, and more for writers and editors. Read the February Edition Online > Don’t miss another issue—subscribe below to the monthly newsletter. [et_bloom_inline optin_id=optin_0]
The positives of an indie author are control, freedom, and high royalties. The negatives, however, are well-known—book promotion being one of the more important. However, there are resources—both free and paid—that will do advertising for you. How well they work depends on a lot of factors (a topic for another post). This is a list of top free and paid options.
There are rules to writing well. They are not hard-and-fast rules—all the masters break them. But they break them at times and in ways that enhance the writing. Following all the rules will make your writing better. Knowing when and how to break them will make your writing great. But you can’t know when and…
What better way to push yourself as a write this new year than to enter your work in a writing contest?
We at Sulis wish you a wonderful 2016. Thank you to all of our authors, customers, and readers. Our writers and editors will be enjoying the next two weeks with family and friends. We’ll return in 2016 with more book reviews, posts to encourage and help writers, and new publications. We will still be answering requests and…
In the past, pretty much the only way to publish your book was to get a traditional publisher to accept it. But, as we all know, the publishing landscape has changed, and self-published books now can be seen to be just “as good as” a traditionally published book. Bernadette Geyer’s article on Funds for Writers notes the…
Here is an excellent post from Ruthanne Reid over at TheWritePractice, “4 Steps to Read Like a Writer.” It is a pretty common concept that good writers also read a lot. Reid takes this idea and presents four ways to get more out of your reading as as writer: Mark passages that move you for easy…
Sulis International announces its new website for writing, editing, formatting, and publishing services. For indie authors, businesses, and academics.