Category Archives: #lisamorrow
Opportunity Knocked and Ran Away. But Don’t Worry, I Caught It
Sometimes when an opportunity knocks, you have to open the door, regardless of whether or not you’re still in your pajamas and slippers. Or in my case, when a thousand butterflies are flying around in my stomach, as my finger … Continue reading
Editing Tips- After You Think You’re Done
You write something awesome, reread and edit it multiple times, maybe get an editor, and you think you’re done, right? Wrong. After being in a critique group for four years, I’ve learned some invaluable things that every writer should consider. … Continue reading
8 Reasons to be an Indie Author
You have control over your own cover designs. I remember going to a writing conference where the author said she cried when she saw the cover designed by her publishers. She’d written (I believe) a historical romance, but the cover … Continue reading
Critique Groups
A critique group can be defined as a lot of things, but to me, it’s simply a group of people who get together to go over their writing. If you are a writer and you aren’t in one, I highly … Continue reading
Creating a Newsletter Using Mail Chimp
Quite awhile ago, I signed up for Mail Chimp. It’s a great program that many authors use to send out their newsletters. I’ve recently started playing with it and wanted to share my experience. I reached out on a couple … Continue reading
Not Driving Myself Crazy
I’ve been working on not driving myself crazy these past couple of weeks. “Goddess of Death” has been on my mind, but it isn’t enough for it to be a good story, it needs to be awesome. It’s hard not … Continue reading
A Few Nuggets
I’m sorry if I’ve been a bit MIA lately, but there are a few nuggets of information I thought worth sharing. A few… what to do, and what not to do, when writing a short story. But first, you might … Continue reading
Revelations of an Indie Author
This week I read Salvation by my good friend Aeon Igni. It’s a short sci-fi romance that came out in 2013 about a girl who posses as a boy in order to get a job aboard a spaceship… and falls … Continue reading
Street Team
A Street Team is one of the most valuable things an author can have, according to Kevin Kruse. Other writers have stressed this to me over and over again, and yet, I’ve never been given a clear plan on how … Continue reading
InstaFreebie and Bitly
There are so many incredibly useful resources out there for authors, just waiting to be explored. Just this week, I finally took the plunge and checked out InstaFreebie and Bitly. I’ll share general information about these great sites below, as … Continue reading