Unlocking Your Creativity
So if you want to write books for a living, you have to train your brain to speed up your production. Eric Whitchey gave a great presentation on “Unlocking Your Creativity” this evening at … Read More
To ISBN or Not to ISBN
October 19, 2016
by
Fredrick Cooper
More and more I read about self-published authors not bothering to obtain and register an ISBN. The International Standard Book Number (ISBN) is a 13-digit number that uniquely identifies books. Sellers need them to … Read More
Wednesday Quick Quotes
October 12, 2016
by
Fredrick Cooper
“It’s absolutely critical that we find ways to serve the interests of independent authors. At this point, many don’t understand the supply chain, and those who do sometimes feel that it doesn’t serve them.” … Read More
Wednesday Quick Quotes
August 25, 2016
by
Fredrick Cooper
“Once we start looking at and thinking about individual sentences, rather than simply thinking of the sentence as just another brick in a wall of words, once we consider the sentence with the care … Read More
Wednesday Quick Quotes
August 17, 2016
by
Fredrick Cooper
“As a reader, I’m often put off by authors and story-lines without families or children and the angst and joy they bring to them.” C.J. Box Novelist
My Novels Now Available Through Inktera
August 10, 2016
by
Fredrick Cooper
My novels can now be purchased in ebook format on the Inktera website. Just click on Inktera wherever it appears in this blog or use my Welcome page to go directly to either of … Read More
Wednesday Quick Quotes
August 10, 2016
by
Fredrick Cooper
“If in doubt, leave it out is a rule I have followed all my life and usually find it advisable in the long run. You can’t unsay something.” Sue Henry Novelist
Wednesday Quick Quotes
August 3, 2016
by
Fredrick Cooper
“You write for two people, yourself and your audience, who are usually better educated and at least as smart.” Tony Hillerman Novelist
Wednesday Quick Quotes
July 27, 2016
by
Fredrick Cooper
“The ability to express thoughts coherently and creatively through the written word is a professional asset as well as a personal attribute. It’s worth cultivating.” Anne Janzer The Writer’s Process
More on Pitching your Manuscript
July 23, 2016
by
Fredrick Cooper
This month I was in town when the monthly meeting of the Willamette Writers was scheduled. I made it a point to attend because of the topic which would be: what to do and … Read More