Someone posed the question to me again the other day, “How do you come up with so many blog topics?”
I blog almost daily. This is blog number 1,849 for this publishing blog. I guess I am what you call prolific. But remember, I cut my teeth in this business as an article-writer. That’s how I made my living for many years. So I’m sort of self-trained in turning every idea, thought, occurrence, experience, etc. into a story, tip or essay.
My blog (and article) ideas come from the authors I meet, clients, friends, strangers, articles/book titles, comments I hear, interviews, my audiences/readers and colleagues. They emerge through questions from non-writers and sometimes from what isn’t said. I write from my experiences, my perceptions and my own curiosity. And using these prompts, I try to share, teach, preach and inform other authors who are just launching out with their first book-writing experience. Why? Because there’s a lot to know and to beware of and because I have a lot of information and resources you can use.
My NEW Newsletter for Authors
I’m currently working on an enewsletter for authors. I plan to circulate it once a month starting in July. If you’d like to receive the premiere issue next month, send me your email address and I’ll put you on the list. plfry620@yahoo.com
If you need help coming up with ideas for your blog posts or for magazine articles, I can send you my piece, “Where Oh Where Are All the Good Article Ideas.” Just send your request to the email address above.
The Birth of a Book Cover
All authors are interested in, if not intrigued by, book covers—or you should be. Here’s something you don’t see very often—the step-by-step process, with artists sketches, showing the development of the book cover for my new novel, Catnapped, A Klepto Cat Mystery. Visit Bernadette Kazmarsky’s website to see how this cover morphed from an idea to a beautiful and intriguing work of art. http://thecreativecat.net/featured-artwork-catnapped-book-cover/#.UcisJpzKSb4
Order Catnapped–a cozy mystery–at Amazon.com. It is a Kindle book.