Why original quotes from internal experts are crucial for building trust Why internal experts? When I talk about the Expertise Ecosystem, there are almost always a few misunderstandings. Several people thought that I would be collecting quotes from experts in the field, unrelated to the companies I’d be writing for. Others thought that I’d be collecting quotes from past customers …
Matthew Hubbard Shares His Thoughts on Writing
Today, I am pleased to welcome Matthew Dale Hubbard to the Smiling Tree independent writing series. Matthew is a Chattanooga local. His story about how he reached the decision to self-publish includes the usual agents, rejections from traditional houses, but much more: a life and death struggle combined with an unquenchable desire to help others. When I was a child, I …
Indie Publishing After a Traditional Career
NaNoWriMo brought things at Smiling Tree to a screeching halt! However, November is almost over and we should return to the regular, two posts per week schedule soon. Today I’d like to welcome Jennifer Lawler. Jennifer is an accomplished writer and has published both fiction and nonfiction, used various pen names, written under her own name, gone the traditional route, …
Bad News for Everyone: A Guest Post by Charles Barouch
When my daughter, Lore, and I did our writing workshop at Otakon, we divided writers into four broad categories: Private, Protected, Public, Published. The categories are actually stolen from the Delphi programming template but they fit so well. Here are the quick definitions: Private writing is the sort you do in a journal or diary. It is not meant for anyone …
Editor & Author Rob Bignell Answers Common Questions
One of the (many) pieces of advice offered to authors who plan to self publish is “find a good editor.” Many writers don’t know anything about working with an editor. How do you find an editor? How do you know if an editor is a good fit for you? What is a reasonable cost? Mostly, writers just have no idea …