Book covers matter. Every potential reader forms their opinion of a book based in part on their impression of the book’s cover. That opinion helps them answer the following questions: Is the author credible? Is the book high quality or low budget? Was the book professionally produced or created by amateurs? Does the value of…
Read moreOn Fridays, we like to share writing tips and tricks with our readers. We hope this section will encourage and inspire you to continually improve as a writer. Writing Tip – Your Favorite Scene When developing a story, there is usually a line or scene that particularly strikes you. Develop this element first. Trying to…
Read moreWestBow Press author, J.V. Carr, knows a thing or two about a busy schedule. She juggles raising children and maintaining a household on top of sharing her book’s message. Learn more about how she finds time for her time-consuming responsibilities. Do you have busy days? A crazy work schedule? A busy house that steals…
Read moreOn Fridays, we like to share writing tips and tricks with our readers. We hope this section will encourage and inspire you to continually improve as a writer. Writing Tip – Recognize Your Story’s Roots Underneath all of the ideas and storytelling is the single purpose for sharing your story. Understanding the foundation and underlining…
Read moreThis past weekend, WestBow Press was happy to be a part of Author Solutions, Inc.’s book gallery at the AARP Life@50+ Convention in Las Vegas, Nevada. AARP is an organization that dedicates itself to helping seniors achieve their dreams – a natural match for WestBow Press. Just like AARP is proud of what they do…
Read moreOn Fridays, we like to share writing tips and tricks with our readers. We hope this section will encourage and inspire you to continually improve as a writer. Writing Tip – Questions When writing a book, it is inevitable that your manuscript will include questions. Sometimes the question is part of the dialogue, and sometimes…
Read moreDavid Wolstenholm is the author of Combat Ready, and he served in the Marine Corps infantry as a TOW Gunner from 1998 – 2002. He was deployed twice, first in 2000 to the Mediterranean, and second in 2002 to the Middle East and Africa. David served with the 2nd Battalion 6th Marine Regiment. In 2005, David became a…
Read moreOn Fridays, we like to share writing tips and tricks with our readers. We hope this section will encourage and inspire you to continually improve as a writer. Writing Tip – Creating Your Title When titling a story or poem, there are some basic principles that might help. First, try to combine verbs and nouns.…
Read moreJames Hall’s book Hit Lit: Cracking the Code of the 20th Century’s Biggest Bestsellers attempts to do what publishers and authors have failed to do since Gutenberg: identify what determines whether or not a book will become a bestseller. While Hit Lit focuses on novels, much of what he attempts to do should go into…
Read moreOn Fridays, we like to share writing tips and tricks with our readers. We hope this section will encourage and inspire you to continually improve as a writer. Writing Tip – Conversations We write our stories in statements which typically transcends into dialogue between characters. Too many statements within your dialogue may leave your conversation…
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