New: selfpublishAll contenthive-129948krhive-196917zzanhive-183959hive-180932hive-185836hive-166405steemhive-150122hive-144064hive-101145uncommonlabhive-188619hive-145157hive-183397hive-184714bitcoinlifekrsuccesshive-193637motivationhive-180301hive-103599hive-139150TrendingNewHotLikerspoetrybyjeremy (58)in author • 8 months agoWhy I'm Self-Publishing my Next Poetry CollectionA New Collection on Queer Romance For the past few years, I've been working on self-publishing my next poetry collection. This book is my authentic exploration of love and relationships through…themadgoat (61)in publishing • 6 years agoI need some help!I've finally collected enough of my drunk history blogs that I'm ready to pull the trigger on self-publishing them on Amazon. I'm in desperate need of some help from the Steemit brain-trust. To make…jo-iceland (27)in iceland • 6 years agoHello Steemit CommunityAs this is my first post on this platform and I'm getting to grips with the ins and outs of everything, here's a little intro post more to prove to myself that I can write more than a text message…kadavy (64)in writing • 6 years agoWOW! Seth Godin endorsed my book!I woke up this morning to this. Seth Godin blogged my book ! To call this an "honor" is too much an understatement to even bother. I'm speechless! It remains to be seen exactly…ricgrb1 (25)in coloring • 7 years agoAdult Color Books - Are They Still Alive?The adult coloring book scene was huge about a year ago. Did it taper off and die or is it still alive and well? I feel that the adult coloring book scene is still going strong. It is not…soruze (34)in writing • 7 years agoDark Screams: Volume Seven – Book ReviewI read this having not read the other editions so I can’t compare it to other works. I received this as a gift. The book contains 6 stories. Two of them stood out to me above the others. James…soruze (34)in writing • 7 years agoEvolving your writingAs we write and learn more about our craft, as writers, we often time seek perfection. We look to craft stories that are deep and meaningful to us with words that express situations and emotions in…soruze (34)in writing • 7 years agoMy Top Performing Book has NO REVIEWSRecently I released a western that I wrote years ago and always considered it a first work. Well after some later thoughts about how it was just wasting away in cyber space I decided to publish the…soruze (34)in writing • 7 years agoLets Talk About Flash Fiction with Layden Robinsoninterviewed Layden Robinson on Twitter the other day. We both enjoy writing flash fiction so I asked her a few questions about it because she’s published a few collections which are performing well…soruze (34)in writing • 7 years agoWhat makes a strong character?I often ask myself if characters are weak or if they seem unrealistic. I always ask myself if I could see this character in reality. It’s easier to make characters believable when they are human.…soruze (34)in writing • 7 years agoSome Reading StatisticsSo I read books about writing to improve my craft and I write fiction. I’ve written some self help and they do about half as well as my fiction. It’s hard to find something that people want to read.…soruze (34)in writing • 7 years agoQuestions For When You’re Stuck in Character DevelopmentQuestions For When You’re Stuck in Character Development I like to ask myself questions about my characters when i am stuck in story. This helps me to create an idea of them as an actually living…soruze (34)in writing • 7 years agoI Released the first book I ever wrote after sitting on it from 2012-nowI wrote this book in 2012-2013, when I was taking classes to in college to get a degree in Creative Writing. I switched to business because I didn't see a good job outlook and let writing sit in the…soruze (34)in writing • 7 years agoWhy is it so hard to sell books?According to Forbes somewhere between 600,000 and 1,000,000 ebooks are published every year in the United States alone. Imagine being just one of them and not having marketing behind your books…soruze (34)in writing • 7 years agoHow to write a Lit RPGHow to write a LitRPG Writing a litRPG very much like writing any other kind of a book. The main difference is that you will need to form a set of rules that your world abides by. Many of these…soruze (34)in writing • 7 years agoThe Day I Learned What Gratuitous MeantWhen I was in college I took a creative writing class. At the time I wanted to be a writer (getting back to that now). At the time I had started writing the first book that I would ever finish…soruze (34)in writing • 7 years agoWhat are Lit RPGs?I’ve been seeing these more and more often lately and I have a few friends who actually have started writing them. These are books that have features of traditional RPG videogames. Whereas books…soruze (34)in writing • 7 years agoAuthors, Stop Trying to be OriginalThere are a lot bullshit rules in writing and this is one of them: You have to be original. Because you don’t. Every story you can think of has been done in some shape or form. Every idea you have…soruze (34)in writing • 7 years agoOver used hero arcI’m sorry, this is a little ranty. To keep it simply, I really hate it when writers just kill off a parents family at the start of things because unless we know them, it’s not good story telling.…soruze (34)in writing • 7 years agoFighting Writers BlockIf you have writer’s block there is no cure better than time… but aside from wasting time waiting. Try this- New experiences stimulate brain chemistry. If you’re stuck try something new. Read a…