Writing First

Over the years, I’ve written multiple novels, and I have condensed my best tips and practices to bring you How to Write Your First Novel: A Guide for Aspiring Fiction Authors. No matter your plan for publishing your novel, you first need to write the book. I’ve broken down the critical elements of success in two parts: your writing habits and your writing craft.

Luna Vega lives alone in her family’s house, ever since her parents died in a car crash over a year ago. Since then, she has taken a break from college and taken up two jobs to get away from her previous life and distract herself from the emptiness that has become part of her everyday life. Luna has gotten accustomed to her new life, working dead end jobs and then shutting away from people, until an old friend returns in her life.

The principles and process of songwriting are universal in the world of music. The same ingredients are required to put a song together, and it doesn't matter whether it's a secular song or a gospel song. What does matter is that the end product of a finished song is achieved. So many Christians love the idea of worshipping God with a song. Some would like to write and sing the songs being birthed in their hearts to the Lord.

You’ve written the best book ever, and now, everyone will be racing to read it. That was the plan anyway. As a first-time author, you walk a fine line between planning for and marketing your book for success and the crushing reality of low sales. Book Marketing for the First-Time Author breaks down the most important elements that you need to market your book. Master the fundamentals covered here to set your book up for success.

This booklet from Carolyn Howard-Johnson, a UCLA Extension Writers' Program instructor for nearly a decade, helps authors love the project they most love to hate - writing a book proposal. She has taken the guessing out of the book proposal process. Now, there is no need to take expensive, time-consuming classes or spend hours reading a tome to find the voice and format that will propel an author's idea from a dream to reality.

Think about your career as a writer...How would you want to put out great songs out there, without having to hire a writer and still remain satisfied with the results? How would you help them recognize bad decisions so they could prevent the same choices in the future? What would you do if your songs didn't have this unique touch? This book can provide you with the tools to change all of that and give you a positive outlook on writing good songs in a short delay.