Understanding cultural differences when doing business around the world is becoming more important in a global society. Even within large countries like the United States, there are differences from one region to another. When you go beyond that and look at one country vs. another, the differences become even more… Read more   

Endings aren’t quite as important as beginnings in drawing readers in, but they’re important in trying to continue to a dialogue. If you read a lot of newspapers (and you should, since they can provide you with ideas for your own writing, especially if you’re building a… Read more   

Get started. Now there’s an opening line. Have you wondered how to get to the point fast in your blog posts? Well, think big – that is, challenge the reader, or demand something of your reader. Then elaborate on your argument. Novelists do it all the time. Consider these great… Read more   

Some people mistake promotion for attraction. And some people mistake forums for publicity opportunities rather than conversation starters. I thought of this when looking at a writer’s forum on LinkedIn, the networking site for various professions and employments. The moderator of the site had said that people in the forum… Read more   

Many new writers often ask many other, more established writers, where they find their ideas. (Novelists get this a lot, as do columnists.) Some people have a lot of ideas generating around in their fertile imaginations (Stephen King, for example), while others find that a few simple tips can help… Read more   

Everyone thinks there’s a magic bullet to getting a book written. There isn’t. But if you follow a few tips, you will find yourself more productive, and, presto – like magic a book will be born. 1. Keep to a schedule. This means that you write every day, or five… Read more   

The erotica novel Fifty Shades of Grey has been a publishing sensation. And a satirist who came up with a parody has quickly landed a publishing deal and, for the publishing industry, a quick release date. Andrew Shaffer, a writer, reviewer, blogger and parodist, started running his own take-down of… Read more   

So, how’s your writing going? You’ve got a schedule, right? And you’re sticking to it. Right? If you’ve got a platform you’re building to attract an audience, you’re sticking to your timetable for creating blogs, answering emails, writing the book? This is an area where a lot… Read more   

My colleagues and I think that e-book sales will dominate the market by next year. Why is this significant? Well, sales of e-books continue to rise in general, despite climbing prices from publishers who are trying to offset the loss in traditional books (that is, those books printed on paper… Read more   

By:  Johnny K How often do you take time to listen to inspired ideas? Do you set time apart for doing that? After living for a while in Music City, aka Nashville, Tenn., I have seen the best and worst in music. Especially songwriting. So what is it that… Read more