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Fairytales: Taste of Death

By on May 16, 2013 in The Fairytale Code

At some point in every fairytale, there is a taste of death. Sometimes figuratively, sometimes literally. Cinderella, in the Disney version, was locked away in the tower when the king’s men came looking for the dream girl who wore the slipper. Snow White bit into the toxic apple prepared by her step monster and fell into a deep sleep that looked very much like death. The dwarfs laid her out in a casket and mourned. Aurora, the Sleeping Beauty, also looked to be dead. Photogen and Nycteris lost their entire worlds when they realized they’d been manipulated and all but imprisoned by the witch, Watho. At the taste of death, the story appears to be over. All is lost. Hope is gone. What about our modern love stories? While You […]

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How to Pitch and Sell your Novel – a chat with James L. Rubart

By on May 13, 2013 in 3. Publish your Story, 5. MBT Interviews and Events, 7. Search by Author:, How do I Pitch my Book?, Interviews, Susan May Warren, Writers Q &A

Hello Friends!  I’m so excited to have on the blog today a fun chat I did with James L. Rubart (Jim!) on a few insights on how to pitch and sell your novel.  This is just a tidbit of all the great info offered on his new Video Seminar – How to Pitch and Sell your Novel!  Get it this week only on sale for $19.99!! Have a great writing week! Go write something brilliant! Susie May  

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One Thing Marketing—Why You Need a Marketing Budget…or Two—Part 1

By on May 7, 2013 in 3. Publish your Story, How do I Promote my book?, Melissa Tagg, One Thing Marketing

ideasparking If you’re going to get serious about stepping up your author marketing and platform-building strategies—whether pre-pubbed or pubbed—then the savvy thing to do is budget. Now I’m no Dave Ramsey, so this is not a post on the specifics of budgeting. Really, if you want hard core budget help, you should go to someone who is better at saving receipts than I am. BUT I have come up with a writing budget that works well for me, and as I’ve moved along on the road to publication, marketing has begun to take up a bigger chunk of that budget. Nothing astronomical, for sure, but it’s still good to plan for and track marketing expenses. As you consider your own marketing budget, here are some factors to take into consideration. […]

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Fairytales: Scaling The Walls

By on April 25, 2013 in The Fairytale Code

The height to which your protagonist scale to achieve love, happiness or peace is the height at which your readers will love your story. At what price love? What will they do to win the intended’s heart? Or, find the killer? Save the family farm? Or, if you’re a fan of Firefly, fly into the black where reavers dwelled. (Shudder!) You must create a high wall for your hero or heroine to scale in order to achieve the dream. It’s not about the wall. It’s about the internal journey. The protagonist must come to her end, believe all is lost, then dig deep, find inner strength, and try one more time. Scaling the wall is not in absence of fear, it’s in spite of fear. It’s the moment of truth […]

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