5-Star Book Review: The Help

I finally got around to reading The Help a little while ago, and I'm so glad I did! It was an amazing read, with extremely moving characters and plot. Blurb: "Three ordinary women are about to take one extraordinary step. Twenty-two-year-old Skeeter has just returned home after graduating from Ole Miss. She may have a...

How to be a More Sustainable Writer

Last week we talked about how to live more sustainably as a reader, so today we're going to touch on ways you can do that as a writer! Little steps make a big difference, so let's get into the small changes we can all make as writers! Go Digital Wherever Possible So, I know I...

How to Be a More Sustainable Reader

Hey, everybody! As some of you who follow me @smpearceauthor on social media might know, I've started to really make an effort to live more sustainably and limit my waste as much as possible. And I know many of you feel the same way! But, what about reading? What about that glorious feeling of bringing...

How to Know Your Target Audience

Hey, everybody! While we've already discussed how to pick the genre for your book, the age demographic is also important to figure out--especially for marketing purposes. Today, I'm going to talk about some of the different age ranges for books and what they mean. With that said, let's jump right in! Also a short disclaimer:...

Redeeming Villains: Why it Goes Awry So Often

We see a lot of redeemed villains, I think especially in younger or more uplifting stories. It can be great if it's done right, but...why is it done wrong so often? A villain can really make or break a book, and a poorly redeemed villain just sours the whole story for me. That being said,...

Why You Should Start Scheduling Your Blog Posts

So, I've mentioned scheduling posts before, and I'd done it here and there before, but I've been seriously scheduling them for about a month or so now, and it makes so much of a difference. That's why today we're going to go more in depth about why scheduling can help you out! What is Scheduling?...

How to Create Goals For Your Writing (that you actually achieve)

A lot of people struggle with making goals they stick to for all sorts of things, writers included. So, today we'll be talking about how to make goals you'll actually follow through! The main thing is the type of goal you set for yourself, so let's get started! The Goal System One of the best...

Dealing With Negative Reviews

So, you've read some of your negative reviews or plan to. There's probably a big ball of emotions in your head right now, which is understandable--this book is your baby. How could somebody not like your baby? But how you deal with it matters most. That's why today we'll be talking about how to deal...

Should You Read Reviews of Your Book?

A lot of authors struggle with whether they should read their reviews. Some authors read them, and the results are far from great. Other authors avoid reading any reviews, and suffer from a lack of feedback-based improvement. So...What should you do? Is there a middle ground? Personally, I think that reading at least some is...