Writing Tips ⋆ Elle E. Kay, Author

Do You Feel Like Writing?

by Elle E. Kay | Apr 18, 2016 | Writing Tips

I feel like writing. If you’re not a writer, that might not mean much to you. So what? If you feel like writing, then write. To a writer, it is more than that. Actually feeling up to putting those words on the paper can be exhilarating. Even more so,...

Five Reasons to Use Scrivener

by Elle E. Kay | Apr 2, 2016 | Writing Tips

I was a WordPerfect girl for many years. Reveal codes could not be replaced when working with legal documents. Nothing Microsoft ever offered came close. I am well aware that Word has the ability to view codes as well. Sadly, they were never as easy to work...

Easy Ways to Create Believable Characters

by Elle E. Kay | Mar 25, 2016 | Writing Tips

When we read, we may notice that some characters lack personality. They’re boring. If the plot is interesting, we may keep reading, but we aren’t invested in the one dimensional characters. They lack that special something that would bring them to life in our...

Are You a REAL Writer?

by Elle E. Kay | Mar 18, 2016 | Writing Tips

Everyone has an opinion, let’s explore them. Here are a few common things I’ve heard that supposedly define “real” writers and authors from the “fake” ones. They write every day They have a platform They’ve sold over a certain...

Reading Reviews of Our Novels

by Elle E. Kay | Mar 11, 2016 | Writing Tips

Our books are written and the release dates are quickly approaching, so we send our books to book bloggers. We post them on GoodReads review groups. We share them in Facebook groups and anywhere else we think we can find reviewers. Next comes the time for reading...

Five Free and/or Low Cost Online Marketing Methods for Writers

by Elle E. Kay | Mar 4, 2016 | Writing Tips

I’m an introvert. You may be too. If so, it can be a challenge to market your book. That doesn’t mean we should crawl under the covers, pull out our laptops and write our next novel without any thought to how our books will get into the hands of readers. Unless, of...