by Ali Bumbarger | Jan 24, 2024 | Author How-To & Mindset
The foundation of every story, from heart-wrenching romances to suspenseful thrillers, is conflict. Without it, stories would have a beginning and an ending, but nothing in between. If your characters aren’t working to overcome something, there is no story. Conflict...
by Lexi Greene | Dec 8, 2023 | Author How-To & Mindset
Last week, Mark had a message to share with authors who didn’t “win” this year’s NaNoWriMo. It is an important reminder that there is no way to “lose” the NaNoWriMo challenge because you can always take what you worked on and continue building toward the book you want...
by Lexi Greene | Dec 1, 2023 | Author How-To & Mindset
A letter from our own Mark Leslie Lefebvre for everyone who didn’t hit 50K this NaNoWriMo. So it’s December 1st, and NaNoWriMo is over. And everywhere around you, fellow author friends are posting on social media that they made it, they...
by Kevin Tumlinson | Apr 20, 2021 | Author How-To & Mindset
If you’ve followed D2D online, tuning in to our livestreams and podcasts, you’ve heard me mention my co-worker, Elyssa. She’s brilliant, and I honestly don’t know how we’d get anything done around this place without her. Today happens to be her birthday (happy...
by Kevin Tumlinson | Oct 8, 2018 | Author How-To & Mindset
Self-publishing has been an incredible path to success for a lot of authors. It seems like we’re always hearing about someone “going full time,” or pulling in six- or seven-figure income. There are some amazingly prolific authors out there and some...
