A.C.E. Writers

When copywriting started working online, there were those who had been writing long-winded, multi-page sales letters to the modicum audience of one person on the end of the mailing list. That worked then, but it does not work now. Short, sweet and to the point. Cut the blabber and get to the concept you want [...]

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What’s the difference? An editor will review each line and correct all those basic grammar errors, punctuation errors and line edits that need attention. A critiquer will focus on the topic and flow of your book, assess the story line and drive your tale home to the reader. A consultant takes on all these things [...]

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By Laura Wheeler It seems that everybody is an SEO expert, even though, if you truly understand the field, you quickly come to realize that nobody knows everything about SEO. In fact, many people who say they do, are really just guessing.

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As writers, the unfortunate reality is that we have to do the lion’s share of book marketing and promotion ourselves. Key to that marketing is the virtual book tour, otherwise known as a blog tour. Advertising a book tour actually begins way before your book release. Here’s how I did it. I created a blog [...]

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“How many words have you written today?” The question didn’t resonate with me, because I’ve never really counted words. Bloggers don’t. Even back when I was focused intently on writing books for a living, my portion didn’t really have much to do with word counts, so I didn’t… Count words, that is. Traditionally, for me, [...]

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An honest critique of written work is the first step to generating best selling content. Many believe the writer is responsible for generating a bestselling book. Those many would be wrong. Without a quality critique, no matter how well written to book may be, it won’t get past the first publisher. Writers miss the details [...]

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Listening to Ty Harmon and Erik Stone chatter about Mike Huckabee’s column this morning made me wonder if either of them realize how much personality they bring to the “Anything Goes” morning show on KLMR Radio in Lamar, Colorado? Erik Stone’s professional reporter/journalist personality comes across loud and strong on the show, countered by Ty’s [...]

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Some days you just want to know what people are thinking. Like today… I’ve been busy fixing my hair (yes it took all day) and getting ready to go to Denver for a few days and switch places with my kids – lol. Kevin and Tatia get to come see the family in Lamar, over [...]

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Hello ACE friends, I’m pretty quiet on this list–not because I don’t like you guys, just because I’m so BUSY! But I enjoy reading your posts and clicking the links you provide. I thought you might like to know I’ve just been asked to be interviewed on Denver’s Daystar TV regarding the upcoming Colorado Christian [...]

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I get a lot of flack from the “Starving Writers Guild” when I say that I write for profit. I’ve been told I can’t be wealthy from writing until after I die, at which time, I argue, wealth won’t benefit me much. But, the reality is, writing for profit may not mean great wealth. It [...]

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