by Greg Turnquist | Jun 24, 2016 | writing
There’s an old saying: never judge a book by it’s cover. While applicable in the metaphorical sense, when it comes to actually publishing a real book, people do judge books FAST based on the cover. Having a good book cover is a must. When deciding on a...
by Greg Turnquist | May 24, 2016 | writing
Having three kids, all six and under, I get pelted with all kinds of kid’s shows. Today, my youngest was having his milk while sitting in his seat, watching Sofia the First. I was working on the sofa, but somehow digested the whole episode. What caught my fancy...
by Greg Turnquist | Jan 25, 2016 | book review, writing
As indicated before, I started reading break away or debut novels by prominent authors last year. And here I am to deliver another book report! Area 51 – Bob Mayer Bob Mayer was one of the speakers at last year’s Clarksville Writer’s Conference. He...
by Greg Turnquist | Jan 18, 2016 | book review, writing
Over the past year, I have been on a bit of a reading binge. I got this idea at the 2015 Clarksville Writer’s Conference to read the debut novel of top notch authors. Instead of reading a series or stack of novels by one author, I’ve been jumping from...
by Greg Turnquist | Jan 16, 2016 | scrivener, spring data, writing
Over the past year, I have dove head first into use Scrivener for my writing efforts. The thing is amazing! Scrivener is a writer’s tool, built by writers for writers. It costs about $30+. I couldn’t put my finger on what was so cool about it until I read...
by Greg Turnquist | Aug 28, 2015 | darklight, writing
The thing you can never do without is getting solid, concrete feedback from a bestselling author. You can see my Darklight critique by Jerry Jenkins below. [youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HBAUlCV8wWo&start=2085] I have the webinar keyed up to where he...