The Day I Went to Jail

Hi, SE Readers. Joan here today. This is a short post, but the subject is something that could happen to any of us. No, I really didn’t go to jail. At least not a physical place with bars. It’s what we SE authors call Spam Jail. Here at Story Empire, we are inundated with hundreds …

How to Use Scrivener as a Reference Library

Greetings Story Empire readers! This week we continue with another use of Scrivener's Inspector - Document References . Just as a refresher, the Inspector is turned on by clicking on View in Scrivener. Slide down the menu to Layout and click on Inspector in the fly-out menu that is displayed (for keyboard command enthusiasts use …

How You Can Grow with Self-Publishing

Happy President's Day to all the Story Empire readers! Best wishes to everyone and enjoy the day if you have time off. Being a writer is lonely and being a self-published author can be trying to the nerves as you constantly juggle writing, publishing and marketing. The latter can challenge even the most stouthearted among …

Friday Book Share – Detecting Two Compelling Reads by Anne Frasier

Hello to all the Story Empire readers! It's my turn at the Friday Book Share and I've been holding onto a couple of books for over a month so I'm excited to post about them today. Both of the books I've chosen are the first two in a series which caught me eye around Christmas. …

If a Genie Granted You a Writing Wish…

Happy Friday to all the Story Empire readers. P. H. Solomon with you today with our Friday writing question - without delay, I'll get straight to it. If a writing genie suddenly appeared in a puff of smoke and granted you a wish about your books, something to aide you in your writing career, what …