How to Write Point of View, Part 9, The Unreliable Narrator and POV

Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay Hi SErs! It's a day of Harmony here at Story Empire 🙂 Today, I'd like to talk about how to write Point of View (POV), and how to use your chosen lens, when employing an unreliable narrator in your story. The First Person lens/POV choice has often been touted …

#MKTG – Part 10 – More on Amazon Ads

Hello, SE'ers! It's Jan again. In my last book marketing post, I promised to delve a little deeper into keywords and targeting in Amazon ads. After doing some extensive study and practicing, I feel like I understand a little more about how they work. In my previous post, I talked about how Dave Chesson recommends …

Crafting Rich Characters (Part 1)

Greetings to all the storytellers out there. Let me start out by first wishing you a peaceful Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Then by sharing how delighted I am to be part of the Story Empire crew. I never tire of chatting about the craft of writing and hope to share some observations and insights …

The Writer’s Contract with Readers

Happy New Year, SE friends! I hope your holidays were perfect in all ways. Since we’re at the beginning of the year, with hopes and dreams running high, I’ve decided to focus on the promises we make to our readers. In the business world, new beginnings are formalized by contracts. Writers have contracts with publishers, …

The Writer’s Gift

In just a couple of days, it will be Christmas. For many, this is a religious holiday, but for all, it is a time of gift-giving. Just when the nights stretch longest, we light up trees, anoint them with stars, and tuck presents under its boughs. There’s one gift that doesn’t fit under the tree …