Dual-Use of Meta-Content Part 5: World Building

Good morning story Empire readers, PH with you today, continuing the series of posts which helps you create marketing material as you develop your book. I call this process dual usage of your meta-comment content (based on your story bible, if you will). Meta-content is basically any content use or create specifically for your book …

Using The Five Senses: Sound

Hey, SE Readers. Joan with you today with the fourth in a series of posts about using the five senses in writing. Today’s post is about the sense of sound. If you missed the first three, you can read them by clicking the following links: Sight Smell Taste It’s been said, “Silence is golden.” In …

Why Write Wrong? #1

Hi, Folks! Marcia here, checking in from way down south in central Florida. Hope you’ve all been having a great week, so far. Since this is my first "official" post as a new member of the Story Empire family, I thought I’d start off with something quick and easy--a short post in my ever-growing series, …

How to Publish with KDP: Part Six B

Hello SErs. Harmony here. As promised earlier, here is the second part of the sixth installment in the post series dedicated to taking a step-by-step look at how to get your finished manuscript from your computer and on sale on Amazon in both ebook and paperback. If you'd like to take a look back at …

Fishing for Plots #Plotting #StoryEmpire #WIPs

Hi, SEers! It's Mae Day on Story Empire, and I'm here to talk plotting—and fishing.  Early in our marriage, my husband introduced me to flounder fishing. That attachment eventually evolved into crabbing, clamming, and a long stretch of boat ownership, but in the beginning, it was all about catching the coveted flounder. I quickly learned …