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5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Keith Kareem Williams, author of Tourniquet

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Keith Kareem Williams, author of Tourniquet
(Self-Published)

Tourniquet is about a young couple, Angela and Gavin, who have very different home lives. They are both trying to navigate through very different but equally difficult, circumstances.

Gavin finds himself completely alone after his father’s death, and Angela is forced to be the woman of the house while battling an abusive step-father because her mother’s job keeps her away from home.

Gavin and Angela are also misfits that don’t fit in with most people their age, but somehow, they’ve found a deep connection to each other.

Joey Pinkney: Where did you get the inspiration to write Tourniquet?

Keith Kareem Williams: Angela and her mother, Josephine, first appeared as side-characters in my novel War Angel. Their story was so powerful that I felt the need to revisit it to write about what their life had become, years after the tragic events that took place in that book. I’ve known so many women that have experienced what Angela goes through that I felt compelled to tell the story. Continue reading 5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Keith Kareem Williams, author of Tourniquet →

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5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Kristen Eckstein, author of Author’s Quick Guide to Creating a Killer Non-Fiction Book Title

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5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Kristen Eckstein, author of Author’s Quick Guide to Creating a Killer Non-Fiction Book Title
(Discover! Books)

A killer non-fiction book title gives you more than just an enticing hook for your audience, it also gives you a clearly defined focus for your project. If you find yourself writing content outside the range of your title, your title will draw you back in—off the rabbit trail—to your primary message.

In this e-book, you’ll discover:

  • The most popular types of titles and when and where to use them
  • How to keep integrity with your book title
  • My personal step-by-step title creation formula • How to use keywords in your book title
  • And more!

By the end of this Author’s Quick Guide, you’ll have everything you need to create that killer book title for your non-fiction masterpiece!

Joey Pinkney: Where did you get the inspiration to write Author’s Quick Guide to Creating a Killer Non-Fiction Book Title?

Kristen Eckstein: I wanted to fill a gap and a need for which authors were searching. Continue reading 5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Kristen Eckstein, author of Author’s Quick Guide to Creating a Killer Non-Fiction Book Title →

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5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Renni Browne, author of Self-Editing for Fiction Writers

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Renni Browne, author of Self-Editing for Fiction Writers (HarperCollins)

Self-Editing for Fiction Writers shows writers how to handle fiction elements in ways that make their work read like that of a confident, experienced author. Voice, dialogue, point of view, character introduction, and exposition are among these elements, all illustrated with examples and followed by tests and exercises to lock in the chapter’s content.

Joey Pinkney: Where did you get the inspiration to write Self-Editing for Fiction Writers?

Renni Browne: I founded The Editorial Department in 1980, knowing how little developmental and line editing was actually being done at most publishing houses. I began giving self-editing workshops, and when a literary agent (Carole Abel) came to one in New York she said the workshop content was “invaluable” and should be turned into a book. I listened to her. Continue reading 5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Renni Browne, author of Self-Editing for Fiction Writers →