Jami Gold

Do Your Stories Match Your Voice?

April 12, 2012 Writing Stuff
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I’ve been having a great conversation with Serena Yung in the comments of one of my posts about voice from a few weeks ago, so voice has been on my mind again this week.  When I found a fantastic article by author Julie Leto about voice and how it relates to our writing, I knew I had to [...]

Tagged as: advice for writers, branding, emotional heart, Jami Gold, paranormal author, premise, theme, voice

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Are You Missing Blog Readers?

April 10, 2012 Random Musings
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Now that the dust has settled from the disappearance of Google Friend Connect (GFC) from all non-Blogger blogs, I thought I’d post a followup examining how much the discontinuation affected people. Those of us who never had the GFC widget on our blogs weren’t affected at all.  Same goes for those who have Blogger blogs and [...]

Tagged as: blogging, Jami Gold, organized, paranormal author, perfectionism, self-doubt, social media, Twitter

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Ask Jami: How Do We Find Beta Readers?

April 5, 2012 Writing Stuff
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My post about combining comments from multiple beta readers in MS Word brought up a great question.  How do we get beta readers? In the comments, Amanda Byrne asked, “[A]ny hints on how you can scare up more beta readers? … [O]nly one of them gets back to me in a timely manner.” Then Aldrea [...]

Tagged as: advice for writers, Ask Jami, beta reader, critique partners/groups, deadlines, feedback, Jami Gold, organized, paranormal author, professionalism, social media

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MS Word Trick: Combining Changes and Comments

April 3, 2012 Writing Stuff
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We all have weaknesses.  Some people want to deny their imperfections, but most of us do what we can to overcome them. Like many writers, one of my weaknesses is my inability to interpret my words the way a reader does.  That’s not unusual.  We know what we meant to say, so it’s easy to [...]

Tagged as: advice for writers, beta reader, critique partners/groups, editing, feedback, Jami Gold, organized, paranormal author, perfectionism

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Smeagol Presents: The Hunger Games

April 1, 2012 Random Musings
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In honor of April 1st—otherwise known as April Fool’s Day—I have a silly treat for you.  Many of you know my Tech Guy, as he’s not only an awesome Jedi Master of everything computer, but he’s also a beta reader extraordinaire and all-around goofball. Recently, I uncovered yet another one of his talents: voices.  In [...]

Tagged as: Jami Gold, paranormal author, Smeagol Presents, Tech Guy

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Exploiting Our Brand: Is There a “Right” Way?

March 29, 2012 Random Musings
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Our brand is the impression others have of us.  So we all have a brand, whether we know it or not.  Hopefully, we’re building a brand that reflects who we really are, in a way that shows us at our best (however we each define “best”). Once we have a brand, we might wonder what [...]

Tagged as: advice for writers, branding, fan fiction, genre, Jami Gold, paranormal author, premise, risk, social media

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How Do You Handle Disappointments?

March 27, 2012 Random Musings
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Over a thousand writers stared at their phones yesterday, willing them to ring.  Only around 150 of them received the call they were waiting for.  Yesterday the Romance Writers of America (RWA) announced the Golden Heart and RITA finalists. One of the largest writing organizations in the world released the names of the finalists for their [...]

Tagged as: advice for writers, dreams, Jami Gold, life balance, paranormal author, professionalism, queries, romance novels, RWA, self-doubt, writing contests

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What If Our Story Idea Has Already Been Done?

March 22, 2012 Writing Stuff
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In my last post about Google search terms, I mentioned that we sometimes have lots of content around a search’s keywords and yet have never answered the question directly.  In that case, Google just gave us an idea for a blog post.  *smile* One search term that led people to my blog this past month was “What do [...]

Tagged as: advice for writers, character archetypes, emotional heart, high-concept hooks, Jami Gold, paranormal author, premise, story seed, theme

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Using Google Search Terms for Fun and Education

March 20, 2012 Random Musings
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After the last few weeks of “serious issues,” I needed a silly break, so I looked up the search terms that recently brought people to my blog.  Google didn’t disappoint, as several phrases caught my eye. Every blogger should check the search terms associated with their blog occasionally, and not just for amusement.  If someone [...]

Tagged as: fan fiction, feedback, guest blogs, Jami Gold, Jami is insane, love, muse, paranormal author, romance novels, theme, writers are insane

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Is Taking the Hard Road a “Waste”?

March 15, 2012 Writing Stuff
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My post about the ethics of fan fiction went viral this week, spreading beyond even the Twilight fandom.  From a post on mediabistro/GalleyCat to mentions at Dear Author, Jezebel, The Paris Review, and AbsoluteWrite, people have been discussing ethics in regards to writing and the publishing industry. I don’t bring that up to brag but to [...]

Tagged as: advice for writers, dreams, ethics, fan fiction, Jami Gold, Jami's rants, paranormal author, professionalism, risk, self-doubt

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