As a writer how much thought do you give to public speaking? Lately, I’ve been giving this a lot of thought as one of the authors signed to my company has an immense fear of public speaking. While I do get a little nervous prior to an interview, once the interview starts I’m usually [...]

Authors, one of the first things you want to do when developing your marketing plan is determine your brand. What is a brand? The American Marketing Association (AMA) defines a brand as a “name, term, sign, symbol or design, or a combination of them intended to identify the goods and services of one seller or [...]

I had the opportunity to do an interview with one of my blog buddies Synithia Williams. She blogs on everything from writing to relationships. Check out an excerpt of our one on one: Synithia Williams:  Describe your journey to becoming published. Stefanie Newell: When I finished my first novel, my goal was simple…to be traditionally published. As [...]

One of the hardest things for me to do after I completed my manuscript was call myself a writer. I didn’t think I could claim that title if I wasn’t published. I had to overcome some of my own misgivings, and put in a bit of effort, before I was confident enough to admit that [...]