Kelly Martin- 30 Second Writer Tips

This week I asked author Kelly Martin if she would like to be a guest poster. I adore Kelly’s books and subscribe to her Youtube channel. Here is Kelly…..

I admit it… I’m a ‘writer tip’ junkie.

 

What does that mean? Okay, I could honestly spend hours… HOURS… on the internet looking up blogs, videos, posts, tweets, whatever on the subject of writer tips.

 

Back story, I published my first book in October 2012. I wrote the first draft in November 2011 (yeah, it was a nanowrimo. I LOVE nanowrimo!). So I’ve been looking for writer tips for a few years.

 

At first, it was the basic things: how to edit a book, what is a synopsis, what is a query letter, how to find and agent, how to find a small press… things like that.

 

And, honestly, I could spend all day researching all things writing because I find it so darn interesting. I still can to be fair…

 

Then came 2015.

 

I have 13 books published { #14 on the way} and I found that I’m looking for something… different.

 

Now, don’t get me wrong. I still LOVE writer tip blogs/vlogs (in fact, my favorite writer BLOG is Jo Michael’s blog and my favorite writer VLOG is Read Ink by Amy Leigh Strickland. Click the links! I promise. You won’t regret it! #theyrock). 

 

But I wanted to know about those days when you sort of want to give up, or when you wonder why you spend so much time on a book, or what book to write next, or when you get so caught up in marketing you don’t see the ‘forest for the trees’… stuff like that… stuff that I know lots of ‘veteran’ authors deal with (and even new authors to be honest) and I wasn’t finding want I wanted.

 

So, you know how they say if you can’t find the book you want to read, write it?

 

Well…

 

I started vlogging about it.

 

ZOMBIE COWS| 30 second writer tip

Save the WALLS| 30 second writer tip

 

So yeah… I made my own 😉 Click here for Kelly’s youtube channel

 

Writers are a community. We are a great community of people who want to help each other learn and grow. I am so grateful to get to be a part of it, and I love that I get to give back.

 

What are my videos about? Well, my videos deal with the ‘heart’ of the writer, I suppose. Dealing with bad reviews, when you want to quit, when you want to write what’s *popular* “just because”, when you just need a friend to lean on… stuff like that. Because I think it is important to get tips in those areas equally as much as tips on grammar and querying.

 

I’d love you to stop by my youtube channel: martiekay {Kelly Martin} and check them out (truth be told… the 2 I already have in this post are the ones I have on the channel 😉 ). Subscribe if you are so inclined so you can see more tips when they are uploaded. I am a youtube fangirl.

 

What about you? What struggles do you have as a writer? What would you like to find information on? I’d love to hear from you. You can leave a comment here or send me an email at kellymartin215 @ yahoo.com. 

 

Can’t wait to chat! ❤

 

Thanks for having me here today! 

 

~Kelly

 

Kelly Martin is a bestselling author of contemporary, historical, and YA romance. She has been married for over ten years and has three rowdy, angelic daughters. When she’s not writing, she loves watching horror gamers on YouTube– even though she’s a huge wimp– and drinking white chocolate mochas. She’s a total fangirl, loves the 80s and 90s, and has a sad addiction to a certain British boy band (shhhh). Her favorite characters are the ‘bad guys’– especially those who, in their mind, are the heroes of the story. She loves helping her characters fight for their ever after.If you ever have a question or comment, feel free to email her at kellymartin215 @ yahoo . com ♥ You can follow her writing adventure at http://www.kellymartinbooks.com

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