The Moxie Books Blog

Thinking about publishing but not sure what route to take? Traditional, with agents and royalties and advances and fame and fortune? Or *whispers* self-publishing? And is that even a REAL book anyway? Read this…

I’m going to make a big assumption about you: you're an expert. A pro. Same goes for your book—so the last thing you’re gonna want is for details to let you down. Check this out for everything you need to avoid looking like an amateur.

We want to be good writers, right? *Great* writers? Entertaining writers? Writers that move people? Then write.

You already have a voice, and the only way to find it is to use it.

Ever seen a burlesque show?

Burlesque is all about the tease: fun, dancing, a little bit naughty…

Think of your Table of Contents like a burlesque dancer. Stick with me, I promise I’ll make this metaphor make sense…

Feeling uninspired? Well, inspiration comes from within ourselves—but we have to go outwards to find it. This article contains a bunch of stuff that I love—hope you love some of it too!

There are approximately 927,833 writing tools out there to choose from, and the choice can be bewildering.

So this week, I’m sharing a quick rundown of all the writing tools I use and a brief writeup of why I use them and where you can find them.

Sometimes you really really really want to write your book but your ADHD brain just keeps bouncing off task. Or avoiding completely. Here are my top 10 tricks, tools, and tips that get me started.

People worry a lot about writing a boring-ass book.

And when I say people, I mean me. I worry. About everything, all the time—but specifically, right now, about writing a basic-bitch book.

I also worry about people hating it, but I worry more about them not caring at all. As Oscar Wilde said, “There is only one thing in life worse than being talked about, and that is not being talked about.” At least if people hate my book, it moved them to feel something—and isn’t that the end goal of all of our writing?

People worry a lot about writing a boring-ass book.

And when I say people, I mean me. I worry. About everything, all the time—but specifically, right now, about writing a basic-bitch book.

Check out these 8 mistakes to avoid…

“You’re an author? That’s so cool!”

“I self-published it, it’s not in Waterstones or anything,” I replied.

I had this conversation—paraphrased, natch—a few years ago, just after I wrote my first book. I felt uncomfortable with the praise, like publishing it myself was pure vanity. I’d forgotten about this convo.

Then a few weeks ago an email dropped into my inbox and poked me in the brain.

“You’re an author? That’s *so cool*!”

“I self-published it, it’s not in Waterstones or anything,” I said.

This was a conversation I had—paraphrased, natch—a few years ago, just after I wrote my first book. I felt uncomfortable with the praise, like publishing my book myself was pure vanity. I’d forgotten about this conversation.

“Your bladder is lying to you!” I hiss to myself, between iron-clamped teeth. “You do not need to pee again.”

And yet, I’m gonna go and try to squeeze out another drop anyway because what if it’s not lying, and I pee myself right there on the stage?

It is not that kind of show.

I’m about to go onstage and perform the trapeze routine I’ve created to Fleetwood Mac’s Tango in the Night...