By Tammy Karasek @tickledpinktam Alone or in a group, there is great value in a writing word sprint. There are many variations on how you can do a sprint. I’ve participated in word sprints with a group in person as well as online. Online you can meet-up on Zoom, Facebook…

By Tammy Karasek @tickledpinktam Book reviews are important to an author and to the success of a book more than you can imagine. Whether this is your first book review or your tenth, I’ve created this helpful list for you to use in your book review process. Don’t let the…

By Tammy Karasek @tickledpinktam The title of this post may have you convinced this writer has lost her mind. While there may be some truth to that – hear her out. And by her, I mean me. On the two-hour drive home from a recent large conference, I had plenty…

By Tammy Karasek @tickledpinktam Summer will finally arrive soon. For writers, speakers, podcasters, etc. this might not mean a whole lot during the day for us. Many of us are at our desk and tapping away at the keys and might be unaware of the weather outside. Our schedules don’t…

By Tammy Karasek @tickledpinktam Writing conference season is upon us once again. Maybe you have attended one or two already yourself. While there are some online, the option to meet in person with other writers in real life is a welcome opportunity in this profession. To gather with groups of…

By Tammy Karasek @tickledpinktam All writers are given the opportunity to share a message for anyone who would come across the words they’ve tapped out on their keys. Whether the piece is a blog post, article or a book, the written words can be read by somebody, somewhere over and…