Rob Parnell's Writing Academy Blog

When I first decided to transfer all of my courses from my Easy Way To Write website to the digital marketplace, I did a lot of research on e-book platforms before deciding to focus all of my efforts on Amazon Kindle . I may well have been hasty in my decision-making but here are my findings: iStore is too focused on promoting A-list authors and traditionally-published books to be of much use to the independent author. Plus, I’ve never much liked Apple’s insistence on incompatibility with the rest of humanity. Kobo seems to have a tacky feel to it. Many of the books’ covers look decidedly self-published and I didn’t want to associate my work with them. Google have so many conditions attached to how and why you should publish with them, not least implying that the books you publish won’t belong to you anymore, that working with them just didn’t feel right. Nook seems to me to be too small a marketplace when the Kindle is by the far the e-reader of choice. Ther...

Dear Fellow Writer, This week I want to share an interview I did the other day with a great guy called Nick Vulich. He's passionate about helping writers sell their work and has kindly taken an interest in my books recently. I'll let the interview speak for itself! Interview with Author Rob Parnell   Today I’m talking with Rob Parnell. Rob writes thrillers with a supernatural edge. When he isn’t doing that, he’s writing books in his Easy Way to Write series. His latest book is The Writer and the Hero’s Journey. Both you and your wife are writers, does that create a bit of tension or competition between the two of you? Do you hide your work away from each other, or do you share it as you are writing? Rob: I guess Robyn and I are just soul mates. We were meant to be. We’ve never felt any rivalry. We edit and proof each other’s work. We brainstorm story ideas and encourage each other. Fiction wise we have different directions. Robyn’s primarily a children’s writer and I te...

Dear Fellow Writer, This week we have a special event. I'm one of sixteen authors who have reduced the prices of their Amazon books for just one day! Today! Click on any of the covers below to take a peak. March to a Bestseller   Here are the books for the "March to a Bestseller" event! On February 28, 2014, all the books will be dropped to 99 cents! Click on the book covers (above) or the links/covers (below) to check out the books on Amazon.  Go back to the Facebook event to chat with the authors during the event.  From the Description of Writing Online :  "If you're tired of chasing low paying writing gigs, want to take your writing to the next level, and finally make the great living you deserve, I'm here to share what I've learned along the way." The book has 29 five-star reviews (out of 29 reviews). Author Sean Platt is the co-author ...

We've released YET ANOTHER GREAT writing resource this week! And yes, this fascinating look into PAID writing for the visual media is just 99 CENTS at Amazon.com. Right NOW! Here's the cover: The Easy Way to Write TV Shows That Sell Get it now - before the book goes up to full price ! TV Writing for PROFIT You'd have to agree that television is one of the miracles of our modern technological age. It’s all around us. News, drama, sports, sitcoms, reality and game shows pour mercilessly into our lives. It’s so prevalent, we take it for granted – and we writers still don’t get it . The simple fact is: the entire TV industry is based on writing . Nothing gets made, no programs commissioned, no stars employed without tons and tons of writing behind the scenes. All of which is very well paid and easily available to freelance writers. So w...

Dear Fellow Writer, Many thanks for tuning in this week. Today it's my wife's turn to dazzle and amaze! Her latest ebook is called, Show Don't Tell: The Ultimate Writers' Guide Here's the cover:   Show Don't Tell: The Ultimate Writers' Guide And yes, for just a few short hours, this brand new writing resource is available from Amazon Kindle for just ninety nine cents! Get it now - before the book goes up to full price. What Is Show Don't Tell? Do you finally want to learn the secret to all great fiction writing? Do you aspire to write like a bestselling author? Would you love publishers to sit up and take notice of your stories? Robyn Opie Parnell, bestselling author of over NINETY published books, says: "I can’t stress how important it is to grasp the profound difference between showing and telling in your fiction writing." ...