Month: August 2017

Author Interviews: Gail Cartee Shares Self-Publishing Experiences

August 25, 2017

More writers are choosing self-publishing to deliver their books, whether print or digital, to readers. Write2Ignite is reaching out to several authors to ask about their decisions, experiences, and tips for those considering self-publishing for their projects. Today’s author, W2I Team Member Gail Cartee, shares insights and experiences about self-publishing her book Tsali: Legendary Hero … More Author Interviews: Gail Cartee Shares Self-Publishing Experiences

First Steps: John Bunyan’s Model in Pilgrim’s Progress

August 25, 2017

by Deborah DeCiantis “In media res”—starting “in the middle of things”—is the classic plot opening used in literature from ancient times to today. Bunyan uses both this method plus the biblical model, “in the beginning,” to introduce his protagonist, Christian. Structured as a frame story, the narrative begins with an unnamed narrator walking “through the … More First Steps: John Bunyan’s Model in Pilgrim’s Progress

Keynote Speakers for 2018

August 19, 2017

Announcing the Write2Ignite keynote speakers for September 21–22, 2018! Jenny L. Cote Jenny L. Cote, author of two award-winning series, The Amazing Tales of Max & Liz and Epic Order of the Seven, will be the featured keynote speaker at Write2Ignite Conference 2018! She specializes in adventure fiction with historical content and has just released the first book of her new trilogy, The … More Keynote Speakers for 2018

Is Your Personality Showing?

August 16, 2017

It’s been said writers include a bit of themselves in everything they write. If that’s true, how much of your personality appears on the pages of what you write? Teaching on temperament or personality differences has been around for more than 2,000 years. Hippocrates categorized the 4 temperaments as choleric, melancholy, sanguine, and phlegmatic. In … More Is Your Personality Showing?