by Cindy Ervin Huff | Sep 2, 2021 | Marketing tips
Did you know you can’t copyright a title? Yep, that’s right. So, if you write a book and call it Life-changing Steps and another guy chooses the same title, there is nothing you can do. The disadvantages of duplicate titles on books are readers may order the other...
by Cindy Ervin Huff | Mar 30, 2021 | Writing Reflections, writing tips
My debut novel Secrets & Charades released in 2017, ten years after I wrote the first draft and completed a fiction writing course. I received 21 rejections as I pitched that book to 21 different publishers. Each time I’d rewrite and improve the content based on...
by Cindy Ervin Huff | Oct 29, 2020 | Holiday post, Uncategorized
Yes, the title is correct. No mistake. In times past, Halloween was considered a time for romance. Single young adults planned parties to bring couples together. There were no ghosts, goblins, or zombies. Masquerade parties were usually more heroic in nature. A...
by Cindy Ervin Huff | Jun 24, 2020 | Author Interview, Marketing tips
My book Secrets and Charades is on sale for 99 cents until the 25th. Part of some marketing I am doing to promote it. This was my attempt at a meme on Canva. Still have a learning curve. I have other memes but wanted to try something new. Sometimes it feels like I do...
by Cindy Ervin Huff | Apr 21, 2020 | research, Uncategorized, writing tips
If you write any sort of historical fiction, delving into journals of the time period is essential. I love reading diaries. Not the ‘I have a secret crush’ teen diary but historical ones. As a writer, the insights I gain while reading personal diaries is a gold mine....
