Gatekeeper Press Author Q&A 1. When did you first know you wanted to be a writer? Elementary school. During the last week of 4th grade, I remember getting an idea to write a scene that I wanted to act out with a classmate as a goodbye gift to the class. My...
You have decided to share your inspiring life story with the world by writing an autobiography. While this may appear to be an overwhelming task at the outset, you may find your story almost writing itself if you follow the basic autobiography guidelines....
You’ve always had an excellent grasp on language mechanics, the nuts and bolts of spelling, syntax, punctuation, and structure. You probably aced your English classes and may even have years of blogging experience. Now that you are wrapping up your first manuscript,...
Pretty much everyone loathed grammar in school, right? All those nitty-gritty rules about syntax and punctuation were enough to make your eyes cross. For self-publishing authors who were able to stay awake during language arts and composition classes, and retained...
Think about the indelible impression the Dr. Seuss books made on us as children, and continue to impact young readers today. The rhyming stories were clever, but it was the illustrations that propelled these books into the publishing stratosphere. Even with all the...
Gatekeeper Press Author Q&A 1. When did you first know you wanted to be a writer? I was at a friend’s house when I was a teenager and he showed me a book that his Dad had written. I thought, “That’s would be neat to do someday!” 2. How...
