Author Insights With Elsa Kurt Archives

Elsa Kurt Interviews Dr Ed Newton author and pastor

Flipping “Why Me” Into Purpose And Courage

Posted on December 31, 2025December 19, 2025 by Elsa Kurt

A Pastor’s Journey From Self-Doubt To Calling Changes How We See Ourselves We often live with a quiet script running in the background: I’m not enough, not ready, not chosen....Read More

Elsa Kurt Interviews with Dr. Mary Mitchell

Where Intimidation Fails and Preparation Wins

Posted on December 22, 2025December 19, 2025 by Elsa Kurt

How Saved Letters, Tough Bosses, And Fierce Negotiations Forged An Unlikely Business Trailblazer The heart of this conversation is startlingly simple and deeply human: a daughter wrote two letters a...Read More

Elsa Kurt Interviews with Elizabeth Harris

What If Surrender Is The Shortest Road To Peace?

Posted on December 19, 2025December 19, 2025 by Elsa Kurt

The Elizabeth Harris Story GRIEF DOES NOT ASK PERMISSIONIt arrives, rearranges the furniture of the heart, and dares you to find your footing in a dark room. Our conversation with...Read More

TikTok For Authors? Yes!

Posted on June 24, 2021February 9, 2022 by Elsa Kurt

Should You? Would You? Could You? No, you didn't land in a Dr. Seuss story. These are just three questions anyone considering using the social media platform known as TikTok...Read More

5 Tips For Your Elevator Pitch

Posted on July 18, 2020February 20, 2022 by Elsa Kurt

What's An Elevator Pitch? I never like to assume everyone understands/knows these terms. While it's a common phrase in some circles, it's not it others. So, for those who don't...Read More

5, 4, 3, 2, 1… Launch (Your Book)

Posted on July 3, 2020December 19, 2024 by Elsa Kurt

Congratulations! You did it. You actually did it. Has it sunk in yet? You said you were going to write a book, and you wrote a mother trucking book. You...Read More

To Blog, Or Not To Blog?

Posted on June 26, 2020December 19, 2024 by Elsa Kurt

That is the question... For some writers, at least. In fact, one of the first questions my clients ask me is, "Should I start a blog?" My response usually is,...Read More

The 8 Week Novel

Posted on June 19, 2020February 17, 2022 by Elsa Kurt

Can you really write a novel in 8 weeks? And why would you?! The questions (and answers) aren't as crazy as you might think. The short answers are... Yes, and...Read More

All About ISBNs

Posted on June 12, 2020February 20, 2022 by Elsa Kurt

First: What's An ISBN?ISBN = International Standard Book Number. These numbers are created and sold through Bowker Identifier Services. This is the only legitimate source of ISBNs. This assigned, unique...Read More

4 Must Have Resources For Writers

Posted on May 19, 2020December 19, 2024 by Elsa Kurt

Can I get a hell, yeah? Yep, writing is harder for us simply because it means more to us. So, how about I give you my four all-time favorite resources...Read More

How To Become An Author

Posted on May 8, 2020December 19, 2024 by Elsa Kurt

Write. Edit. Publish.Ta-da! End of article! Kidding, I'm kidding. If it were that easy, everyone would be doing it. Sure, in it's stripped down form, yes, that's the process. But...Read More

Language, Please.

Posted on April 10, 2020May 11, 2020 by Elsa Kurt

So, we already experience the collective cringe when...we hear someone misuse two, too, and to, or they're, there, and their, or... you get the idea. Those are the equivalent to...Read More

Five Ways To Find Time To Write

Posted on March 6, 2020December 19, 2024 by Elsa Kurt

You're busy. You're tired. You have too many thoughts crowding your brainbox. I know. Oh, AND most of your best ideas come when it's impossible for you to write. Welcome...Read More

Finding A Publisher

Posted on December 18, 2019December 19, 2024 by Elsa Kurt

CLICK HERE FOR YOUR FREE WRITE>PUBLISH>PROMOTE CHEATSHEET DOWNLOAD ! As A Matter Of Course...Throughout the process of writing your book, you're probably - at least in the back of your...Read More

Roadblocks of Writing (And How To Get Around Them)

Posted on November 14, 2019March 20, 2021 by Elsa Kurt

CLICK HERE FOR YOUR FREE WRITE>PUBLISH>PROMOTE CHEATSHEET DOWNLOAD ! Let's Get This Out Of The WayIf you've come to know me & my blog writing style, you know I hate...Read More

20 Things You Need For A Book Signing

Posted on November 5, 2019April 4, 2021 by Elsa Kurt

First: Congratulations! You've booked a signing! Now what, right? You know the obvious things to bring: books. But how many? And what the hell else?!I Gotcha.Let's start with that obvious one...Read More

The Solution To Your Social Media Struggles

Posted on October 9, 2019May 11, 2020 by Elsa Kurt

CLICK HERE FOR YOUR FREE WRITE>PUBLISH>PROMOTE CHEATSHEET DOWNLOAD ! Okay, the solution may be slightly dramatic. But it's definitely a solution. One I happen to love, too. It turns out...Read More

What No One Tells You About Publishing

Posted on October 3, 2019October 8, 2019 by Elsa Kurt

I'm not saying it's really a secret, but it also isn't the first thing authors talk about when discussing their books. In fairness, why should it be? We want to...Read More

Signs You Might Have Imposter Syndrome

Posted on September 24, 2019June 16, 2020 by Elsa Kurt

CLICK HERE FOR YOUR FREE WRITE>PUBLISH>PROMOTE CHEATSHEET DOWNLOAD ! Imagine: You've written and published your first book. It's out in the universe, available on Amazon - freaking Amazon, man -...Read More

Elements of A Story

Posted on September 22, 2019December 19, 2024 by Elsa Kurt

CLICK HERE FOR YOUR FREE WRITE>PUBLISH>PROMOTE CHEATSHEET DOWNLOAD ! The 8 Elements of a Story:Setting: This is where the story takes place & can be one or multiple locations and/or...Read More

Inside The Outline

Posted on September 16, 2019December 19, 2024 by Elsa Kurt

CLICK HERE TO GET YOUR FREE WRITE>PUBLISH>PROMOTE DOWNLOAD! I Don't There, I've confessed. I'm a hardcore, all-out pantser. I sit, I write, I watch the story unfold in front of...Read More

Which Self-Publishing Platform Should I Use?

Posted on September 13, 2019December 19, 2024 by Elsa Kurt

CLICK HERE FOR YOUR FREE WRITE>PUBLISH>PROMOTE CHEATSHEET DOWNLOAD ! Excellent question! But... I don't have the answer to that. Sorry. I'm afraid you'll have to decide this one for yourself,...Read More

STAGES OF WRITING

Posted on September 6, 2019December 19, 2024 by Elsa Kurt

STAGES OF W. P. P (writing, publishing, promoting). If you have not already done so:Determine - or create - your workspace.Designate a time of day, and/or a daily time length...Read More

GLOSSARY of COMMON TERMS

Posted on September 6, 2019December 19, 2024 by Elsa Kurt

Anthology: A book that’s a collection of articles or stories written by several people.ARC: Pre-publication advance review copy or advance reader copy. Send this when looking for media/trade/literary reviews, reader reviews you...Read More

On Writing – Style Do’s & Don’ts

Posted on August 25, 2019December 19, 2024 by Elsa Kurt

I Hate Fluff, So... The second best person to learn proper punctuation from is one who has failed and learned from their mistakes. The first person, of course, is an...Read More

Author Insights with Elsa Kurt ~ Character

Posted on April 10, 2019December 19, 2024 by Elsa Kurt

Building Character Or rather, characters. This is one of a fiction writer's biggest tasks. If your readers can't feel or see what you are trying to emote through your characters,...Read More