Dumb Little Writing Tricks That Work – by Scott Myers…
Dumb Little Writing Tricks That Work – by Scott Myers… Read here …
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Marketing Self Published Children’s Books – by Darcy Pattison…
Marketing Self Published Children’s Books – by Darcy Pattison… Read here …
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The Importance of the Book Pre-Order to Authors by John Briggs
The Importance of the Book Pre-Order to Authors A Writer’s Path Does it really matter if you order a book online before its official release date? Before its “book birthday” as they say in publishing? Well, maybe not to the reader, who’s happy to get the book they want to read when they want to read […]
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#NaNoPrep: part 1: What’s the Story? by Connie J. Jasperson
#NaNoPrep: part 1: What’s the Story? I have developed mad skills at carving out time for writing because I participate in NaNoWriMo every November. As a municipal liaison for the Olympia area, I must get a minimum of 1,667 new words written each day. I suggest to my fellow writers that they shoot for 1,670 […]
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How to Nail the Purpose of Your Novel’s Scenes – by C.S. Lakin…
How to Nail the Purpose of Your Novel’s Scenes – by C.S. Lakin… on Writers Helping Writers: Ever read a scene in a novel, get to the end, and scratch your head? Have you ever asked, “What the heck was the purpose of that scene? Nothing really happened—at least nothing interesting or _____? (important, revealing, tense, […]
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5 Summertime Lessons to Fuel Your Writing All Year – by Jessica Strawser…
5 Summertime Lessons to Fuel Your Writing All Year – by Jessica Strawser… Maybe it’s the kid in me, but summer is still my favorite season. There’s so much about summer that we can lose sight of the rest of the year: The pull to slow down a little, breathe in the sweet scents of fresh-cut […]
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Publishing Scammers are Proliferating like Tribbles: How to Stay Safe by Anne R. Allen
Publishing Scammers are Proliferating like Tribbles: How to Stay Safe On Friday morning at 7 AM a couple of weeks ago, the landline phone woke me with a call from a woman who wanted to know if I was the author of Food of Love. I said yes, it’s one of my titles, along with […]
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How to Start Your Novel or Memoir and 11 Clichéd Openers to Avoid – by Anne R. Allen…
How to Start Your Novel or Memoir and 11 Clichéd Openers to Avoid – by Anne R. Allen… Clichés exist for a reason. A whole lot of people like them. That means they get over-exposed. Clichés represent a natural way of thinking. So don’t feel bad if your first draft has a clichéd opener. It’s part […]
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How an editor at a publisher acquires a book – by Christine Pride…
How an editor at a publisher acquires a book – by Christine Pride… on Nathan Bransford: Greetings writerly people! I’m so happy to be here in this great community my friend Nathan has built to offer semi-regular posts about the publishing industry. For the last two decades, I’ve worked as a book editor at various […]
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5 ways working at a used book store changed me forever – by Danika Ellis…
5 ways working at a used book store changed me forever – by Danika Ellis… on Book Riot: My second job was at a bookstore (my first job was as a dog treat baker, but that’s neither here nor there), and I continued to work in bookstores for more than a decade. I began in a […]
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