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Using Tips from Poetry to Strengthen Our Prose – by Pamela Donison…on Jami Gold site: Whether we’re novelists or short story writers, we’ve probably experienced the irony of how longer writing—such as our story—can sometimes be easier to write than something short…
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Traditionally publishing? Yes, you still need to do marketing – by Ari Meghlen…This post has been churning in my head for a while.  I’ve had a number of writers tell me openly that they want to go traditionally published so they “don’t have to do marketing”. There are many go…
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Hackers Are Targeting Createspace Author Accounts – Written By Nate Hoffelder On The Book Designer BlogReblogged on WordPress.com
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Book Marketing – And Why It’s Very Important To Me Right NowReblogged on WordPress.com
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7 Tips For Writing Horror Stories – by Alan Baxter…on The Creative Penn: Intro by Joanna Penn:   The word horror encompasses a broad range of reader expectations and experiences – it is far more than just blood and guts For example, I love rea…
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When Writing, How Do You Know When Enough Is Enough? – by K.M. Weiland…On Helping Writers become Authors: Last month, I invited you to tell me what topics you’d like me to write about. You floodedmy inbox and comments section with suggestions. (I scheduled this as an …
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Have You Pre-Sold Your Book? – by Joel Friedlander…on The Book Designer: One of the biggest lessons you can learn when you start to really look at marketing your books is about creating anticipation. Think of the last big movie you were looking for…
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How to Use Scrivener for NaNoWriMo – by Gwen Hernandez…  on Jami Gold site: For the past several years, the Scrivener drafting program has been one of the sponsors for NaNoWriMo and offered deals to participants. Beyond the “try free for 30 days” versi…
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Unveiling your characters: Physical description with style – by Louise Harnby…Readers want to know what characters look like. Writers want to show them. Here are some tools that will help do it with subtlety rather than a sledgehammer. We like to know what characters look li…
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Why readers aren’t reviewing your books – by Sandra Beckwith…on Build Book Buzz: When my first book was published in the dark ages – the 1990s – I didn’t have to think about online reader reviews. Amazon was only starting to sell books when WHY CAN’T A MAN B…
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Five Things I Learned in Creative Writing Class – by Melissa Donovan…on Writing Forward: People often ask me whether I think a formal education is necessary to a successful writing career. A degree certainly helps, but no, it’s not necessary. There are master writer…
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Every Author Needs Visual Marketing – by Frances Caballo…on Social Media Just for Authors: In the past, I theorized that we were moving closer to visual marketing. Guess what? We’re there. We’ve arrived. According to this awesome blog post by Hubspot, th…
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Crisis Management For Authors – by Chris Syme…on The Creative Penn: Intro by Joanna Penn: The author community thrives on story, and sometimes those stories are amplified into a crisis – whether real or perceived.  The disappearance of reviews…
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Self-Publishing: Expectations vs Reality For New Authors – by Derek Haines…on Just Publishing Advice: Self-publishing is a great opportunity – if you have a head for business Are you dreaming of becoming the next bestselling author? For anyone who writes, it is natural to…
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7 Ways To Market Books For Children – by Karen Inglis…on David Gaughran site: There are successful self-publishers in every niche, but authors of children’s books face more challenges than most – both on the publishing and marketing side.  When I hear…
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Want to know how to shorten the road to novel publication?Reblogged on WordPress.com
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An ISBN is a birth certificate for your book – by Carla King…on Self-Pub Boot Camp: In this post I’ll answer a reader question about ISBNs. You can ask your own question by clicking the button at the end of this post. I would love to know if owning my …
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What’s Wrong with Adjectives and Adverbs? – by Melissa Donovan…on Writing Forward: “The road to hell is paved with adverbs.” – Stephen King It’s not unusual for writing experts to recommend keeping adjectives and adverbs to a minimum. But many writers prefer t…
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How to Give ‘Feedback’ to AnyoneReblogged on WordPress.com
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That Word Doesn’t Mean What You Think It DoesReblogged on WordPress.com
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Get Thyself on Podcasts: Reach Readers & Sell More Books! – by Lisa Tener…Earlier this year, I asked Rusty Shelton about the PR activities that most often resulted in book sales and learned that being interviewed on podcasts is one of the top things you can do to sell mo…
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Multi-Author Anthology – Submissions Invitation…Superior Shores Press is pleased to announce plans for its first multi-author anthology, The Best Laid Plans, which will include stories of mystery and suspense with an overarching theme of “the be…
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Changes to Amazon Product Pages, Reviews, Author Central, Etc – by Chris McMullen…Have you noticed a variety of little changes at Amazon recently? Following are some examples.  AMAZON IS A DYNAMIC MARKETING ENVIRONMENT
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Can You Self-Publish A Recipe Book Or Cookbook? – by Derek Haines…on Just Publishing Advice: Recipe books, cookbooks, cook books or cookery books are always popular, by whatever name. Cooking blogs are among the most popular sites on the Internet. Millions of hom…
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Writer Productivity: Who Needs a Magic Wand? – by Pascale Kavanagh…on Jami Gold Site: Today’s the first day of NaNoWriMo, so today kicks off the first of many fantastic guest posts I have lined up for us while I’m desperately trying to find my writing groove again…
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Book Promotion: Do This, Not That – Book Signings – by Amy Collins…on The Book Designer: Today on DO THIS, NOT THAT, we are talking about book signings and author events. Too many authors spend heartbreaking afternoons sitting behind a folding table at a local sto…
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The CreateSpace to KDP Print Migration: Issues to Watch for – by Melinda Clayton…on Indies Unlimited: The indie publishing world has been abuzz since authors received an email from CreateSpace stating CreateSpace would be closing and KDP Print would take its place. Some authors…
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The Best 12 Free Grammar Check And Grammar Corrector Apps – by Derek Haines…on Just Publishing Advice: We are all writing so much now and for so many different reasons. But no matter what level your writing skills are, an online grammar check is the easiest way to correct …
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How to get the most out of your Calls To ActionReblogged on WordPress.com
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Writing Tips: Mastering The 3 Stages Of Manuscript Editing – by Zara Altair…on The Creative Penn: Intro by Joanna Penn: Editing can take your manuscript from being a pile of words into a story that can move people or a non-fiction book that can change lives.  t really is t…
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Confessions of a Slow Writer: Why NaNoWriMo isn’t for Everybody – by Anne R. Allen…We live in a speed-obsessed civilization. Whatever it is we crave—cars, trains, electronics, food, dates—we want them ever-faster-and-furiouser. In fact, much of the developed world seems to be eng…
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Writer Confidence: Do You Self-Reject? – by Jami Gold…Writers often suffer from self-doubt. We’re not sure if our story idea is strong enough or interesting enough. We don’t know if we’re the right person to write our idea. We don’t think our story is…
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A Writer’s Guide… to being a Reporter – by M.S. Miller…on Ari Meghlen blog: The newsroom is probably one of the most unique workplaces anywhere. Its the one place where the employees have no idea from one day to the next what they will be doing. You wi…
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A Handy Book for Poets – Poetry: Tools & Techniques: A Practical Guide to Writing Engaging Poetry – by Melissa Donovan…on Writing Forward: I have found it quite challenging to find good books on the craft of poetry writing. My favorite resource, which is also the most comprehensive, is Perrine’s Sound and Sense. Bu…
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Something to Remember as NaNoWriMo Begins – by Jane Friedman…I have a love/hate relationship with NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month), which is a strange relationship to have when I’ve never attempted to participate. Partly that’s because I don’t write …
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5 Lessons From a Lost Novel – by K.M. Weiland…on Helping Writers become Authors: Mistakes are unavoidable. To fear them is to fear life itself. To try to eliminate them is to waste life in a futile struggle against reality itself. I daresay no…
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The Benefits and Drawbacks of Immersion for Writers – by Hayley Watkins…on Live, Write, Thrive site: Immersion is often a wonderful experience. It’s a particular state of mental involvement that many of us, as writers, find deeply comforting and satisfying, and it’s qu…
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How to Balance Character and Action – by Julie Hyzy…on K.D. Dowdall Blog: Characters, whether sympathetic or despicable, are the fuel that keep a plot moving. I’m sure you’ve heard many writers—whether plotters or pantsers—compare writing a novel to…
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Tips for Crafting Language – by Melissa Donovan…on Writing Forward: Have you ever stopped to think about how many different types of writers there are? Novelists, biographers, bloggers, copywriters, poets, screenwriters, and playwrights — just t…
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How To Sell More Books on Kobo – by Camille Mofidi…on The Creative Penn: Intro by Joanna Penn: If you’re ready to publish wide, or if you want to increase your sales on Kobo, then today’s interview with Camille Mofidi from Kobo Writing Life w…
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Beating perfectionism and procrastination as a new author – by Lisa Poisso…Every writer wants to become that noteworthy debut author who’s the darling of the bestseller charts and book blogs. With that kind of pressure, it’s no wonder so many authors fall prey to perfecti…
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The Detective’s Opponent in Your Mystery – by Zara Altair…Enrich your mystery with an opponent who gives your detective problems. The opponent has a role quite different from the villain’s role. The villain in a mystery is the one who committed the murder…
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Page Layout and Design Elements – by Cathi Stevenson…on Book Cover Express site: One of the most important hurdles for an indie author / self-publisher to overcome is making sure your product can be displayed side-by-side with what the buying public …
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It’s November! And That Means NaNoWriMo! – by Erica Verrillo…on Publishing … and Other Forms of Insanity: It’s November, and we all know what that means! (No, not turkey and mashed potatoes.) It’s time to sit down and write your novel. (Go …
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How to be super efficient by batching your work – by Ari Meghlen…When you are spinning a lot of plates in your life, you damn sure need to use whatever system you can to help keep you working efficiently.  I have a lot of projects on the go as well as business a…
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Planning a Series all at once by E. R SmoReblogged on WordPress.com
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Which is the best pricing model for editing and proofreading work? Data and testing – by Louise Harnby…This free booklet offers one example of how an editor or proofreader might approach testing which pricing model works best for their editing and proofreading business. Continue reading and get the …
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Radical Revision: When The Going Gets Tough, Writers Get Radical – by Ruth Harris…on Anne R. Allen site: Radical revision may be what that broken WIP needs. That stack of pages you thought was going to be a book? You know, with characters, a setting, maybe even a plot? Somehow, …
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Version Control: Naming Your Files – by Connie Jasperson…With the advent of November and NaNoWriMo, naming files and version control becomes an issue, especially for new and beginning writers. For every new document you create, I recommend that BEFORE yo…
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Are you overusing character names in your novel? – by Lisa Poisso…Some of the most common edits I make at the sentence and paragraph levels have to do with overusing character names in a story. These edits arise from a single issue: the tendency to approach thing…
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