Category: marketing
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Friday’s Findings
While being at home this week, I took a Udemy.com course called How to Plan and Outline Novels (Using Scrivener). I loved the simplicity of how the instructor, novelist Sean Platt, broke down the novel writing process. And I got a lot of great ideas for using Scrivener. The course is only about two hours…
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Friday’s Findings
Why do you write? I just want to publish novels and entertain people. I know that sounds pretentious, but it’s true. I have not subscribed to making money by writing books. It happens to some writers, but I don’t have time to waste on pipedreams. The danger of chasing the “blockbuster novel” dream is not…
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Some Recommended Resources for Writers
Check out K.M. Weiland’s latest article on her blog for writers, Helping Writers Become Authors: The Professional Writing Resources I Use for All Parts of the Writing and Publishing Processes This awesome blog post has several resources I’m going to consider using in the future. I also recently came across the following links for writers…
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Friday’s Findings
Happy Valentines Day. Hope you’re in love … with writing. Here are some fiction writing tips I found. Hope they help you as you write. Wait! 5 Novel Editing Questions to Ask Before Your Book Is Actually Done! The Now Novel PATTERN system for plotting your sci-fi novel Why You Need a Written Story Timeline…
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Author Interview: Lena Wood
Back in the 90s, Lena Wood and I worked as editors at the same publishing company. We reconnected a few years ago when she visited my city and I ended up being one of her beta readers for her latest novel, Storm God. Lena has republished her YA novels with gorgeous new covers. Storm God, however, though…
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Kicking Off the Year With Writing Advice From Authors
I’ve interviewed authors for this blog for the past few years. One question I ask is: What advice do you have for aspiring authors? I collected all the answers in this post. Since it’s the beginning of a new day, a new month, a new year, and a new decade, I thought I’d do round…
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Friday’s Findings
Some articles on writing fiction for your reading pleasure. How to Self-Publish a Book: A Guide for Aspiring Authors Resolving Common Story Issues With “Show, Don’t Tell” The Top 10 Reasons to be Thankful for Self-Publishing Publishing Your Ebook Is Changing on Smashwords Book Covers 101: Tips for Typography
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Infographic Tuesday: The DNA of a Successful Book
Here’s an infographic of who is reading what: Photo by aj povey from Pexels
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Friday’s Findings
Some articles on fiction writing I’ve read lately. Enjoy! Healthy Writing Habits: All in the Wrist And . . . Scene! What Really Drives Your Characters? Do I Need a Platform and If So, How High? You Wrote a Novel. Now What Do You Do With It?
