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When Everyone Keeps Telling You to Write an Outline
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Three lessons from the homes of great writers
3 lessons from visiting the homes of great writers, guest post by Beverly Varnado: I’ve had the opportunity to visit the homes of a few great writers. Standing in the spaces they once occupied has at times left me awestruck, but somehow I pulled myself together enough to look for the messages they left behind for others who might want to follow.
5 Tips for Dealing with Fear by Melony Teague
Pushing through whatever life throws at us to write is probably the biggest challenge writers face in these days of uncertainty. Is the underlying stress of the whole pandemic situation is messing with your focus? We are grieving the way life used to be, and we are feeling trepidation over all the unknowns. But let’s [...]
Writing Tips Roundup!
Photo by Prateek Katyal on Pexels.com We have some oldies but goodies to share with you today. Our blog has been around for many years and we have some great posts that are too good to be buried in the dust. Find our most popular Writing Tips blog posts below! Engaging Emotions by Penelope Powell [...]
[Writing Tip]: 12 Important Things to Include in an Author Newsletter
By Sara Beth Williams The thought of sending out a monthly newsletter can be overwhelming. What should I say? Does it always have to be writing-related? What if I don’t have enough content? What should it look like? My most-often dispensed advice is this: subscribe to the newsletters of your favorite author, and glean from [...]
Top 5 Online Tools New Authors Need to Build a Platform by Sara Beth Williams
The process of writing and publishing a book is no romantic snowy walk in the park. It takes tenacity, dedication, persistence and yes, some planning; even by those who claim to write by the seat of their pants.
Top 10 Favorite Blog Posts from the Decade!
As a year comes to an end, and a new one begins, we always like to look at what went well in the past. Now, after a decade, there's some deep reflection being made. After scouring our blog and social media posts, we've come to find trends and popular posts. Here's a run down for [...]
Close to Home … But Not Too Close by Miriam Thor
By giving characters at least one or two traits I can relate to, I can connect with them enough to imagine what they would do in a given situation, rather than what I would do.
Marketing with Melinda: Social Media Posts
I cannot tell you how many times I've logged onto Twitter and all I see are "Buy This Book" posts. How many of those posts have you actually stopped, clicked the link and bought the book? I'm not saying we shouldn't post about our books, but we need to do it strategically and occasionally. Not [...]
Book Marketing with Melinda: 3 Author Cross-Promotion Ideas
Cross-promotion is a great way to promote your book. Working with others can not only help your book sales and visibility, but it can also help you create camaraderie with authors just like you. Sounds great, right? Many authors would love to do this, but don't know how to start. I'm here to help. Below [...]
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