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Blog Post Round-up for 2023

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As my final post on The Writer’s Place, I decided to highlight some of the posts from this year that you might have missed.

Check them out and then share your comments or ideas below!

 

Tuesday’s Tips: Maximizing Cover Reveals for the Biggest Impact

Do you have a book coming out in 2024? If so, then this post has suggestions for making the most of your cover reveal strategy: the why, when, where and how to do it. And not just my ideas, since, as I admitted ...

Wednesday Writing Inspiration for 12.20.23

Words for writers from Andre Dubus

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Thoughts on writing and life for December 2023

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Just a few thoughts on the importance of being willing to make revisions: in writing and in life.

This is an edited excerpt from my December 2023 newsletter, The Writing Life. (Subscribe here.)

You can also listen to it on my Living the Writing Life podcast or wherever you get your podcasts.

Because I am a writer, it is natural that I view life—my life, in particular—through that lens. Specifically, I have come to realize that life is—no, not a box of chocolates...

Wednesday Writing Inspiration for 12.13.23

Words for writers from Edwin Arlington Robinson

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Undertaking a website redo: Interview with author Kristina Carmela

It all started when author Kristina Carmela posted on Threads about her author website redo. Since I was considering doing something similar with my site, I went to hers to check it out and thought how appealing and interesting and well, focused, it was.

There was no doubt that she was an author, but besides promoting her books, she also made available a lot of content for free.

So, I invited her to share with the rest of us how she undertook her website reno, along with what her plans are for 2...

Wednesday Writing Inspiration for 12.6.23

Words for writers from Ann Patchett

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Wednesday Writing Inspiration for 11.29.23

Words for writers from Harper Lee

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Wednesday Writing Inspiration for 11.22.23

Words for writers from Nancy Kress

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Thoughts on writing and life for November 2023

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Just a few thoughts on why we need to take regular breaks to refresh and renew our creative spirit.

This is an edited excerpt from my November 2023 newsletter, The Writing Life. (Subscribe here.)

You can also listen to it on my Living the Writing Life podcast or wherever you get your podcasts.

Have you recovered from the time change yet? While the “spring ahead” one can be challenging since we lose an hour, the November time change should be easier, since in the...

Wednesday Writing Inspiration for 11.15.23

Words for writers from Molly Giles

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