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January 25, 2023
Wednesday Writing Inspiration for 1.25.23
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January 20, 2023
Living the Writing Life podcast with author Tyler James Russell
On my Living the Writing Life podcast, author Tyler James Russell and I talked about how art shapes his life, and how his life experiences shape his art.Listen to the episode here: https://livingthewritinglife.podbean....
A bit about Tyler: He's the author of When Fire Splits the Sky (2022), a novel, and To Drown a Man (2020), a poetry collection, both from Unsolicited Press.
His writing has been nominated for the Rhysling and Best of the Net, and has appeared or is forthcoming in Asimov’s Science Fiction, F(r)iction, Janus Literary, and the NonBinary Review, among others.
Tyler works as an educator and lives in Pennsylvania with his wife Cat and their children.
You can find him at Tylerjamesrussell.com, on Twitter at @TJamesRussell and on Instagram @_TJamesRussell.
January 17, 2023
Tuesday’s Tips: Maximizing Cover Reveals for the Biggest Impact
Ever since social media became a great tool for announcing book news, I’ve watched many savvy authors make the most of their online presence: announcing agent contracts and publishing agreements, significant awards and complimentary reviews, and of course maximizing cover reveals to start the buzz about their books.
I’ve watched them and admired them, but when it came to doing cover reveals for my own books, I failed to emulate them. The sad truth is, even after bringing five books to life, I bo...
January 13, 2023
My Midlife Moxie Buttons!
I'm planning ahead for the release of REINVENTING RITA, my Midlife Moxie novel coming June 2023, and I wanted some fun giveaways for my signings. So I stopped down at my local library (The Public Library of Youngstown & Mahoning County) where they have a Makerspace which includes a button maker, and here's what I came up with:
What do you think?
You can learn more about the novel series here and more about REINVENTING RITA here.
And stay tuned because my cover reveal is coming up at the beginning of February!
#midlifemoxie #ReinventingRita #womensfiction
January 11, 2023
Wednesday Writing Inspiration for 1.11.23
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January 10, 2023
Thoughts On Writing and Life for January 2023
Photo by Alexa Williams on Unsplash
Why we need to match our writing goals and plans to our definition of writing successThis is an edited excerpt from my January 2023 newsletter, The Writing Life.
You can also listen to it on my Living the Writing Life podcast.
If you’re like me, you spent the last days of 2022 developing your writing goals for the new year along with a list of tasks related to meeting those goals before 2023 winds to a close.
Before you get too deep into the “what to do” por...
January 4, 2023
Wednesday Writing Inspiration for 1.4.23
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December 28, 2022
Wednesday Writing Inspiration for 12.28.22
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December 21, 2022
Wednesday Writing Inspiration for 12.21.22
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December 14, 2022
Wednesday Writing Inspiration for 12.14.22
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