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January 3, 2022
Social Media for Writers
Writers need social media. Beginner and novice writers need social media. Experienced writers need social media. Bestselling authors need social media. Social media helps writers get discovered, grow their platform, and share their knowledge.
In this episode, I share 10 social media tips to level up your social media game. Don’t avoid social media, writers. Build your writer network, author community, and readership.
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Valentine Gifts for Writers
Writers need more than just a computer and their imagination. They need writing gifts that help them write better and faster. Gifts that inspire and motivate.
This Valentine’s Day, get your writing Valentine a gift that says ‘I love that you write.’ Or be your own Valentine and treat yourself. You’re a writer. You deserve it!
In this episode, I share 18 gift ideas for writers, from free to dream worthy.
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January 2, 2022
Historical Fiction & Food
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Four historical fiction authors talk food and how they integrate into their historical fiction. What did they eat in ancient times? Or medieval? Or even 5O years ago? You might be surprised.
Is there a literary purpose for including food description in a novel? How do you research food eaten in your novel’s time period, culture, and place?
In this episode, four authors from the southern California chapter of the Historical Novel Society dish about food and food in historical fiction. Yummy!
HISTORY TALKS is a group of historical fiction authors in southern California who love all things history and writing! Join us once a month for a range of topics! Find us on Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/groups/22365... or our website: https://historicalspeakers.wordpress.com
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FEATURED AUTHORSZenobia NeilJanet WertmanAnne Louise BannonJanuary 1, 2022
Organization | Charts & Lists for Authors
There is a lot to keep organized when you’re writing a novel. Even more when you’re an author. Character charts. Research facts. FaceBook groups. Manuscript drafts. Book marketing and promotion sites. Book reviewers. And so much more!
Whether you’re a beginner writer with a first book or an expert with many, staying organized gives your more time to focus on writing, promoting, marketing, and social media.
Organizing all my information helps me find information fast, be it characters, book blogs, or book promotion sites. Being an author is a business and you will wear many hats. Make it easy and start organizing now.
In this episode, I share what organization charts and lists work for me.
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How To Write a Bio When You’re a Beginner Writer
Writing a bio for all those social media platforms can be a challenge when you’re a new and beginner writer. But writing a good bio is important. A good bio can help grow your writer network and make more writing connections.
Don’t just dash one off. Bios matter. But beware, they reveal more than you may think–good and bad. How do you write a bio when don’t have a book, cred, and accolades? I struggled with this when I was writing my first book.
In this episode I share tips to write a bio when you are new writer.
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December 31, 2021
Fail or Success? Looking Back at 2021
Ditch the Descriptions
Novel descriptions. How many do you have? Do you love writing descriptions? Me too. But be careful! Too many descriptions can slow down your story. Are you writing descriptions for the right plot, conflict, and characterization reasons?
In this writing episode I share 5 reasons NOT to include descriptions and 6 ways to integrate them.
What descriptions did you struggle to delete?
Let me know. I love your comments.
Videos Mentioned in This Episode
9 Tips to Put More Lift into Your Rising Action: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Zc-w… 10 Things to Include in a Character Chart: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-92yA… Types of Conflict: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZkPr2…All the social media and book links: https://linktr.ee/AutumnBardot
December 16, 2021
Vague Adjectives: Revision Tips #2
Does your story have a case of the Vague Adjective? Here’s what they are and why you need to revise them.
December 8, 2021
10 Swoon Worthy Gifts & 5 Free Gifts for Writers
Which one is on YOUR holiday wish list?
December 2, 2021
Don’t Write Do-Nothing Sentences
Long, boring sentences that do nothing to further plot, characterization, conflict, or emotion increase your word count but they also drag down your story.
Here’s how and why to revise them.
 
