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February 12, 2023
6 Misconceptions that Keep Beginning Writers from Publishing Success
by Anne R. Allen This week, editor and former agent Nathan Bransford published a blogpost that I wanted to send to all the beginning writers I know. The title is: If You Think Writing is Easy you’re Probably Not Very Good At It. It’s a little harsher than what we usually hear from good-natured […]
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February 5, 2023
How to Be a Beta Reader: 10 Tips for Providing a Helpful Beta Read
Plus a COVER REVEAL!! by Anne R. Allen The term “beta reader” gets thrown around a lot in writerly circles, but I’ve discovered an awful lot of writers don’t really understand what they do. The term “beta” reader seems to come from the gaming industry. Early game developers would ask certain customers to test games […]
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January 29, 2023
Are Writer No-No’s Ruining Your Book? What to do Instead
by Ruth Harris Meh. With a Shrug. The book’s not terrible. Not at all. The settings are well-drawn, the dialogue’s more than halfway decent, the reader can even tell one character from another — but, bottom line, it’s meh. With a shrug. Something’s missing. What’s the x factor? What’s the mysterious something that turns meh into mahvelous? OMG. Are […]
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January 22, 2023
10 Website Mistakes New Authors Make–and How to Fix Them
Website Mistakes Can Lose Book Sales by Nate Hoffelder No matter what industry you are in, the tech you use every day requires regular maintenance. You take your car in every few thousand miles. The office copier gets monthly visits from the service tech. And the software you’re using to write your next book gets […]
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January 15, 2023
Laurie McLean’s Crystal Ball: Publishing Predictions for 2023
Publishing predictions from Laurie’s crystal ball By Laurie McLean, Co-Founder/Agent Partner at Fuse Literary Hello everyone! Well, to say a lot happened in publishing last year is a severe understatement. Simon and Schuster Merger that Wasn’t Among the legal news, the biggest merger in publishing history — Penguin Random House’s proposed acquisition of Simon and […]
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January 8, 2023
Writers: Why Blogging is Essential in the Era of Fragmenting Social Media.
Fragmenting Social Media Creates a Problem for Book Marketing By Anne R. Allen I know how it is: your readers started fading from Facebook all through 2022, disgusted by invasive advertising and slimy tactics that spy on your every move. They are also fed up by those bizarre, arbitrary algorithms that send you to Facebook […]
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January 1, 2023
New Writers: Did You Make a New Year’s Resolution to Become a Published Author this Year?
Happy New Year to all pre-published and published authors! by Anne R. Allen I’ve been looking over some old journals from 25-30 years ago, and it’s amazing how many years I made a New Year’s resolution to become a published author. And it’s amazing how many years it didn’t happen. The journals gave me a […]
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December 25, 2022
6 Inspiring Writing Tips From Professional Authors
Anne and Ruth wish all our readers–from pre-published to professional authors– Happy Holidays and a Rewarding New Year! by Ruth Harris I’ve known and worked with a lot of writers over the years (decades). Some work first thing in the AM, others in the PM, some don’t get started until near midnight. Some write sober, […]
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December 18, 2022
How to Write that Last Chapter: 8 Tips for Ending your Book
by Anne R. Allen Here we are reaching the end of another year. Some of us have reached our writing goals, and some even “won” NaNoWriMo. But a lot of us haven’t. You may have had trouble getting to that last chapter of the novel, even though you wrote the requisite 50K words. Writing a […]
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December 11, 2022
Revise for Success — A Stress-Free Plan for Polishing Your Novel
Do you have a NaNoWriMo novel to revise? by Jodie Renner New authors often underestimate the importance of revising a novel before publishing. As Ernest Hemingway said, “The first draft of anything is sh*t.” While the first draft of your novel is definitely not crap, it’s likely a long way from being as powerful and […]
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