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January 26, 2020
He Said. She Said. 15 Keys to Writing Great Dialogue
by Ruth Harris One of them is lying. Or are both of them lying? You mean maybe both of them are telling the truth? Could be, couldn’t it? No matter which answer is the correct one, what people say and the words with which they say it, will immediately bring your characters—and your book—to life. […]
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January 19, 2020
How to Write a Professional, Not-Embarrassing Query to an Agent, Reviewer, Editor, or Blogger
Don’t embarrass yourself with a clueless query. by Anne R. Allen I don’t know why, but I’ve recently been hit with a barrage of requests from new writers who want me to critique their query letters. Most of them come from LinkedIn, which I’ve happily ignored for years, but for some reason I’m suddenly getting […]
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January 12, 2020
BookBub Reviews offer an Alternative to Goodreads and Amazon: It’s Not Just for Pricey Ads Anymore
BookBub: You can use it even if you can’t afford their ads. by Anne R. Allen Isn’t BookBub Just a Bargain Ebook Newsletter? They started out with the daily bargain newsletter. And it’s still going strong. BookBub has become the most successful of all the bargain newsletters in the US and UK. As a reader, […]
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January 5, 2020
2020 Publishing Predictions: Agent Laurie McLean’s Crystal Ball
2020 Publishing Predictions by Laurie McLean, Co-founder of Fuse Literary Agency Hello again, everyone. I love creating this look-ahead in publishing each year. It makes me pick my head up and take a longer view of the industry than my normal routine of concentrating on the picayune changes in publishing contracts, the art of selling […]
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December 29, 2019
HAPPY NEW DECADE! Previews of Coming Attractions in 2020
Happy New Year from Anne and Ruth! With our sincere best wishes for a festive holiday and rewarding 2020. We love our readers and appreciate every one of you. Thank you for keeping us going for the last 10 years! Here are some things coming up on the blog in the next few months. Agent […]
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December 22, 2019
Leaving the Wild and Crazy Decade of the Self-Publishing Revolution
The self-publishing revolution started on clunky computers like this one by Anne R. Allen In a few days we’ll be leaving the twenty-teens to enter the 2020s. We’ll be saying goodbye to a decade of wild upheaval in the publishing industry. It’s been quite a ride. On January 5th, we’ll host agent Laurie McLean from […]
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December 15, 2019
Why You Shouldn’t Live With An Underwritten Christmas Character
by Tara Sparling Introduction: Ever wonder what it would be like to live with a well-known fictional character stereotype? At Christmas? Well, wonder no more, and count your blessings that you don’t… It’s December the Somethingth. You come home from a long day at work. You were supposed to buy Christmas gifts, but the traffic […]
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December 8, 2019
3 Things You Need To Become an Author (Plus a 4th to Keep in the Game.)
By Melodie Campbell. I’m not talking about a room of your own, with all due respect to Virginia Wolf. (Although that is certainly handy. Writing your early stories on the floor of the bathroom with your kids outside shaking the locked door gets tiresome pretty fast.) But today I’m talking about what I tell the […]
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December 1, 2019
Commenting on Blogs: The Easy Way for New Writers to Build Platform
by Anne R. Allen. I’ve seen a steep decline in the number of people commenting on blogs over the past few years. I’m not sure why that is. But commenting on blogs is still an easy, painless way to get your name into search engines and build an “author platform.” I realize I’m partly […]
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November 24, 2019
How to Ride The Publishing Roller Coaster Without Falling Off: How to Stay Sane in a Crazy Business
The publishing roller coaster can drive you nuts if you let it. by Ruth Harris I don’t really have to tell you, do I? Success followed by failure. Ups followed by crashes. Sinatra sang it: Flying high in April. Shot down in May. Moodswings. One week you pop the Dom Perignon. The next, you’re knee […]
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