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September 23, 2018
Want to Self-Publish Fiction Successfully? Follow These 9 Tips
Self-publish fiction successfully by ignoring the trad-pub rules. by Anne R. Allen I wrote a post a few weeks ago that some people found discouraging. I pointed out that a number of changes, especially at Amazon, make it more of a challenge to self-publish fiction successfully than it was a decade ago. Back when the […]
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Want to Self-Publish Fiction Successfully? Follow These 9 Tips.
Self-publish fiction successfully by ignoring the trad-pub rules. by Anne R. Allen I wrote a post a few weeks ago that some people found discouraging. I pointed out that a number of changes, especially at Amazon, make it more of a challenge to self-publish fiction successfully than it was a decade ago. Back when the […]
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September 16, 2018
10 Books to Help Writers When You’re Discouraged, Blocked, or Feel Like You’re Not a Real Writer
Feeling like you’re not a real writer? Fight self-doubt with these books. by Janet Boyer What are the true enemies of writers—those monsters that haunt, harangue and harass? After twenty years of writing—the last decade spent as a traditionally-published non-fiction author and Amazon.com Hall of Fame Reviewer—I’ve chased down those #*@#$!% fiends and took names. […]
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September 9, 2018
The Power of a Single Word: 4 Tips for Stronger Writing
Stronger writing comes from choosing power words. by Kathy Steinemann Wrong word or strong word? Muscle up, wordsters. Weak writing alienates readers. They won’t settle for wussy, so why should you? One path to stronger writing is to pump up the power of single words. This post provides examples that will help you muscle-ize your […]
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September 2, 2018
9 Pieces of Bad Publishing Advice New Writers Should Ignore
by Anne R. Allen Social Media is both a boon and a curse to new writers. Online writing groups and forums are an excellent source of insider information on the publishing industry—stuff we once could only find at expensive classes and writers’ conferences. But social media is also a major source of misinformation and dangerously […]
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August 26, 2018
What Ian Fleming Did to Make James Bond a Success (Besides Write Terrific Books)
Ian Fleming worked as hard on marketing as today’s authors. by Ruth Harris. It’s not just today’s authors who work hard. Consider Ian Fleming. The Man With The Golden Typewriter: Ian Fleming’s James Bond Letters is a collection by Fleming’s nephew of the author’s letters to his publisher, editors, colleagues, other writers, fans, readers, and friends. […]
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August 19, 2018
10 Mistakes I Made as a New Indie Author
An Indie Author CAN publish with dignity and rise above the sleaze. by Derek Murphy I was at a writer’s conference recently where a woman was upset because the agent she pitched didn’t believe in her book. She wanted more support, more sympathy, more understanding. The speaker pointed out that the agent’s job is not […]
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August 12, 2018
The New Gmail: 12 Gmail Hacks Every Writer Can Use
Ever wished you could unsend email? Now Gmail lets you do that…and more! by Nate Hoffelder. With Google releasing a new version of Gmail, now is a great time to reconsider how we can use Gmail to get more done. Gmail is possibly the most widely used email service, but are you getting the most out […]
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August 5, 2018
Create Believable “Troubled” Characters by Studying Personality Disorders.
Personality disorders can create a distorted self-image. by Anne R. Allen. Most of the truly rotten villains in fiction are what used to be called “psychopaths.” (Now clinically known as people with ASPD: Anti-Social Personality Disorder.) These are people who have no conscience and no empathy. But psychopaths can make boring fiction. Psychopathic villains have […]
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July 29, 2018
Practical Tips for Finding New Opportunities in Your Dusty Old Manuscripts
Are old manuscripts gathering dust in your archives? by Ruth Harris. Every writer has (at least) one and probably more. They’re the old manuscripts we—most certainly including Anne and me—started but didn’t finish or did finish but somehow went off track. They’re our false starts, our duds and misfires, our first novels, our practice novels, […]
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