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January 8, 2017
PUBLISHING PREDICTIONS for 2017 from Agent Laurie McLean
Looking into my Crystal Ball by Fuse Literary Agency Co-Founder Laurie McLean Wow. 2016 sucked. In so many ways. I was never happier to kick a year to the curb than 2016. From David Bowie in January to Carrie Fisher in December, it seemed that each week brought a fresh tragedy to our lives. […]
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January 1, 2017
First Chapters: Start Your Novel With Your Reader in Mind
First chapters are the hardest. So write them last. by Anne R. Allen Happy New Year! And many thanks to Frances Caballo, who this week named this one of the Best 15 Blogs for Indie Authors to Follow. I hope you had lots of fun over the holidays. Now it’s resolution time. Time to get […]
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December 25, 2016
Writing Rules and Rejections: Ignore Them and Enjoy the Holidays!
Writing rules, rejection & why to forget them and have some holiday fun! Ruth Harris joined this blog five and a half years ago with a wildly popular blogpost on rejection. Because she worked as editor at a couple of Big Five Houses as well as being a New York Times bestselling author, she knows […]
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December 18, 2016
Guest Blogging for Authors: How NOT to Query a Blogger…and 10 Tips for Doing it Right
Want to land a guest blogging gig? Don’t clown around. by Anne R. Allen Marketing gurus will tell you guest blogging is one of the best ways to get your name out there to sell books and/or writing services. And they’re right. Here are some reasons why. But the gurus don’t often tell you how […]
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December 11, 2016
Book Title Generators to Get You Through The Holidays
A book title generator because “A Christmas Carol” is taken by Tara Sparling Titles. The easiest part of the book to write. Right? All you have to do is pick, say, one to twelve words. Just make them clever, catchy, evocative, and a one-way ticket to making your book a block-busting bestseller. Easy! I don’t […]
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December 4, 2016
The Writer’s Enemy List: Are These People Sabotaging Your Writing Dreams?
Groucho Marxists are definitely on the writer’s enemy list by Anne R. Allen It can be tough to be a writer at holiday time. Uncle Bob wants to know why you aren’t rich yet. Aunt Susie calls you antisocial because you insist on doing those rewrites for your editor instead of helping with her booth […]
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November 27, 2016
GIFTS FOR WRITERS: GOODIES TO PUT ON YOUR WISH LIST
Gifts for writers to wish for… by Ruth Harris It is a truth universally acknowledged that no writer ever knows when or where his/her next great idea will strike. Because of that inconvenient fact, notebooks are essential. Although the back of a grocery receipt or a dry cleaner’s ticket will do in an emergency, a […]
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November 20, 2016
Stupid Writing Rules: 12 Bad Writing Tips New Writers Give Each Other
Stupid writing rules–Beware the Dunning-Kruger Effect. by Anne R. Allen Fake news isn’t our only problem in the era of social media. Fake writing rules are everywhere. Even I get taken in. I shared a meme on Facebook yesterday that gave a spelling rule that was 100% wrong. Thank goodness an English teacher friend […]
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November 13, 2016
What Genre is Your Novel? And is it YA, MG, New Adult or Adult?
Novel genre isn’t always obvious, even to the author. While we’re writing, (especially during NaNoWriMo) we just let the inspiration pull us along. But there comes a point where we have to decide where our work fits in the great bookish ecosystem – its genre and the age of its audience. Writing coach and novelist […]
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November 6, 2016
Dreaming of a Writing Career? 6 Things New Writers Can do NOW
Writing career dreams? How to prepare while you’re writing that novel. by Anne R. Allen Recently fellow mystery author Carmen Amato said she’d been asked by several new writers where they should be focusing their energies as they start a writing career. Carmen passed the question on to me and I wrote a short answer […]
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