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Why Writers Should Reread Their Favorite Series

Part of my goal in 2017 is to re-read some of my favorite book series, from a craft perspective. I’ve learned a lot by re-reading my favorites, which made me realize that everyone can learn from this tactic. So today, let’s talk about why writers should reread their favorite series. 1. you’ll learn about story…

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March Goals

March is already here and I’m a little stunned by how fast February actually went. I made two trips home for two weekends and that definitely ate away at my month. As much as I love my family, little work gets done while I’m with them! February saw a lot of brainstorming for the blog…

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The Ginger's Blog Tips: Starting a Blog on WordPress

This post contains affiliate links. See this page for more information on affiliates. I’ve been blogging for a long time. In fact, Ginger & Co. is actually my third blog, so I’ve done this process a few times. Starting a blog (or a website) can be a great way to help your online business. Since…

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How to Write an Awesome "About Me" Page

If you were to take a look at your Google Analytics profile, besides your blog, your About Me page will probably be one of the biggest traffic spots on your website. For good reason, right? Your About Me Page is specifically where people have the opportunity to learn about you. But writing “About Me” pages…

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50 Shades Darker of an Author's Perspective

The original post for this was on Ginger & Books (it was one of the first posts), and you can see the original post here. The original post is in this post with some updated copy. This week, the world will be graced with the wonderful 50 Shades Darker movie (please, please read that last sentence with…

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5 More Things About Love Triangles

Well happy Valentine’s Day. Or if you’re single like myself, happy Tuesday. Since today is the eternal day of love (or another day to drink some wine), I want to talk about one of the biggest things in commercial fiction right now: love triangles. Love triangles are the thing that refuse to go away. A…

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5 Things to Include on Your Blog's Footer

Today, I want to talk about blog footers. You know those things way at the bottom of the page? If someone makes it through your whole webpage, that’s the last thing they’re looking at. I recently took some time to update my footer to add more information.  Your blog footer won’t get as much traffic…

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Using Evernote: Key Features

Using Evernote is back! Today’s post has a lot of information, so it’s okay if not all of this works for you and your system of Evernote. One of the great things about Evernote is the arability of apps. There’s the web browser, your desktop app, your iOS and android platforms, I think there’s one…

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Fast-Drafting Your Novel

This summer, as I listened to podcast after podcast, I was introduced to a new concept of writing: fast-drafting. So, today, I want to talk about five things you can do to make fast-drafting work for you. Fast-drafting is essentially what it sounds like. You write your novel fast. NaNoWriMo could be a form of…

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Laura and the Ginger

Sometimes, being one person in two can be hard. Especially on social media. For a while now, I’ve struggled with being Laura versus the ginger. Obviously, being a ginger is something I identify with, but it’s hard to had two platforms with two different names.’ Last year, I tried to combine all my platforms into…

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