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July 14, 2016
Write Book Endorsements That Help Authors and You
Well-written, honest endorsements are a win-win for the book’s author and the endorser. Win-Win The Author: Readers like endorsements because they feel more confident about buying a book when other industry people recommend it, especially those whose work they respect. Endorsements can increase book sales. The Endorser: Even if endorsers are unknown, readers associate […]
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July 7, 2016
Blog to Book: What You Should Consider
Writing books from blogs is a popular current trend. Readers have asked if I might consider making my blog into a book. Yes, I’ve thought about it. Here’s what my research says I should take into account. Books based on blogs can open up opportunities. They can: Expand my blog audience. Demonstrate to clients my talents. […]
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June 30, 2016
You Can Write Your Story Faster
Last week, I posted on writing blog content faster. But in some important ways, writing your story faster differs from writing blog content faster. Here are suggestions for writing stories faster. Before You Write Ask, “What am I saying to myself?” Is it something like, “I’ve always edited as I go, because I’m good at […]
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June 23, 2016
You Can Write Blog Content Faster
“Remember that writing faster and better is easy to do as long as you know what you want to say. Get a good main idea and the rest will fall into place.” — C. M. Smith “How to Write Better and Faster” Before You Write Content Faster 1. Ask, “What am I saying […]
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June 16, 2016
6 Essentials in Writing Picture Books
Joanne Sher is my guest today. As a dedicated student of writing picture books, Joanne knows the ins and outs of the craft. Enjoy the essentials she shares with us. Joanne: Many assume writing for children is easier than writing for adults. After all, the word counts are lower, right? And kids can’t understand as much […]
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June 9, 2016
Confidence-Building Public Speaking Tips for Introverted Writers
“I used to be incredibly afraid of public speaking. I started with five people, then I’d speak to 10 people. I made it up to 75 people, up to 100, and now I can speak to a very large group, and it feels similar to speaking to you one-on-one.” — Robin S. Sharma As writers […]
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June 2, 2016
Write Inner Dialogue That Speaks to the Reader
“Since long passages in italics are a pain to read, you can only use this technique effectively for passages no longer than a sentence or two. Even this brief passage is too long, don’t you think?” —Renni Browne and Dave King (Self-Editing for Fiction Writers) Interior monologue (aka: direct and indirect thoughts, inner dialogue, and […]
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May 26, 2016
Tips For Writing Bible Fiction – Tell Me The Old, Old Stories
My guest today is Bonnie Winters. Bonnie shared with me how she started writing Bible fiction. “I didn’t choose the Bible fiction genre – it chose me. LOL! I was hurting and needed a Bible mentor so I went looking for a female character who had experienced abuse similar to my own and had come through it victoriously. […]
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May 19, 2016
6 Cases: How to Write Infrequent Phrases – Part 3
“‘As long as readers know what I mean, does it really matter whether there’s a typo here and there, a comma in the wrong place, or a few words misspelled?’ Yeah. It does.” —Proofreading Secrets of Best-Selling Authors, by Kathy Ide, published by Lighthouse Publishing of the Carolinas. Used by permission. We continue with Part […]
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May 12, 2016
5 Cases: How to Write Infrequent Phrases – Part 2
“Although writing badly is like dressing in lime skorts and an orange plaid sweater—people notice—publicly correcting a stranger’s writing is as rude as asking someone with a fashion problem “Did you think that looked good when you got dressed this morning?” —Mignon Fogarty (Grammar Girl) We continue with Part 2 of a 3-part series, looking […]
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