5 Simple Ways for Authors to Become Powerful Readers

T.C. Boyle once said that "Most writers are writers because they are introverts who have chosen a profession in which they don't have to deal with anyone." While it may be painful for them to be out in the public eye, it shouldn't be painful for people to listen to them read from their books -- but all too often, it is.



Here are five simple tools authors can use to become skilled at this essential side of the profession.



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