(I tried to make that headline sound like The Globe or The National Enquirer, since Lucy is British. Did it work?) Lucy Brazier is a friend of the blog and author of the very popular Secret Diaries of PorterGirl blog and book – soon to be a traditionally published book series. She recently did a […]
I can hear your collective groans from here. Stop it. As an author, you will occasionally get to do interviews. As the shy, retiring type that most of you writers are, you won’t want to do them. As a marketer, you do want to do them! Interviews raise awareness of your product – the book […]
And and have a great weekend!
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Flash Fiction Challenge: DREAD
This one is difficult… Dread. Ugh, that feeling of impending… well, I’m not gonna say, because it’s up to you to show us. DREAD Definition: anticipate with great apprehension or fear. Yep. That’s it all right. DREAD. I think they key element that separates fear and dread is anticipation. It’s coming, you know it’s coming, […]
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By Way Of A QUICK UPDATE…
Recently we talked about mailing lists, and one method of using a mailing list is for a newsletter. To see that post, click HERE. We shoot pretty straight here. We rolled out the newsletter after “teasing” it to you for a few days. In the example we showed in an earlier guest post, it took about […]
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Writing Tip – Organizing Your Novel
Originally posted on Author Kelly Abell:
Many readers have asked me how I get started on writing a novel, so I thought I would share my process with you. Each author has their own method on what works for them, so there is no right or wrong way. But if you’re struggling, maybe these tips will…
Al Macy stops by to try to convince me that Scrivener is something I should use in my writing. Let’s see how he does. Scrivener fans, this is your chance to be heard! (Al is a self-proclaimed thrifty person, so for him to spend ANY $$$ on Scrivener, it must be a good writing tool. […]
I don’t address the challenges of our senior writers enough, but I can try if you tell me what they are. Odds are, we’re all facing similar challenges, regardless of age. Let’s find solutions together! . “Success” is different things to different people, but to most writers it would be earning a living from writing […]
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You Are Not Alone
Before we start today, check out this COOL gift we’re giving you wonderful people HERE. There are almost TOO many things you need to be doing BEFORE you publish your book. Odds are you aren’t doing them. Our FREE marketing book will help with all that, so click HERE to get yours now. Did […]
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Yes, IT is coming…
Are you excited about tomorrow? I am. The kid has dance class, so I get to write, uninterrupted, for about three hours! No, dance class isn’t three hours. She’s five. Dance class is about 45 minutes. But between that and getting ready and driving there and shopping afterward and driving home, my wife and daughter […]
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