Building Your Mailing List: 5 Concrete Steps that Work by Laurel Osterkamp
A successful, well-built mailing list is vital and can increase books sales for independent and traditionally published authors alike.
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The Costs of Creative Chaos by Catharine Bramkamp
A plan can help authors organize their time and production schedule to prevent the last minute chaos procrastination often creates.
Use Your Heartbeat to Write Naturally by Naomi Rose, Book Developer & Creative Midwife
Tuning into your inner self and your heartbeat might be the best way an author can break through writer’s block and find inspiration.
5 Common Editing Mistakes When You Rewrite Your Manuscript by Linnea Gradin
Rewriting, or revision, is something every writer faces, it’s helpful to be aware of common mistakes so you can avoid them.
Should a Pantser Try to be a Plotter? One Pantser’s Shocking True Story By Laurel Osterkamp
There is a huge debate among authors about which is better, plotter or pantser, but the best choice is what works best for you.
Getting Intimate with Your Characters by Kay Keppler
A famous author once said that every book should contain a love story. Now, that author might not have thought that the love story needed a sex scene, but many novelists writing in every genre do include sex scenes in their books. And there’s a problem with that.
My Favorite Monsters by Nevada McPherson
Halloween is on its way; time to get out Boney, our life-size skeleton decoration. He’s been around for several years now. His skull fell off his neck, but we repaired him and now he’s sitting in a fold-out chair on our porch, waving at passers-by, his skeleton hand high in the air.
Are You Positive? by Carol Malone
I don’t know if you’re like me, but watching all the disasters taking place recently has left me feeling forlorn for the loss of life and property, and less than positive about the future.
Time Management – How to Eek Out More Time by Chloe Adler
I wrote one blog on the tools one can use for productivity before at and all of those tools still stand. They’re all great. What I found was that I used too many at once and that didn’t end up working well for me as I spent more time inputting and checking off than was necessary.
Learning from Our Reading by Martin Haworth
Over the summer I’ve been reading a lot (haven’t we all?) and I’ve realised that my reading has changed a little as I’ve started to write more and with the hindsight of what I’ve learned along the way.
Backstory: Not a Dirty Word by Kay Keppler
We’ve all heard the first commandment for writers: never open your book with backstory. And the second commandment? No infodumps. And the third? Sprinkle that backstory throughout your book.
The Role of Mindfulness in Creativity by Sarah Chauncey
Novels, J.D. Salinger wrote, grow in the dark. By that, he meant that true creativity comes from the subconscious mind, from allowing ideas time to percolate below our conscious awareness.
Ready for New Adventures? By Nevada McPherson
Summer is still with us but “back to school” is just around the corner (or already here in some places) and I’ve started to assess what I’ve been up to for the past few weeks and figure out what will be my focus as fall approaches.
How Authors Can Market And Promote Themselves Online by Victoria Greene
Some ‘old school’ authors may cling to the old adage, ‘let the writing speak for itself,’ but nowadays, it is pretty much universally accepted that authors need to maintain an internet presence to be noticed.
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