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Practical Tips for Rewriting your Novel: Free Workshop
Practical Tips for Rewriting your Novel: Free Workshop Finishing even a single draft of a book is a huge accomplishment. But now you must see your manuscript through multiple revisions and drafts. No one writes the perfect book in one shot. You must open yourself up...
Burnout: The Villain We All Pretend to Ignore
Burnout: The Villain We All Pretend to Ignore Talking about our insecurities, our struggles, in a public setting is not easy. As writers, we are notorious for being worried about what people will think—it’s why reviews, criticism, and sales are some of the scariest...
What Readers Want: Romance Edition
What Readers Want: Romance Edition We're kicking off the new year with the start of our What Readers Want series. This month we have an interview with Christy! An avid romance reader and top reviewer on Goodreads, Christy also blogs at Book Babes Unite. When it comes...
5 Reasons You Need an In-Depth Critique
5 Reasons You Need an In-Depth Critique Criticism is something many of us shy away from. Who wants to hear what they are doing wrong? Praise is where it’s at! Right? Maybe not. Criticism, in the most constructive way, makes us stronger—makes our writing, our voice,...
Hook ‘em Hard (Part Three)
A 3-Part Series on the Book Selling Process This is a three-part series on getting a reader to buy your book. Be sure to read part one and part two. As you’ll recall from our last blog post, the third thing that sells a reader on your book is the writing itself—your...
Best-Selling Book Blurbs (Part Two)
A 3-Part Series on the Book Selling Process This is a three-part series on getting a reader to buy your book. Did you miss part one? View it here. As you’ll recall from our previous blog post, the second thing that sells a reader on your book is the cover copy—your...
First Impressions: Book Covers (Part One)
A 3-Part Series on the Book Selling Process Getting a reader to buy your book is one of the hardest things authors go through. There are so many factors involved in a consumer’s choice, but in this three-part series, we’ll talk about the three most basic steps to...
The Dos and Don’ts to Dialogue Tags
Guest post by Ryan Lanz Writers use dialogue tags constantly. In fact, we use them so often that readers all but gloss over them. They should be invisible. However, there are ways to misuse them and make them stand out. In an effort to avoid that, let’s take a closer...
How Do You Write? Paper vs. Computer
How Do You Write? Paper vs. Computer I’m always looking for ways to improve my writing. Certain tools and habits help me get into the writing groove, while others can be distracting. One choice that can affect our writing is whether to use paper or a computer. Like an...
4 Simple, Realistic Ways You Can Make Time to Write
Guest post by Erin Tolbert Whether you write romance, self-help, historical fiction or anything in between, all authors have something in common: You must make time to write. Let’s be honest, how often do you say to yourself, “If I could just find time to write…”? But...
Put an End to Imposter Syndrome!
Download your free copy of these 8 tried-and-true strategies to stop self-doubt and imposter syndrome as a writer. And, build the power to resist it in the future.
