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10 Ways to Nurture a Young WriterToday’s guest post is by author and publishing consultant K.B. Jensen ( @KB_Jensen ). What do you do when a teen in...
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When Do You Need an Author Website?Photo by Hal Gatewood on Unsplash Today’s post is by writer and literary consultant Grace Bialecki ( @GraceBialecki )....
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When Your Characters Speak a Language Other Than EnglishToday’s post is by author Jyotsna Sreenivasan ( @Jyotsna_Sree ). You’re writing in English, but your characters speak...
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How to Develop a Complex ProtagonistPhoto by Mark F. Griffin Today’s post is by author and editor Ken Brosky ( @Grendelguy ). It shouldn’t come as any...
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Are You Sure You Don’t Have an Author Platform?Today’s post is by author and educator Lena Nelson , author of America’s Youngest Ambassador . In spring 2017, after learning...
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The Right Way to Ask a Published Writer for Publishing AdviceToday’s post is by author and journalist Elisa Bernick . Many years ago, I was at a book launch for a writer I didn’t know for a...
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To Set Beta Reader Expectations, Have an Honest ConversationPhoto by Miguel Á. Padriñán Ask the Editor is a column for your questions about the editing process and editors themselves. It also...
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How to Write Nonfiction When You’re Not an “Expert”Photo by Darina Belonogova Today’s guest post is by book coach and editor Liz Green . Join us on May 31 for Memoir or Self-Help?...
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First Pages Critique: Reduce Repetition to Better Seed the MysteryPhoto by Valeriia Miller Ask the Editor is a column for your questions about the editing process and editors themselves. It also...
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Harnessing the Power of TikTok: From Self-Published to Traditionally Published AuthorTodays post is by author and editor Julie Gray . As a writer and a developmental editor, I experience the same highs and lows as...
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Why You Should Start Promoting Your Writing Before You’re “Ready”Today’s post is by author Catherine Baab-Muguira ( @CatBaabMuguira ). Years ago, I had a freelance article go viral, or at...
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Using ChatGPT for Book Research? Take Exceeding CarePhoto by Jason Tuinstra on Unsplash Today’s post is by author and book coach Susanne Dunlap ( @susanne_dunlap )....
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The Fascinating Neuroscience of SceneToday’s post is by regular contributor Susan DeFreitas ( @manzanitafire ), an award-winning author, editor, and book coach. Join us on...
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First Pages Critique: Getting a Handle on PacePhoto by Nicolas Henderson (CC BY 2.0) Ask the Editor is a column for your questions about the editing process and editors themselves....
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The How, When and Why of Writing AutofictionPhoto by Designecologist Todays post is by author Adele Annesi ( @WordforWords ). As a writer and instructor of autofiction,...
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How to Make Productive Use of ChatGPT: Q&A with Elisa LorelloAuthor Elisa Lorello’s exploratory dive into ChatGPT led her to discover its usefulness to fiction and nonfiction writers, and she shares...
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Create Effective Dialogue by Asking the Right QuestionsPhoto by Korney Violin on Unsplash Today’s post is by editor Tiffany Yates Martin ( @FoxPrintEd ). Join us on Wednesday, May 3, for...
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Describe Your Book in Two Sentences: Q&A with Ann GarvinToday’s post is by author Laura Bird ( @laura_at_the_library ). Join interviewee Ann Garvin on Wednesday, April 19 for the online class...
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Ask the Editor: How Do You Move Beyond the Three-Act Structure?Photo by Andrew Neel Ask the Editor is a column for your questions about the editing process and editors themselves. It also features...
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Are You Giving Yourself Writing Credit?Today’s post is by author, editor and coach Jessica Conoley ( @jaconoley ). Join us on April 27 for a class on working with beta readers...
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How to Find Comp Titles Using ChatGPTPhoto by Matheus Bertelli Today’s guest post is by John Matthew Fox ( @bookfox ), author of The Linchpin Writer ....
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How to Differentiate Between Desire and Desperation in Pursuit of PublicationPhoto by Alexis Fauvet on Unsplash Today’s post is by writer and nonfiction coach Amy Goldmacher ( @Solidgoldmacher ). Is...
