4 copyright myths debunked

Posted on 11/20/2019 at 02:41 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

No one wants to run afoul of copyright law — and everyone wants to protect their hard-earned intellectual property if...

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Tagged As: Licenses, copyrights, and other legalese, The business of writing, The Passive Voice

Take the time to engage your reader emotionally

Posted on 11/20/2019 at 10:52 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Keeping your reader engaged and interested in your story doesn’t mean rattling off events at an auctioneer’s speed. C.S. Lakin...

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Tagged As: C.S. Lakin / Live Write Thrive, Joanna Penn, Plot / narrative, Writing advice

Here's how to do competing-title research

Posted on 11/19/2019 at 02:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Knowing that you should examine competing titles and actually tackling the task are, of course, two entirely different beasts. Penny...

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Tagged As: Marketing, The business of writing

How to resolve royalty questions

Posted on 11/19/2019 at 10:30 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

What better way to raise your blood pressure than to realize you have to talk to someone about finances? John...

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Tagged As: The business of writing

Writer Beware has concerns with the Sunday Times Audible Short Story Award

Posted on 11/18/2019 at 03:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

We hope this Writer Beware post isn’t coming too late for any of our followers. Victoria Strauss highlights some problematic...

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Tagged As: Licenses, copyrights, and other legalese, The business of writing

Holiday book promotion: Why you should be advertising books now

Posted on 11/18/2019 at 08:24 AM by Guest Author

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Advertising books this time of year is a wise move, as interest in books tends to increase. Get tips on...

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Tagged As: Marketing, The business of writing

Dave Chesson: How to set up and use an author Facebook page

Posted on 11/17/2019 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Chances are, you’ve already set up your Facebook author page. But if you haven’t, Dave Chesson is ready to help...

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Tagged As: Dave Chesson (the Kindlepreneur), Marketing, Social media and websites

Keep your reader guessing to keep them reading

Posted on 11/16/2019 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

In fiction, tension isn’t about clenching your fists or gritting your teeth — or stating that your protagonist is doing...

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Tagged As: C.S. Lakin / Live Write Thrive, Plot / narrative, Writing advice

Writing prompts for a new project and a work in progress

Posted on 11/15/2019 at 04:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Need inspiration to strike when you actually have some free time to write? Writer’s Digest shared five writing prompts, three...

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Tagged As: Writer's block / writing prompts, Writer's Digest

Author discusses the English book market in India and writer-centric software

Posted on 11/15/2019 at 11:14 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Joanna Penn’s interview with author Vikram Chandra covers quite a bit of new ground. After years of hard work (familiar...

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Tagged As: Joanna Penn, Literature in translation, Technology