Posted on July 7, 2023 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek
The publishing experts we follow have plenty of marketing and craft advice to offer.
Here are the ones that we thought were can't-miss for our authors:
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Wishing for what we need, rather than what we want: Author Sarah Callender was surprised, to put it mildly, by the feedback she received on her manuscript — but when she thought about it, she got exactly what she needed in terms of her ultimate goal (Writer Unboxed).
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Creating superfans: Readers must read nearly five books by an author before they remember said author's name ... unless authors make an effort to plant that name in readers' heads; learn how to do that in this episode of the Beginners Self-Publishing podcast (Alliance of Independent Authors).
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A new way to think about the lie the character believes: Author K.M. Weiland explains how the ways in which your character resists reality reveals their character arc and thus powers your story (Helping Writers Become Authors).
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Writing in present tense: Dave Chesson shares how to tell whether this popular verb tense and the immediacy it brings is right for your novel (Kindlepreneur).
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Dislocating a thumb to escape handcuffs: FightWrite's Carla Hoch was once asked whether this is possible, and she shares her answer (Writer's Digest).
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