Grammar Girl goes over how to make family names plural

Posted on 12/06/2019 at 10:44 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Grammar Girl’s latest episode is clearly inspired by the holiday card season, but authors are likely to use it year...

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Tagged As: Grammar Girl

Kristine Kathryn Rusch's licensing lessons from "Diehard"

Posted on 12/05/2019 at 03:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

If you thought that your story needed to be brand-new or buzzworthy on its own to license, Kristine Kathryn Rusch...

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Tagged As: Kristine Kathryn Rusch, Licenses, copyrights, and other legalese, Marketing, Pop culture

Should you trim your email newsletter's subscriber list?

Posted on 12/05/2019 at 11:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Most newsletter advice centers on how to add subscribers (or what to share with them). On the flip side of...

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Tagged As: Email newsletter, Marketing, The Book Designer, The Digital Reader

Author encourages fellow writers to think like a bodybuilder

Posted on 12/04/2019 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Nowadays, we recognize the equal importance of mental and physical health. So Joanna Penn was delighted to hear novelist and...

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Tagged As: Joanna Penn, Motivational, Writing advice

Police sergeant: Don't commit these crimes in your detective novel

Posted on 12/03/2019 at 01:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

We’ve all been there: We’re reading a book or watching a show or film in which a character shares our...

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Tagged As: Joanna Penn, Mystery, Writing advice

Kristine Kathryn Rusch takes on the pursuit of perfection

Posted on 12/03/2019 at 09:08 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Perfectionism is a year-round demon for many of us, including writers. And the extra pressure from the holidays certainly doesn’t...

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Tagged As: Kristine Kathryn Rusch, Motivational, Video, Writing advice

The "Homepreneur" shares her work-from-home tips with Joanna Penn

Posted on 12/02/2019 at 12:55 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

There are two common reactions to the news that someone works from home. One is an exclamation of envy; the...

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Tagged As: Joanna Penn

Author applies for trademark on the word "dark" in books

Posted on 12/02/2019 at 08:36 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

At least one writer wasn’t following #cockygate and its aftermath very closely. BoingBoing reports that Christine Feehan has applied for...

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Tagged As: Licenses, copyrights, and other legalese, Scandal

How to build a yearlong book marketing plan

Posted on 12/01/2019 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

We’ve got a hot second between holidays right now, so it’s time to serve up a huge helping of advice....

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Tagged As: Marketing, The business of writing

What authors should worry about during an external crisis

Posted on 11/30/2019 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

We’ve shared advice before on how to handle a crisis that affects your writing career. But what if the crisis...

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Tagged As: Frances Caballo, Social media and websites