Authors, don't sabotage yourself -- watch out for unforced errors

Posted on 07/05/2020 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

If you enjoyed last week’s comparison of book launches to running events, good news — Ruth Harris wants you to...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Motivational, Writing advice

Free yourself from imposter syndrome

Posted on 07/04/2020 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

In honor of the Fourth of July, we’re sharing advice on how to free yourself from imposter syndrome. Editor and...

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Tagged As: Motivational

Joanna Penn’s June 2020 writing, publishing, and book marketing Q&A 

Posted on 07/03/2020 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

What are your fellow authors wondering nowadays? Joanna Penn recently hosted a Facebook Live Q&A in which she fielded the...

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Tagged As: Joanna Penn, Video

Penny Sansevieri on marketing a book before it's released

Posted on 07/02/2020 at 01:32 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Yesterday, we shared Penny Sansevieri’s advice on how to market an older book. Now it’s time to swing in the...

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Tagged As: Marketing, Penny Sansevieri

Kristine Kathryn Rusch: Don't let an agent just sit on your money

Posted on 07/02/2020 at 10:54 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

We know that not every author uses a literary agent nowadays, so perhaps reading Kristine Kathryn Rusch’s latest post about...

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

How to promote an older book

Posted on 07/01/2020 at 11:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The online writing community is full of book launch advice. But as you know, marketing a book is a marathon...

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Tagged As: Marketing, Penny Sansevieri

Your book launch isn't just a marathon or a sprint ... it's both (and more)

Posted on 06/30/2020 at 11:26 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

You might not be a runner, but you can’t avoid analogies from its realm into other parts of life. (And...

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Tagged As: Jane Friedman, Marketing

Your viewpoint character should be more than a camera

Posted on 06/29/2020 at 03:44 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Bookworms whose favorite stories were made into movies often complain that the film leaves out too much from the source...

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Tagged As: Characters, Writing advice

Author coach: Read any of these 10 novels to improve your writing

Posted on 06/29/2020 at 11:28 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

C.S. Lakin’s posts on writing often include passages from novels that have nailed whatever concept she’s writing about. Today, Live...

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

Talk shop on Twitter with other writers

Posted on 06/28/2020 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Your regular writing group might still be on hiatus because of pandemic concerns. Or maybe you didn’t have one —...

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Tagged As: The business of writing, The Digital Reader, Writing advice