Posted on December 20, 2022 at 9:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Author Anne R. Allen concludes her advice on, well, concluding your book with an analogy to a good meal. You...

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Posted on December 19, 2022 at 3:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Being an author, nowadays, most likely means wearing a number of different hats — marketer, accountant, and storyteller. So if...

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Posted on December 19, 2022 at 9:31 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Joanna Penn hosted fellow publishing expert Jane Friedman on her Creative Penn podcast to discuss the year that was and...

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Posted on December 18, 2022 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

It's the most musical time of the year. With Christmas tunes playing all over, it seemed like the right time...

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Posted on December 17, 2022 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Once upon a time, I saw an article that attempted to teach laypeople the right words to use when describing...

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Posted on December 16, 2022 at 3:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Depending on how your brain works, thinking of a novel in terms of the unique parts that combine might feel...

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Posted on December 16, 2022 at 9:50 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The "epic" in epic fantasy doesn't (and shouldn't) refer to the excessive effort required to read such a novel. And...

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Posted on December 15, 2022 at 3:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The hope is that an author bringing their work to a critique group is truly open to gaining helpful insight...

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Tagged As: Editing, Writing advice

Posted on December 15, 2022 at 8:40 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

It's the time of year — or close to it — where many of us think about fresh starts and...

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Posted on December 14, 2022 at 3:00 PM by Guest Author

Did you start your author career as a way to make money from your passion, and now you want to...

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