Posted on November 21, 2022 at 3:02 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Time off — or simply away from a particular task or project — can often provide a much-needed reset. But...

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Posted on November 21, 2022 at 10:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Black Friday and Cyber Monday are right around the corner. But even if you're not incorporating these shopping holidays into...

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

The Alliance of Independent Authors and Joanna Penn are both excellent at encouraging authors to think about the bigger picture...

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Posted on November 17, 2022 at 2:08 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Just a few days ago, the Guardian was asking whether BookTok was still the authentic, safe space that it was...

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Posted on November 16, 2022 at 4:05 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

While author Louise Marburg is modest about her abilities, the fact remains that she's won awards for her short-story collections....

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Posted on November 16, 2022 at 9:24 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The Alliance of Independent Authors featured some great questions in its member Q&A recently. You can take it in three...

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

If you're looking for tough love, you'll find it in Kristine Kathryn Rusch's latest post on why writers fail. It...

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Posted on November 15, 2022 at 10:38 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

No matter how much you love it, there are times when actually sitting down to write (or standing up, for...

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Posted on November 14, 2022 at 3:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

You might think you're doing readers a favor by putting your book on presale early. However, Penny Sansevieri says, you're...

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Posted on November 14, 2022 at 10:42 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The advice some authors have heard about prologues is simple: don't write them. As is the case with many craft...

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