The unhelpful beliefs indie authors should retire

Posted on February 7, 2022 at 12:22 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Writing — and making a living off of doing so — is certainly not easy. But taking certain attitudes and...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: ALLi (Alliance of Independent Authors), Motivational

Why writers should consider reading beyond their genre

Posted on February 5, 2022 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Creativity can happen in a vacuum, but it's much more likely to happen — and thrive — with other sources...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Writer's Digest, Writing advice

Give some direction to each draft of your novel

Posted on February 4, 2022 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The attitude you take toward drafts of a book might be the same one you used in school – rough...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Editing, Writer Unboxed

Choose your favorite doorway to strengthen your story

Posted on February 3, 2022 at 3:30 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Many writers were inspired to pick up a pen — or sit down at a keyboard — because no one...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Writer's Digest, Writing advice

Modern authors still need to take typesetting seriously

Posted on February 3, 2022 at 10:46 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Dave Chesson is correct that typesetting sounds like something that long-ago generations would have worried about, not those of us...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Dave Chesson (the Kindlepreneur), Design

C.S. Lakin's tips for writing the perfect author bio

Posted on February 2, 2022 at 1:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

C.S. Lakin acknowledges that writing an author bio can feel awkward. And it's likely one of the shortest pieces of...

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Tagged As: C.S. Lakin / Live Write Thrive, Marketing / promotion

How to let your characters reveal themselves by their observations

Posted on February 2, 2022 at 10:59 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Authors of historical fiction have been encouraged, at least recently in the blogs we follow, to focus more on authenticity...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Characters, Jane Friedman

What the creator economy means for indie authors

Posted on February 1, 2022 at 1:17 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Your storytelling is, of course, the bread and butter of your writing business. You don’t have to survive on just...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: ALLi (Alliance of Independent Authors), The business of writing

Joanna Penn as the interviewed, not the interviewer

Posted on February 1, 2022 at 9:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Writer and publishing expert Joanna Penn recently celebrated her 600th podcast episode. Her Creative Penn podcast launched in March 2009,...

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Tagged As: Joanna Penn, Marketing / promotion, The business of writing, Writing advice

How authors can put themselves out there — with limits

Posted on January 31, 2022 at 10:31 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Many of us, introverts and extroverts alike, cringe at the thought of putting ourselves fully out there for public scrutiny....

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Social media and websites, Writer Unboxed