Posted on January 12, 2022 at 9:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Authors aim to make their characters feel real to readers. And one technique that they use — which editor Kayla...

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Posted on January 11, 2022 at 2:24 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Modern readers are lucky — if a book doesn't capture their interest, they can set it aside and try something...

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Posted on January 11, 2022 at 8:34 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

If you've wondered what readers want, grab a seat — there's a lengthy answer coming. The Alliance of Independent Authors...

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Posted on January 10, 2022 at 4:49 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Longtime editor Sandra Wendel has noticed more tendencies that make writers look like amateurs. And this group of pet peeves...

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Posted on January 10, 2022 at 11:32 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Joanna Penn and Jane Friedman have each shared fresh advice on the mental side of writing. Penn hosted fellow author...

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Posted on January 9, 2022 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

We promise that the Writer Unboxed post we’re linking to is one hundred percent clean. Julie Duffy, in her role...

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Posted on January 8, 2022 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

A federal judge recently awarded $7.8 million in damages to several publishers and authors who sued an ebook piracy website....

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Posted on January 7, 2022 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

It’s a story that’s all-too-familiar to many adults. Writer Therese Walsh felt like she had it made, professionally — and...

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Posted on January 6, 2022 at 3:09 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The underlying theme of most book marketing advice we see is that authors must meet their readers wherever they are....

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Posted on January 6, 2022 at 11:13 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

One reason that readers stick with book series is a desire to see how it all ends, of course. But...

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