Posted on January 5, 2022 at 3:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

We’re just a few days past National Science Fiction Day (January 2, to coincide with Isaac Asimov’s birthday). And perhaps...

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Posted on January 5, 2022 at 11:02 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Many authors turn to paid ads to help launch their books. That’s a perfectly logical strategy, says Penny Sansevieri —...

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

An easy bit of advice for authors — and one familiar to you, probably — is to read other authors....

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Posted on January 4, 2022 at 9:20 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

You’ve probably heard the seemingly counterintuitive advice to avoid writing realistic dialogue in your novel. (If not — the rationale...

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Posted on January 3, 2022 at 2:34 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The changing of the year set writer Greer Macallister to pondering the various beginnings involved in writing a novel. One...

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Posted on January 3, 2022 at 9:27 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Health is a common theme among New Year’s resolutions. And so 2022’s first guest on Joanna Penn’s podcast is the...

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Posted on December 31, 2021 at 1:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Editor Jim Dempsey, like many of us, feels compelled at this time of year to think about the future. (How...

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Posted on December 31, 2021 at 9:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Happy New Year’s Eve! Perhaps you’re grateful to see 2021 go … or you’re leery of getting your hopes up...

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Posted on December 30, 2021 at 12:47 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Ready to improve all of your characters, not just the protagonist? Then the Kindlepreneur and Writer’s Digest both have something...

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Posted on December 30, 2021 at 9:18 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

2021 is almost in the books, and maybe you don’t want to reflect on it … but a few writing-advice...

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