Posted on July 29, 2021 at 9:39 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Most publishing experts — Dave Chesson included — will acknowledge that while Amazon is an ebook powerhouse, selling your books...

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Posted on July 28, 2021 at 1:28 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Who’s the narrator in a novel told in third person? Milo Todd expects you to say that the author is...

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Posted on July 28, 2021 at 10:36 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Book coach Susan DeFreitas sees most novels begin one of three ways: with a character idea, with a plot idea,...

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Posted on July 27, 2021 at 3:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Marketing can feel like a serious undertaking for authors of all genres. There are, however, a few extra considerations facing...

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Posted on July 27, 2021 at 10:55 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The Alliance of Independent Authors wants to make one thing clear: considering comparable titles and authors isn’t a value comparison....

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Posted on July 26, 2021 at 1:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Most discussions of outlining focus on doing so before you write your book. Author and editor Kris Spisak has another...

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Tagged As: Editing, Writer's Digest

Posted on July 26, 2021 at 9:23 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Some of the bad actors that Writer Beware reports on choose names similar to legitimate companies’, in hopes of luring...

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Posted on July 25, 2021 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

A common topic in posts from self-publishing experts is fear. In this one, Joanna Penn and Orna Ross remind writers...

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Posted on July 24, 2021 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Longtime editor Dave King is most certainly not going to tell you that your novel doesn’t need an edit. What...

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Tagged As: Editing, Writer Unboxed

Posted on July 23, 2021 at 3:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Introducing characters to one another can feel like a necessary item on a checklist. But author John J. Kelley has...

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