Posted on July 17, 2021 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Penny Sansevieri has a wealth of marketing advice to offer. But she also has a caveat: that savvy marketing can’t...

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Posted on July 16, 2021 at 1:19 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Readers love to joke about how cruel their authors are in tormenting or killing their favorite characters. But if you...

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Posted on July 15, 2021 at 3:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Just as you can boil down most stories into a handful of basic plots, so too can you narrow down...

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Posted on July 15, 2021 at 11:28 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

No matter your genre, conflict drives your story.  Author Nancy Johnson, while writing and revising her upcoming novel, came to...

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Posted on July 14, 2021 at 2:38 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

You know you need to revise when you’ve finished your first draft. But how do you know when to stop...

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Posted on July 14, 2021 at 12:04 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Here’s an aspect of character development that we haven’t covered on the newsfeed yet: their eligibility for copyright. The answer...

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Posted on July 13, 2021 at 1:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Search engine optimization may sound like something that requires a high-tech degree. But the Alliance of Independent Authors assures you...

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Posted on July 13, 2021 at 8:47 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Just as it takes time to get to know real-life people, it can take some writing and rewriting to fully...

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Posted on July 12, 2021 at 2:24 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The freedom of being an indie author comes with the power — or obligation — to make all sorts of...

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Posted on July 12, 2021 at 10:46 AM by Guest Author

Do you want to expand your reader base? Then it’s worth looking at recent book reader demographics. Discover who’s been...

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