Posted on June 28, 2021 at 1:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Penny Sansevieri recently reminded readers of her blog that she has several short podcast episodes about book marketing. Those readers...

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Posted on June 28, 2021 at 9:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Want an easy way to improve your writing? Look for what Kris Spisak calls cheat words during the revision stage....

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Posted on June 27, 2021 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

If you’re an avid reader — as authors are counseled to be — you will no doubt have noticed that...

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Posted on June 26, 2021 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Now that many of us can travel more freely, the first tip in author Kim Hooper’s advice piece on setting a...

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Posted on June 25, 2021 at 9:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The June 2021 edition of Desmond’s Drops is now up on Writer Unboxed. Desmond Hall's first video covers how to make...

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Posted on June 24, 2021 at 2:58 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Take it from an actual reader — when and how authors withhold and reveal information in YA or middle grade...

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Posted on June 24, 2021 at 10:32 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

We’ve said it before, and we’ll say it again: The Fussy Librarian encourages authors to make their own decisions over...

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

At one point in your life or another, you've become aware that someone is watching you — and felt self-conscious,...

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Posted on June 23, 2021 at 10:49 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

You can probably empathize with historical fiction author Emma Lombard. She decided to self-publish because of the options it offers...

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Posted on June 22, 2021 at 3:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

We see a lot of relationship advice for fiction — romantic advice. But it dawned on author Vaughn Reynolds recently...

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