Posted on June 22, 2021 at 9:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Authors frequently talk about how characters make plot decisions for them, sometimes to their great surprise. So it’s not a...

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Posted on June 21, 2021 at 4:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Book coach Susan DeFreitas typically sees three different launching points for novels: with a character, with a plot or story...

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Posted on June 21, 2021 at 11:54 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

For many introverts, the pandemic-era shift to virtual socialization was easy and perhaps even a bit comforting. Now, though, the...

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Posted on June 20, 2021 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Kris Spisak has noticed that writers have an abundance of brainstorming exercises, pre-writing tactics, and drafting strategies at their fingertips....

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Posted on June 19, 2021 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Breaking down large tasks into smaller ones can be a great way to motivate yourself to actually take action. That’s...

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Posted on June 18, 2021 at 3:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Good news: writing an epigraph is a piece of cake. That’s because it’s typically less a matter of creating something...

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Posted on June 18, 2021 at 10:17 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

We always smile at topics being described as boring but important. And so a recent Alliance of Independent Authors TwitterChat...

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Posted on June 17, 2021 at 1:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Need a pep talk that’s also immensely practical? Kristine Kathryn Rusch is here to help. Her latest installment of the...

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Posted on June 17, 2021 at 9:21 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

There have been several developments in the indie-pub world that are worth taking note of. So we definitely recommend reading...

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Posted on June 16, 2021 at 2:40 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Fussy’s home base is set to see its hottest day of the year tomorrow. So to distract ourselves from those...

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