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Character Building
Novels are often described as being either plot-driven or character-driven. This is something that may confuse the aspiring or new writer. Surely all plot-driven novels have characters, and...
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Going Mainstream
CAUTION: FRUSTRATED RANT HOVERING NEARBY. When you find yourself, as a writer, lamenting about why you’re even writing at all, and entertaining the idea of not writing any more, something has to...
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Beta Blues
Some days I feel like a long, suffering artist, feeling sensitive, taking everything personally and lashing out at everyone, mostly my husband. For the most part, I have been restrained, taken my...
View ArticleTime for a Selfie! (A newbie’s guide to the Self-Edit)
I often use the analogy of movies when talking about writing novels because they do have a number of things in common. This is yet another, although here there is a marked difference. This is yet...
View ArticleAre Genre categories stifling your sales?
WARNING: Do not read unless you have already eaten! Forget what you ever thought you knew about books. Why? Because YOU don’t decide what you read… Empirical Science does! A sweeping statement,...
View ArticleDEALING WITH NEGATIVE CRITICISM
When someone posts unkind comments about your book, what do you do? Do you ignore them, do you argue back, or do you try to learn from them? That depends on the nature of the comments—and the kind of...
View ArticleOn Reviews
The online book review has come to be a matter of some controversy. Many reviews are unmoored from any standard of evaluation, while some are plainly meant to wound. Here are some thoughts about...
View ArticleSelf-Published Titles Hitting the Virtual Stacks
Another reason not to be exclusive! There’s no doubt that indies and self-published authors have made headways in recent years, and are finally getting their due. While I’m late to this – I would...
View ArticleBecome An Indie Writer!
You want to be a writer and an author, but no literary agent will accept your work. This article gives you ten reasons why you should consider becoming an Indie Writer.
View ArticleCustomize the Headlines of Your Cost-Per-Click KDP Ads
Sometime back in January, Kindle Direct Publishing launched its new pay-per-click advertising campaign through Amazon Marketing Services. The service is only available for any KDP select titles,...
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