Creativity: Avoiding Blocks and Refreshing Ideas — Guest: Christina Delay
We’ll probably all struggle with creative blocks during our writing career, so what can we do to help? Christina Delay shares her insights.
How Can We Improve Our Writing? — Guest: Wendy Sparrow
Once our story’s flow is in good shape, we might not know how to take the next editing step. We can self-edit through the line-editing stage, but it’s difficult. Wendy Sparrow’s worksheet may help.
What Kind of Marketing Plan Will Work for Us? — Guest: Siera London
Marketing is hard, so how can we come up with a marketing plan that will work for us, our brand, and our books? Siera London shares her system.
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Keeping Our Stories and Notes Safe (& Blogiversary Winners)!
Last week we explored our options for organizing our writing life, but even the best system won’t help us if we lose our notes, so we need a plan.
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Organization…for Our Creativity and Our Career
Eventually, every writer will need an organizational system, but many of us struggle to find one that works for us. Here are a few insights and resources.
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How Can We Learn and Improve Our Writing Skills?
Want to improve your writing? Here are the strengths and weaknesses of 5 common ways to learn and improve our writing craft.
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Overwhelmed? What Do You Do? My Blog Announcement…
If we’re not careful, we can burn out or suffer serious consequences. So once in a while, we all need to evaluate our workload and reprioritize…even me.
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How Should We Format Non-Verbal Communication?
If our story includes telepathy or text messages and the like, what are some of our formatting options for non-verbal communication passages?
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What Do Readers Want from a Story’s POV?
Our story is—in many respects—what our story’s POV tells readers it is. So what do we want readers to get out of our story and chosen POV?
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What Does It Mean to “Write to Market”?
The advice “write to market” often causes a strong reaction. What does it mean? Can we benefit from writing to market without selling out?
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