The Best Reason to Blog — 2019 Edition
How can sharing our similar setbacks and struggles help us? We’re on common journeys, so we each know where others are coming from.
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Professional Beta Readers: What to Expect — Guest: CeCe Downs
If the usual beta-reading exchange doesn’t work for us, would a professional professional beta reader be good? What should we look for?
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NaNoWriMo Is Coming…Are You Ready?
This time of year, writers try to get their story idea into shape before the first of November. Here’s some help to get your planning off on the right foot with NaNoWriMo.
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How Can We Discover Our Vision and Goals?
Having goals helps us determine the right path, but we might not know what our goals are. How can we learn what matters to us, our vision and goals?
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Do You Share Your Expertise?
As a writer we can suffer from the impostor syndrome, feeling like a newbie many times over. But we all have expertise in something, and now’s your chance to help others and share what you know.
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Writing Projects: Are We Ever Really Done?
We often struggle to call projects done. Especially if we self-publish, many of our projects are never-ending, and that can create a feeling of burnout.
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What Makes a Writer a “Real” Author?
What makes someone a “real” writer or a “real” author? Let’s look at the question of what makes a writer “real” from a different perspective.
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Everyone Takes Wrong Turns…Even Amazon
Just like big companies, we all take wrong turns sometimes, no matter how much experience we have. Mistakes aren’t a reflection on us or our choices.
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Cover Design: 4 Tips to Keep in Mind — Guest: Renee Wittman
Even if we’ve read cover-design advice before, there’s always more to learn. Here are a few insights from Renee Wittman we might not have thought of before.
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Content Warnings: How and What to Include?
Content warnings help readers find the types of stories they want. But how can we include them without spoilers—and what elements need warnings?
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