Where Normal Need Not Apply
Instagram is a fast-growing social media platform, but as authors who focus on words rather than pictures, we might not know how to make it work for us. In Part 1, Monica Corwin shares how to make it work for us as an author.
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With all the obstacles in the way of our success, it can sometimes feel like we’re all alone in this career. But if we’re lucky, we might have the sense that our writing community and publishing partners are pulling for us too.
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Going to a writing conference this season? I’m getting ready for the RWA Annual Conference in Denver, so let me know if you’re going. And let’s hold off the panic attacks together with this handy-dandy packing list.
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With the rise of self-publishing, we’ve probably seen books that label the content inside, but if we’re not sure whether we should consider using trigger warnings, Bran L. Ayres is here to share their insights and tips on why they’re important and how to use them.
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With a name like #cockygate, it’s no surprise that the recent trademark brouhaha would elicit some snickers, and some are far too quick to dismiss the situation. But the reasons behind the trademark—as well as what results from the legal battle—affect us all.
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As writers, we can burn out in so many different aspects of our lives that it’d be a surprise if we never burned out. And if we don’t deal with our burnout, the problems are likely to get worse, so we might need to make changes.
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We can all thank the European Union’s (EU) new GDPR rules for the deluge of “verify your email subscription” or notifications of an updated privacy policy recently. The flood can make us wonder if we need to send out emails about our privacy policy or subscription confirmation as well.
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Heads up: You’re going to want to bookmark this post. *smile* The last few weeks have proven that trademark problems are here to stay in the publishing world for all authors of every genre, but we can fight back.
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Even when people are interested in our work, they might not follow through with purchasing our stories. Christina Delay explains how Google AdWords can get previously interested readers to commit and check out our books.
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How much of yourself is in your writing? This question can dig much deeper into who we are than just the superficial, and the more we’re aware of our influences, the more we can improve our stories.
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