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R.E.S.P.E.C.T Treat readers as you like to be treated
The world of indie publishing, or indeed publishing in general, is a stressful and competitive one. Writers jockey for attention for their latest offering and everyone has their own view of how...
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The Fate of a Horror Writer
My short story Absorbed has been on Amazon for almost a year.It is only 16 pages long and listed under horror, and has always sold at a decent clip. It is listed as a short story and states that along...
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Worry Wart Writer
Seriously, what the H*** does that mean? It means that worry won’t get your next book written, it won’t help you take the leap into self publishing. It will only help you stand still and do nothing....
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So, you wanna be a writer Some practical advice that doesn't mention adverbs
Beginner writers are often bombarded with advice—some helpful, some not so helpful. The best advice I can give is to take all advice with a grain of salt. A lot of writers repeat “rules” they have...
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E-book Promotion: 10 Things You Should Be Doing
1. START PROMOTING BEFORE YOUR BOOK IS OUT There are several things a writer can do prior to their book coming out. A month or two before the release, I begin putting things in place that will create...
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Fall Back In Love With Writing Fall Back In Love With Writing
Over the past week I have been on vacation at the beach. I try to go a couple of times a year when I know it’s my hardest time to get words written on a page. Those times of the year include the dead...
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99 Cents is the New Free!
When Amazon first introduced KDP Select in late 2011, I decided to give it a try. Of course this meant pulling my books from all the other sites they were listed on, and I wrestled with the decision...
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Add some mashed potatoes to your writing
When I was in college, my oil painting class was scheduled in the studio at 8:30 a.m.—it was such an ungodly hour for college students. My professor would begin class with a critique of our works in...
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Tips On Reaching Blog Tourists
I have heard over and over how blog tours and blogs are dying. I don’t see that. In fact, doing a blog tour is one of the best marketing tools I keep in my writer tool box and pull out with every...
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Dear Catherine…
To My Darling Daughter Catherine, Before you were born I was searching for a name and I chose ‘Catherine’. I knew it would be perfect and it was. Your name means “pure” and that is exactly what you...
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