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Carving Up Your Popular Content to Reach and Satisfy Your Audience

February 24, 2021 //  by Barb Roose//  7 Comments

Right now, imagine your popular podcast episodes, blog posts or keynote messages as a delicious, juicy turkey sitting in the middle of the table at Thanksgiving dinner. Like that turkey, developing your podcast, blog or keynote required a lot of …

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When Words Won’t Come

February 22, 2021 //  by Cynthia Ruchti//  10 Comments

Has the world ever seen a writer who never wrestled with the question:

What do I do when the words won’t come?

Others have written about the horrors of writer’s block. If you have time, presumably because the words are …

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13 Quotes to Help you in your Publishing Journey

February 18, 2021 //  by Mary DeMuth//  13 Comments

The Oscar-winning documentary 20 Feet From Stardom is a must-watch for every struggling writer. I promise you will be inspired.

The first time I watched it, I nodded my head, said a few amens, and felt understood as an artist …

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What’s Love Got to Do With It?

February 14, 2021 //  by Wendy Lawton//  8 Comments

Valentine’s Day is about romantic love, but today I’m going to talk about a different kind of love–the love a writer has for his or her readers, publishing friends and colleagues. You’re right, it’s not the love we have for …

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What Is Over-Editing and What to Do About It

February 10, 2021 //  by Janet Grant//  9 Comments

Author Dies While Reading Edited Manuscript

Such a headline might well echo the feelings an author experiences when, much to his horror, he discovers his editor has–ahem–done some pretty creative work on the manuscript sent into the publishing house. (An …

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Fiction Giveaway Time!

February 8, 2021 //  by Rachel Kent//  29 Comments

I hope you all had a wonderful weekend! I was struggling to find a blog topic, but then my eyes fell on a stack of beautiful novels. I have an extra copy of each of these books by my clients …

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Platform: Staying Positive and Productive as You Build Your Audience!

February 3, 2021 //  by Barb Roose//  17 Comments

“I’d love to hear from you once your platform reaches the level that traditional publishers are looking for.”

That’s so frustrating, isn’t it? You’ve crafted a great book proposal and your critique group assures you that your writing is strong. …

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The Writer’s Understudy

January 31, 2021 //  by Cynthia Ruchti//  25 Comments

What’s the writer’s equivalent of a theater understudy? It’s the project waiting in the wings in case the lead project is unable to perform or is temporarily sidelined.

Understudy Wonder

One of my clients had a former life on Broadway. …

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What is your marketing slingshot?

January 28, 2021 //  by Mary DeMuth//  26 Comments

Marketing your book is difficult, and it’s hard to discover your unique marketing pathway.

There’s a familiar Old Testament story about David and Saul that struck me. David is ready to face the giant Goliath, so he slips on the …

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Trash or Keep?

January 25, 2021 //  by Wendy Lawton//  9 Comments

In this age of minimalism, do you ever wonder what things as a writer you should trash and what things you should keep? This dilemma became very real to me recently when my publisher announced they had decided to reissue …

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