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3 Reasons Authors Shouldn’t Worry About Piracy but How to Protect Yourself Anyway

January 29, 2025

Want Jerry as Your Mentor? Learn More  Guest blog by Joanna Penn New authors worry about piracy, especially in this age of digital publishing and online marketing. Yes, piracy happens, but here’s why you shouldn’t let fear keep you from putting your words out into the world. 1. Serious readers prefer to buy books rather […]

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Editors’ Wish List When Working with Nonfiction Writers

January 29, 2025

What follows is common sense, but you’d be surprised at how many novice writers skip too many of the suggestions on this list. You can get a leg up on the competition by following these to a T. And if you’re primarily a fiction writer, you’ll find much of this advice applies to short stories […]

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Finding the Best Creative Writing Blogs on the Internet

January 29, 2025

Regardless how many books I’ve written or sold, if I’m not still educating myself about writing, I’m stagnating. My late mother taught me the value of life-long learning. Not only was she a piano teacher into her eighties, but she was also a piano student.  One of the most powerful learning tools today is the […]

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3 Research Hacks for Your Novel

January 29, 2025

Guest post by Dave Chesson Research can make or break your novel. When readers choose your book, they expect to be transported into a believable and engrossing world. Research is the key to creating an immersive environment to be enjoyed and savored. Conversely, a badly researched novel can shatter the suspension of disbelief, causing your […]

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A Comprehensive Guide to Creating an Effective Author Website

January 27, 2025

If you’re an author, published or not, you need your own author website. Period. Why am I so forthright about this? Because of the realities of publishing today. You’ve heard and read of your need for an author platform—a following, a tribe, visibility. Well, that all starts with having your own author website. Regardless of […]

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