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The Writing Craft

Memoir vs. Autobiography: What’s the Difference?

January 26, 2025

Want Jerry as Your Mentor? Learn More You may have heard the terms memoir and autobiography used interchangeably. They often live on the same shelf in bookstores. Both are nonfiction and contain facts from someone’s life, so what’s the difference? Let me walk you through the differences so you can be confident which you should […]

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How to Overcome Writer’s Block Once and for All: My Surprising Solution

January 26, 2025

Want Jerry as Your Mentor? Learn More You well know the frustration. It comes time to write, and you can’t produce a single word. Maybe you’ve tried for weeks, months, or even years. But still nothing comes. You’re suffering the dreaded Writer’s Block while your writing dream, your story, and the message you long to […]

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How to Start Writing a Book: A Proven Process

January 26, 2025

Want Jerry as Your Mentor? Learn More You have a great idea and you want to start writing a book. You love to write. You’re told you have a way with words. Your friends and family might even be encouraging you to write. But you struggle with: How to begin How to start fleshing out […]

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How to Write a Children’s Book and Submit It to Publishers

January 26, 2025

Want Jerry as Your Mentor? Learn More Publishing a children’s book in today’s extremely competitive market can be tough. And because most such books require four-color illustrations, they are also the most expensive to print — though most publishers have this done overseas. You might think it’s easier to write children’s books because they’re shorter […]

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How to Develop the Theme of Your Story

January 26, 2025

Without a deeper meaning than just its plot, your story remains a shell of what it could be. A story with a theme answers, what does this mean? That’s the kind of a story that resonates with readers and stays with them. Think of it this way: a book should be more than simply about […]

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