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How to Start a Writing Blog

October 27, 2024

A guest blog by Adam Enfroy It’s never been easier to share your writing with a large audience. Platforms like Facebook and Twitter allow you to build a reader following and also connect with other writers. But if you want to establish yourself as an author and launch a writing career, blogging is a great […]

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3 Smart Email List Building Tips for Authors

October 27, 2024

Guest post by: R.J. Weiss Afraid there’s too much competition for the attention of your potential readers in the crowded social media space? You’re right! There is. This is where email marketing shines. Email newsletters get opened at a far greater rate than social media posts do. Let me show you the three most important […]

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Grammarly Review: Is it For You?

October 27, 2024

The wrong word choice or even a spelling mistake can turn off your reader. So I hope you’re rereading and editing everything you write.  A tool like Grammarly can help. (Note: this post contains affiliate links. If you click to purchase Grammarly, I get a small commission at no extra cost to you.) What is […]

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Scrivener Review: Is It For You?

October 24, 2024

Writing a book can be an organizational nightmare. You find yourself scribbling ideas, scenes, research notes, you name it, on napkins, in notebooks, on sticky pads, or keyboarding stuff into files you can’t find later on your computer. What if you could keep ALL that stuff, even photos and graphs and charts, all in one […]

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8 Types of Characters in Fiction and How to Use Them

October 24, 2024

Why do we remember characters in fiction like Huckleberry Finn, Oliver Twist, Frodo Baggins, and Harry Potter years after we meet them? Page-turning novels feature believable characters with human flaws, people who grow heroic in the end. So how do you conjure up characters like that? First, it pays to understand the basic types of […]

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