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How to Build Your Author Platform

August 18, 2024

Guest blog by David Loy   “You need to grow an audience.”   “You need to build an email list.”   “You need to get more followers.”   These sound like different messages, but they all point to the same foundation: You need to build an author platform. Like most aspiring writers, you might wonder: […]

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How To Launch A Writing Career

August 18, 2024

So, you want a writing career… You have your reasons. You’ve long loved to write, and people have told you you have a way with words. But how do you know the time is right or whether you have what it takes?  I urge you to immerse yourself in the craft. If you really want […]

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Book Writing Software to Help You Create, Organize, and Edit Your Manuscript

August 18, 2024

Writing a book is no cakewalk. I ought to know—I’ve done it nearly 200 times. But plenty of quality tools help make this challenge easier. The right book writing software can help you: Organize your writing Gain self-confidence Write more crisply Software writing programs you may want to check out: (Full disclosure: If you buy […]

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Avoiding Common Writing Mistakes

August 12, 2024

The most common writing mistakes are often the easiest to overlook. If you’ve never formally studied English composition or literature, or if it flew over your head (as much of it did for me), you could be unaware of many writing rules and conventions. The occasional typo can be easily fixed by your editor or […]

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Surviving and Thriving As a Writer in the Age of AI

August 5, 2024

A Guest Blog by Jodie Hurst   The age of Artificial Intelligence is here, and you may be confused as to how you should feel about it. Should you feel happy that super-efficient tools can aid your writing?  Or should it alarm you that AI can produce in seconds what it takes you hours or […]

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