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The Truth About Marketing as an Indie Author
The truth about marketing as an indie author is that it’s expensive, difficult to navigate, and needs to begin before you publish your book.
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14 Ways To Market Your Novel
As an Indie author, you can’t get around the fact that this will be a lot of work. But if you want to succeed, these 14 steps should help you along the way.
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5 Reasons Why You Should Stop “Killing Your Darlings”
As a writer, I know you’ve heard it a thousand times - and I’ve said it often enough: kill your darlings. But is it always necessary?
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How To Start Writing A Book
If you’re new to the writing world or took a little break and feel a bit rusty, you’re in the right place. I’ve put together this list to share with you what works for me when it comes to writing books, in the hopes it can work for you, too.
Lightborn
Lightborn - Chapter Two
Did people really not see it? Seventy years isn’t a long time, not really. I just can’t imagine the people of 2020 watching a man freeze a cup of tea with the touch of his finger or walk on water and not see the magic.
An easy target
An Easy Target - Chapter Three
It wasn’t the biggest surprise to have the phone trace to Connecticut. McCall would need to be near the city - any city, really. But wasn’t it always New York?
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How to Self-Edit Your Novel
There’s no right or wrong way to write and edit a novel. Plotters will tell you to make detailed outlines of each chapter, where pantsers will say to just start typing. Still, there are some basic steps that need to be taken, especially when it comes to editing.
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How to Write a Novel in Four Months
If you can just get through that draft, making it rough and full of errors, you’re already halfway there.
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How to Write Dialogue
To start writing dialogue, begin with a basic outline of the conversation. It doesn’t have to be polished; just get the key points down, so you know what the characters are trying to say.