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How to Write an Amazing About Me Page

by Jocelyn

Book Marketing, Self Publishing, Traditional Publishing, Writer's Life

About Me pages fill some fiction writers with dread. And yet, a good About Me page is essential to connecting with readers, winning new fans, and even impressing agents, editors, and publishers. The problem is, many of us are introverted artists. We scrawl fiction in our lonely writers’ caves, where the sign at the door […]

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4 Writing Books That Will Make You Better at Self-Editing

by Jocelyn

Editing, Self Publishing, The Craft of Writing

Take a quick browse through a bookstore or Amazon’s virtual shelves and you’ll discover that there are hundreds of books about how to write fiction. But when you need to get serious about self-editing your manuscript, pickings are slim. Still, a few fantastic books stand out as tremendous guides to help fiction writers self-edit. Here’s […]

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5 NaNoWriMo Novels That Were a Commercial Success

by Jocelyn

Self Publishing, Traditional Publishing, Writer's Life

Everyone dreams of sailing through NaNoWriMo, completing the 50,000th word with a flourish at 11:58 on November 30th, then spending a leisurely December polishing their manuscript into a budding bestseller for the New Year. The harsh truth is that for most of us, this may not become a reality – but that doesn’t mean it’s […]

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Lisa Tener

Guest Post: Do You Have What it Takes to Write a Book?

by Jocelyn

Self Publishing, The Craft of Writing, Traditional Publishing

Today’s post comes from one of our dear friends: sought-after speaker, educator and award-winning book coach, Lisa Tener. As a book writing coach, Lisa helps writers in all aspects of the writing process — from writing a book proposal and getting published to finding one’s creative voice, prioritizing projects, developing an author platform, setting clear […]

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