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New $9 Course: Learn How to Write a Book Description That Sells #WritingCommunity
Are you an author who feels stressed trying to write a book description that sells? If you've been struggling with the dreaded book blurb, then I have exciting news. I've created a brand new mini course for fiction and nonfiction writers called Book Blurbs Made...
6 Novels That Portrayed Native Americans Authentically: Avoiding Stereotypes As A Writer
Author and writing instructor Sarah Elisabeth Sawyer helps authors confidently write Native American characters through her amazing course Fiction Writing: American Indians. Below, she shares 6 novels that portrayed Native Americans authentically and why these...
Launch Pad Has Launched! A New Craft Book For Writers To Read #amwriting
Looking for just the right balance of inspiration, skill building, and a toolbox of writing craft tips? I know just the resource for you. It's a brand new craft book for writers to read, called LAUNCH PAD: The Countdown to Writing Your Book. I'm excited to have a...
Time Management Tips for Writers: How to Balance Work and Personal Life #WritersLife
Are you tired of feeling like there's never enough time in the day to pursue your writing dreams AND take care of your personal life? As a writer, it can be hard juggling writing a book, building your career, spending time with loved ones, doing household chores, and...
Elevate Your Writing With This Essential Guide for Authors #writingtips
If you're an author seeking inspiration, skill-building, and a toolbox of writing craft tips, then I have what you need. The new guide for authors, LAUNCH PAD: The Countdown to Writing Your Book, is scheduled for release on Feb. 28, 2023 and this eagerly anticipated...
5 Tips For Writing A Children’s Picture Book
Have you ever considered writing a children's picture book? Because children's picture books are so short, it can be challenging to tell your story effectively. You have limited space, need to use an age-appropriate vocabulary, and your words have to inspire an...
Do You Need Help Planning Your Writing Schedule? Listen To This Podcast by @Daria_White15
If you could use some help planning your writing schedule, then have I got a treat for you. Recently, my friend Daria White interviewed me on her podcast Writer in the Making. Many of you know that I teach an in-depth course called Time Management Blueprint for...
Get Your Free Ticket To Sell Books With Collabs Summit And Boost Your Book Marketing
I want this to be the year you fall in love with marketing your book. Effective marketing is hard . . . and bad marketing kills careers and passion, so this isnât an easy endeavor. We often think if we âshow up for the right person with the right message at the right...
5 Tips On Improving Your Writing Flow
This guest post on how to improve your writing flow was written by Asha Caldwell.   Thereâs no single best way to define what writing âflowâ looks like, but the Writing Center at the University of Carolina explains that writing that âflowsâ is a piece that can...
Behind The Rewrite: 5 Revising Strategies for My Motherâs Secret Historical Novel @IamAlinaAdams
Welcome to New York Times Bestselling Author Alina Adams, who is returning to the blog to share 5 changes she made to her latest book, My Motherâs Secret: A Novel of the Jewish Autonomous Region. Keep reading to get insight into Alina's revising strategies on this...
Never Enough Time To Write: 5 Ways To Discover Your Writer Rhythm
Do you feel as if there is never enough time to write? Then you'll enjoy these valuable time management tips from Daria White, an author, podcaster, and online course creator. Below, Daria shares five ways to discover your author rhythm. âThereâs never enough time!â...
Reduce Overused Emotion Words In Your Book: Free Looks and Gazes Guide
I have a brand new free resource to help you cut down on overused emotion words in your writing. It's called The Looks and Gazes Quickstart Guide. As a freelance developmental editor and line editor, I've worked on hundreds of manuscripts. Mysteries, suspense,...
Free Book Editing Masterclass: 3 Costly Mistakes Writers Should Avoid
If you're an author or aspiring author, I've got a free book editing masterclass you're going to love. The workshop is called How to Create Your Editing Game Plan and Fast-Track Your Book: 3 Costly Mistakes to Avoid.  Too many writers are making a big mistake....
Why Journalists Make Great Novelists
As many of you know, I was a journalist before I became a freelance editor and online course creator. Although I had published a YA book before getting into journalism, my job working for a daily newspaper inspired my first adult novel, Twenty-Five Years Ago Today,...
Behind The Rewrite With Justin Doyle: 5 Major Changes To YA Space Opera @JustinD_n_Space
Welcome to Justin Doyle who gave us a sneak peek behind the rewrite of his YA space opera, Embargo on Hope. Here are five areas that Justin focused on while editing his science fiction book.  Embargo on Hope took me over fifteen years from first words on paper to...