5 Ways Your Word Count Goal is Holding You Back
Every year at about this time, people start prepping for NaNoWriMo. This novel-in-a-month challenge attracts pros and new writers alike...
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- Sep 27, 2022
- 2 min
The Author Blog: Nonfiction for Fiction Writers
The golden age of blogging is over, but nonfiction itself continues to be popular. Whether you want to help others, turn your writing...
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- Sep 8, 2022
- 4 min
9 Best Writing Apps for Your Phone
These days, you can do almost everything on your phone or tablet. How does that scale with writing a novel?
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- Aug 4, 2022
- 3 min
Launch Day, Launch Week, Launch Month
As a reader, it’s easiest to look forward to a launch day when a new book by a favorite author will be released. As an author...
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- Jul 26, 2022
- 3 min
Top 5 Tips for A Minimal Author Newsletter
Your newsletter might be (and likely is) one of the most critical elements to your ability to sell books, but you shouldn’t have to...
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- Jun 7, 2022
- 4 min
Top 12 Productivity Apps for Writers
Self-publishing is busy work, and we all live in an increasingly distracting world. If you’re trying to cut down the clutter in your life...
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- May 27, 2022
- 5 min
5 Times It's Okay to Ignore Criticism
It’s always a good idea to get more eyes on your book. When you’re publishing your own material, the only way you can get it...
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- May 24, 2022
- 3 min
Full-Time Writing FAQs
If you’re interested in writing full time, or if you’re trying it out (hello, summer ambition!), you might run into questions about...
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- Dec 23, 2021
- 1 min
Accountability and Writing
Accountability is important in writing. If you’re a procrastinator or have the habit of getting stuck...
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- Dec 9, 2021
- 3 min
7 Little Things Wasting Your Time: Self-Publishing 101
Self-publishing is a competitive industry, and if you don’t know how to optimize your work, you’ll risk falling behind...
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- Nov 23, 2021
- 4 min
Writing Professionally: Top 10 Tips to Make It Happen
Writing fiction for a living. That’s the dream of many writers, but if you’ve put any books on the market, you might be wondering whether...
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- Nov 19, 2021
- 3 min
How Much Does It Cost to Self-Publish?
Depending on who you ask, ebook publishing is either expensive or completely free. It’s true you can adapt your publishing expenses...
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- Nov 9, 2021
- 4 min
7 Little Things Wasting Your Wallet: Self-Publishing 101
For many writers, the scariest part of self-publishing isn’t the fact that you take on the publishing job yourself, or even the hassle of...
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- Nov 5, 2021
- 3 min
Beyond NaNo: Top 7 Tips to Grow Your Author Network
Writer support networks pop up everywhere in the month of November. Everyone joins NaNoWriMo, and more often than not...
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- Nov 2, 2021
- 1 min
Audiobook Production: Are You Ready Yet? (Quiz!)
Audiobooks are a great addition to your lineup, but they can be expensive and a relatively weak investment for authors who are...
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- Oct 26, 2021
- 3 min
Pros and Cons of Writing Full Time
Writing full-time is a dream for many, but quitting the day job at the wrong time can be a lethal mistake.
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- Oct 12, 2021
- 2 min
6 Sweet Ways to Multiply Your Writing Income
To make it in self-publishing, the key is often to work smarter—not harder. You can always write more books...
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- Sep 14, 2021
- 3 min
7 Times Author Collaboration Is A Bad Idea
When is it best to go alone?
Usually I focus on the positive aspects of working with others to create your books.
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- Sep 6, 2021
- 3 min
StoryOrigin: Introduction And Review
One of the top-growing services in the self-publishing industry is StoryOrigin: a massive community of authors working together...
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- Aug 30, 2021
- 4 min
7 Secrets to Writing More Books
Writers who really win at self-publishing never rest their careers on a single book. Even one book per year won’t land you a full-time...
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