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Don’t Read This Article; It Sucks
This is a story about me not wanting to write today — and why I’m doing it anyway Today’s not that day. Satan knows it. My mind’s scattered in at least nine directions, and the words aren’t coming in anything other than fuzzy images. Then, they’re dripping down in letters that won’t link up right; I’m having a…
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Read This To Change How You Think About Self-Publishing
It’s more than the last resort when traditional publishing doesn’t work out “Oh well, if this doesn’t work out, I’ll just self-publish my book.” I’ve heard this from many frustrated, defeated, despairing authors seeking an agent, a gatekeeper, a traditional publication after they get another rejection. And I wonder what they think self-publishing is — or what it will…
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A Letter to Anyone Afraid To Call Themselves a Writer
And even more afraid to write Dear scared writer, Yes, I called you a writer. Even if you’ve never written a word, you are a writer in my book. You see, the spirit of being a writer isn’t measurable. It doesn’t count words, sentences, or paragraphs. You can’t buy it. You can’t touch it. It comes…
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I Want To Be a Bestselling Author
Bestseller. It has a certain smell to it, a silky feeling, a paradise twinkle, doesn’t it? It’s the epitome of what words can do. Create futures, inspire effort, build empires. Bestseller. Sometimes, as authors, we are afraid to say we want to write a bestseller. And we’re even more afraid we’ll never make it onto…
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4 Ways to Have a Thriving Author Career (In the fast-paced jungle of Twitter)
10,000. Imagine yourself with 10,000 Twitter followers. Tons of people waiting to hear what you have to tweet. Tons of people waiting to share your content. Tons of writers to talk to about books. If you haven’t gotten there yet, it seems far away, doesn’t it? Impossible, maybe. You spend 30 minutes on one tweet,…
