October 14th, 2020
3 Ways to Shipwreck your Creativity (Do this instead!)
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Inspiration | Kris Maze
Writers constantly juggle deadlines, word counts, obligations, and self-care. Often we whine about it (at least I do). Often we shipwreck our own creativity. However, one of the best qualities of any writer is resilience.
Today, I'm taking you on a virtual journey to meet a writer named Anna McLean.… Read the post
August 31st, 2020
Content to Vitalize Your Author Social Media
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Author Marketing | Kris Maze
The work of an author is rewarding, but time consuming; how do we accomplish the tasks while maintaining a sane life?
We revise our writing, review other writers’ work, build an author presence, and all while continuing to write new material.… Read the post
July 31st, 2020
5 Steps to Better Writer Self-Care
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Kris Maze | Writer's Life
Writing is hard work and it can take a toll on our well-being unless we advocate for better self-care. My recent experience of neglecting my healthy routine to focus on deadlines ended with ice packs and an avoidable headache.… Read the post
July 13th, 2020
7 Unstoppable YA Plot Ideas to Make your Novel Fabulous
By Kris Maze
Writing an irresistible novel that readers can’t put down is the goal of most writers. Using plot-strengthening techniques gleaned from Young Adult writing can improve any novel, no matter the genre or the age of readership. A story featuring a teen protagonist has a fertile bed of emotions to cultivate with built-in rites of passage moments that all readers can relate to or anticipate.… Read the post
June 24th, 2020
How To Tell If You Are Writing a YA Novel
By Kris Maze
Young Adult novels have come a long way from the classics we read in school. Novels like S.E. Hinton’s The Outsiders and J.D. Salinger’s Catcher in the Rye were first accepted into the newly coined category, Young Adult (YA) in the 1960’s.… Read the post
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