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10 Ways To Lead Yourself To Writing Success

Jenny Hansen — Wed, 19 Feb 2020 12:00:27 +0000

10 ways to lead YOURSELF to the writing career of your dreams. Jenny Hansen shares how micro-actions that take minutes can read huge rewards for your writing.

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One Word to Guide Your Writing Journey in 2020

Julie Glover — Wed, 01 Jan 2020 12:02:48 +0000

WITS bloggers share their word for 2020 and encourage readers to do the same. SO much better than a "New Year's resolution. Try it out!

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Yes, Virginia, You Are a Writer: Five Steps to Embracing Your Identity

Guest Blogger — Wed, 08 May 2019 11:02:58 +0000

Kerry Schafer addresses imposter syndrome, the feeling that you're not really a writer, and prescribes five steps we can take to embrace our writer identity.

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Understanding “Advances” in Publishing Deals

Guest Blogger — Fri, 14 Oct 2016 11:02:17 +0000

Susan Spann “Advances” – technically, advances against royalties, are lump-sum payments some publishers pay to authors “in advance” of publishing the author’s work. More simply, an “advance” is the money an author receives up front on a publishing deal. Not all authors receive advances, and not all publishers offer them. Small and micro-publishers often pay […]

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3 Basics of Author Online Presence

Guest Blogger — Wed, 28 Oct 2015 11:02:55 +0000

Sierra Godfrey You might remember a hullabaloo in August on Twitter called Pitch Wars. It’s a contest where writers submit queries to agented and published writers in the hopes of being taken on as a mentee. The contest is a terrific opportunity to get detailed, one-on-one coaching from an experienced writer, but the sheer number […]

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Ax Your Cliches: Why and How

Sharla Rae — Fri, 28 Sep 2012 08:04:39 +0000

We couldn't talk WriterStrong without our Yoda of Edits and sparkling prose, Margie Lawson. Be prepared for great takeaway as Margie not only tells you, but shows you how it's done! Here she is: A big THANK YOU to Laura Drake for inviting me to be her guest today. Everything I teach is all about […]

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