February 18th, 2019
How To Create a Fascinating Cast of Characters
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Angela Ackerman | Craft
by Angela Ackerman
Let me ask a question: how much time do you spend crafting a character for your novel, say a protagonist? Ten hours? Twenty? Fifty or more?
Whatever you answered, I bet we all agree that characters require a lot of work.… Read the post
February 15th, 2019
Putting Fresh Faces on the Page!
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Craft | Margie Lawson
by Margie Lawson
Don’t give readers a reason to take a mini-vacation from your page.
That’s what happens when readers come across clichéd phrases or sentences they’ve read before. They know what’s coming. Their brain takes a break from your story.… Read the post
February 11th, 2019
Easy Tax Guide for Authors
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Self-Publishing | Writer's Life
by Jenny Hansen
Taxes are a bummer for most people, but...we have to do them every year. If you haven’t already filed your 2018 taxes , it’s time to think about them. Before you make squinchy faces at me and say “Boo-hiss…TAXES." *shudder*, consider that some of the changes from the Tax Cuts Jobs Act (TCJA) might offer you more deductions than in previous years.… Read the post
February 4th, 2019
SOS: POV, ASAP!
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Craft
I’m tempted to do this entire blog in initials, but suspect that’d get old pretty fast. Just like discussions of viewpoint can, when writers debate (endlessly) the pros & cons of whose point of view is best for a scene.… Read the post
January 21st, 2019
What to Do While You Wait: Working with Your Book, Instead of On It
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Blogging Guests | Bumps & Bruises on the Road to Publication | Craft
You’ve made your manuscript as good as you possibly can—for now. Everyone has advised you to take a break, let the book rest, so you can return to it with fresh eyes. Perhaps you’ve sent it off to a beta reader or developmental editor, hoping they’ll see the flaws and holes that you can’t and will show you how to bring your story to the next level.… Read the post
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