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The Three C’s of Self-Publishing With the advent of print-on-demand technology and e-books, more people are choosing to self-publish books. Here are the three common reasons why, and all have control...
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5 Best Writing Tips From Famous Authors When writers ask for advice, they tend to get the same line, over and over again. “If you want to be a writer,” says Stephen King, “you must do two things above...
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5 Tips for Researching Info for Your Book I have published two novels and I’m now working on another novel (as yet untitled). One of the characters is English, and as much as I would love to hop over...
View ArticleHow to Write Three Novels a Year in Your Spare Time
How to Write Three Novels a Year in Your Spare Time This blog article is for all the writers who are wondering what I’m talking about when I claim to know how they can write three novels a year in...
View ArticleTen Things No One Tells New Writers to Expect
Ten Things No One Tells New Writers to Expect Ten Things No One Tells New Writers to Expect Lee Ann Sontheimer Murphy In a perfect world, every new writer would receive one, definitive manual loaded...
View ArticleOutlining Your Plot: Three-Act Structure
Outlining Your Plot: Three-Act Structure Authors, it’s about time we faced the truth: there is a method to the madness of a starving artist. Structure does not hinder our creative freedom. It, in fact,...
View ArticleFive Most Common Grammatical Mistakes
Five Most Common Grammatical Mistakes Everyone knows a good story can sell, but what about its composition? It’s one thing to have a good story; however, if your grammar, punctuation and spelling fall...
View ArticleHow to Stop Procrastinating and Write: a 5 Step Process
How to Stop Procrastinating and Write: a 5 Step Process Often, the hardest part of writing is actually sitting down and making time to write. As writers, we spend our time daydreaming stories, jotting...
View ArticleDissecting the Published Book: What’s in a Copyright Page?
Dissecting the Published Book: What’s in a Copyright Page? Many traditionally published authors will never have to ask themselves this question. However, if you are among the growing majority of...
View ArticleAre You Unknowingly Resisting Marketing?
Many authors and others who have developed products and services realize they need marketing, but what some want is growth without change. For instance, this is an excerpt from a conversation with a...
View Article‘Thou Shall Not Plagiarize’ – The Cardinal Sin of Writing
The Cardinal Sin of Writing: Plagiarism If we, in the book publishing industry, could adapt a Bible quotation that is emblematic of one of our greatest bugbears, then it would probably be Leviticus...
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