Writing Tips

At my last public event I was approached by a young author who had been struggling to figure out how to become published.  She told...

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Look, I’m actually following through on something…. In the last segment I spoke about where to start for information on Copyright.  In today’s segment I’m...

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Part 3 of my “tutorial” about publishing.  Theoretically at this point, you should have a “copyrighted” and “edited” work ready for formatting.  Now, I know what...

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Finally we have arrived at the part where I tell you all about covers.  I know I break all the rules because “you shouldn’t design...

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And here we are at the last part of my blog tutorial.  Distribution is not the same thing as “publishing” although a lot of these...

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I promised in my last entry that I would eventually show you what I came up with in place of “drop cards” since I am...

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I’m in a lot of author groups on the web.  I see other authors posting a lot about newsletters, domains, and websites.  Websites kinda freak...

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Over the years I have focused on my “So You Wrote A Book” series to help newer authors navigate the world of independent publishing.  Yet,...

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This post isn’t really a Techy Talk nor is it a You Wrote A Book, Now What post. Yet, it is an important post. As...

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The IT people at my day job hate it when I complain about screen slowdowns.  Do you know why it annoys me?  Because seconds add...

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People have come to know me as “Knower of Stuff, Doer of Things”. I am truly a Jack of All Trades in the context of...

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After you’ve come up with your brilliant idea on WHAT you will post about, your next step is to figure out the best ways to...

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You’ve written an epic post.  You’ve gotten your #hashtags sorted.  Now what?  You need eye candy!  Now, I realize as an artist picking pictures is...

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I admit, I’m not generally a fan of “social media calendars”. You know why? Because I tried a bunch of them, from free to paid,...

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Hey writer friends! You are not going to want to miss this class. If you are ready to turn over a new leaf about your...

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