Relationship-Based Marketing Helps You Sell More Books with Less Ick | @BadRedheadMedia.bsky.social via Substack vist.ly/4zcfh

How writers can market books through trust, loyalty, and connection. Really.

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"Don’t feel you have to follow strict guidelines when writing your memoir. That said, memoir must be based on your real life. Do you have to make up scenes? Then it’s not memoir."

~ Rachel Thompson @BadRedheadMedia.bsky.social "Five Top Tips For Writing Memoir That Work For Any Writer"

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From the archives of All Things Georgian, '18th century stationery trade cards' - wp.me/p3JTNy-6YJ #mondayblogs

Everyone Is Talking about Trauma, But What Is It, Truly? | @JenniferKindera.bsky.social vist.ly/4fsik

Is trauma just an event, like a car accident or a hurricane? Or is it consistent and frequent events, like childhood abuse or emotional neglect?

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Which Social Media Platforms Still Love Hashtags, Which Don’t, and What To Do Now | @BadRedheadMedia.bsky.social https://geni.us/HashtagsOnSocials

Why some platforms are ghosting hashtags, a few are still holding on, and how to navigate it all...

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Clinical Depression: Diagnosed 10 Years Late. A Chronic Voice .com

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"When some1 is down in the pits of #depression ..they no longer care about anything..You can receive all the love in the world & still want to kill yourself.": buff.ly/hprGrKi

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You Can't Have Everything: Decluttering for Mental Health and Wellbeing No one is too far away to be cared for or to care. Inspiring those who support a friend living with mental illness.

You Can't Have Everything: Decluttering for Mental Health and Wellbeing

"You can't have everything. Where would you put it?" — Steven Wright

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💥🎧 How to Sell and Market Your #Audiobook: Tips for Authors Ready to Be Heard | @BadRedheadMedia.bsky.social via Substack https://geni.us/MarketAudiobooks

If you've produced an audiobook, you're not done when the last word is recorded. Now your marketing journey begins.

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Innovation in Marketing Starts With What Changed Marketing innovation rarely comes out of nowhere. It shows up when something shifts - how people spend, what they trust or the tools they use.

True innovation changes behavior—not just format. A new channel is distribution; impact is what matters.
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April 2026 Publishing and Other Forms of Insanity Newsletter Literary Agents, Free Writing Contests, Submission Calls & more

The April 2026 Publishing & Other Forms of Insanity newsletter is out! Submission calls, free writing contests, literary agents, publishing opps & more! (It's free!) #writingtips #amwriting #publishing #writing #pubtip #WritingCommunity #MondayBlogs eocampaign1.com/web-version?...

3 Types of Chronic Pain that Sound Bearable, but are Not - Read on A Chronic Voice .com

"Simple tasks such as hailing a cab or fastening your bra question your physical #abilities & mental stamina - your status as an #adult #human being. Forget about ‘light’ exercises — you have trouble even walking to the bathroom.": buff.ly/SFplGZy

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𝙒𝙝𝙚𝙣 𝙈𝙖𝙘𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙚𝙨 𝘿𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙢: 5 𝙇𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙤𝙣𝙨 𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙢 "𝙏𝙖𝙡𝙚𝙨 𝙁𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙇𝙤𝙤𝙥" 𝙁𝙤𝙧 𝘼𝙣𝙮 𝘾𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙩𝙤𝙧: Why every creator should watch this quiet science fiction masterpiece | @BadRedheadMedia.bsky.social via Substack

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The Lies Our Parents Tell Us | @DrAlexandriaSZ.bsky.social vist.ly/4y8nu

The lies our parents tell us begin in childhood... and we swallow the lies because we’re so hungry, because the lies are all we have...

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Is This The End? #OpenBook Blog Hop www.pjmaclayne.com?p=21872 #MondayBlogs #WritingCommunity

Editing software can never replace an editor Programs like Grammarly, ProWritingAid, and AutoCrit have their uses, but there will be a certain level of editing that will always need the human eye.

There seems to be a push to use AI to edit your novels. While this might help keep the costs down, there is a nuance to the story and writing that NEEDS a human eye. Editing software and AI can never fully replace a human editor. #MondayBlogs #WritingCommunity

37 Awesome Writing Conferences and Workshops in April 2026 This April there are more than three dozen writing conferences and workshops. Some conferences and workshops will be held online, but most w...

37 Awesome Writing Conferences and Workshops in April 2026. #writingtips #amwriting #publishing #writing #pubtip #WritingCommunity #MondayBlogs publishedtodeath.blogspot.com/2026/03/34-a...

6 New Literary Agents Actively Seeking YA and Adult Fiction, Fantasy, LGBTQ, Nonfiction, Cookbooks, Thrillers and more! Here are six new literary agents actively seeking clients. New agents are a boon to writers. They are actively building their lists, and wil...

6 New Literary Agents Actively Seeking YA and Adult Fiction, Fantasy, LGBTQ, Nonfiction, Cookbooks, Thrillers and more! #writingtips #amwriting #publishing #writing #pubtip #WritingCommunity #querytip #amquerying #MondayBlogs publishedtodeath.blogspot.com/2026/03/6-ne...

7 New Literary Agencies Seeking Kidlit, Literary Fiction, Speculative Fiction, Nonfiction and more New literary agencies are started by established agents with considerable experience in the publishing industry. They have reliable contacts...

7 New Literary Agencies Seeking Kidlit, Literary Fiction, Speculative Fiction, Nonfiction and more. #writingtips #amwriting #publishing #writing #pubtip #WritingCommunity #querytip #amquerying #MondayBlogs publishedtodeath.blogspot.com/2025/03/8-ne...

Grieving the Life That I Will Never Have (Due to Chronic Illness and Disability). (A collage of four photos, featuring from top left to bottom right: close-ups of a map, a woman hurrying across a zebra-crossing, dressed in office wear, people clinking glasses of alcohol, and a mother lifting her child up in the air with a smile on her face.

"We hear.. #advice that emphasise the importance of planning for your #future. For your #retirement, for your family, for emergencies. But we can’t even #plan for tmr, what more..5 yrs? The #emergency is happening right here, right now.": buff.ly/LhF3Oig

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From Box Cameras to iPhone Cameras: Why Photography Plays an Important Part in Blogging From box cameras to iPhone cameras, discover how old family photos continue to shape our memories, stories, and identities in today’s digital blogging world.

From box cameras to iPhone cameras, discover how old family photos continue to shape our memories, stories, and identities in today’s digital blogging world.

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What's it Like to be on a High Dose of Steroids? (And the First Question You Will Definitely Ask)

"Everyone around me was so focussed on the physical aspects of my #disease, that the #emotional wreckage brought about was brushed aside as unimportant. As a result, I presumed that it was part of what #puberty felt like.": buff.ly/WDmvX10

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You’re Not Stuck: The Surprising Power Of Finally Changing Your Blog Theme Is your blog looking like it's stuck in the 20th century? Are you spending more time neglecting it than looking after it? This post explores how fear can quietly keep us “busy but stuck” — and how small, imperfect changes can move you forward again. Are you going to remain stuck in the 20th century or join the majority of bloggers in the 21st century?

Is your blog looking like it's stuck in the 20th century? Are you spending more time neglecting it than looking after it?

This post explores how fear can quietly keep us “busy but stuck” — and how small, imperfect changes can move you forward again.

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An Experience from Hell: Pulmonary Embolism, DVTs and Antiphospholipid Syndrome

"All I could do for the first few weeks was to focus on fighting the #pain, 24 hours a day. Distractions such as conversations or books only exhausted me further.": buff.ly/uvgdHdQ

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a woman is holding a pair of glasses and says that 's all ALT: a woman is holding a pair of glasses and says that 's all

I’m watching Meryl Streep on Good Morning America talk. . . Continue reading: tinyurl.com/5djsu96n

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The Real Costs of Editing. Here we go again! We editors seem to be in this "damned if we do, damned if we don't" position. Many writers believe ripping them off, meanwhile, we need to pay our bills.

I'll be the first to admit that editing is expensive. But you're paying for an editor's time, and their time has value. They aren't reading your writing for the pure joy of it (though it is a bonus if we are enjoying what we're reading). #MondayBlogs #WritingCommunity

An impact of the Vagrancy Act of 1824 In June 1824 there was an ever increasing number of homeless and poor in England and Wales which led to the passing of the following Act, The Vagrancy Act.  The Act stated that: Every petty chapman…

From the archives of All Things Georgian, 'An impact of the Vagrancy Act of 1824' - wp.me/p3JTNy-6Zx #MondayBlogs

Substack Made Simple Part II: Why Your Posts Aren’t Being Found (And Small Fixes That Help) | @BadRedheadMedia.bsky.social vist.ly/4ysr2

How small setup choices affect our discoverability and what to do about it.

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“I only write when I am inspired. Fortunately, I am inspired at 9 o’clock every morning.”

~William Faulkner

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💥 Publishing Secrets: What Every New Author Should Know But No One Tells You | @BadRedheadMedia.bsky.social via Substack https://geni.us/PublishingSecrets

Why publishing feels like learning a new language without subtitles...

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