How to Arrange a Public Book Reading/Signing Just because you’ve published a book, don’t expect to get invitations to do book readings. You’ll have to arrange them yourself. The good news is you’ll find a lot of venues will be willing to have…

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Five Great Quotations about Revising “My own experience is that once a story has been written, one has to cross out the beginning and the end. It is there that we authors do most of our lying.” – Anton Chekhov“I have w…

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"Angela, check out this fake email from Penguin Random House..." Can you, too, spot the big red flag in under 5 seconds?

Author Warning: Marketing Scammers Targeting You
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Marketing scams aimed at writers via email are on the uptick. Here’s the latest list of scammers:
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Avoid writing concealed identity story One kind of plot you should avoid is the concealed identity story. This involves keeping the main character’s identity or true nature secret until the end of the story, often the last line. Sometim…

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Scammers are Devious - MJ Blehart - Author Scammers are devious, but wary artists can spot and avoid them. I'm sharing some examples of how they scam authors, here.

Today, I’m exploring some of the clever tricks that scammers employ on writers.
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Today's writing quote: "Writing well means never having to say, 'I guess you had to be there.'" ~ Jef Mallett #writingquote #quote #writinglife #writerslife #fictionwriting #authorslife #amwriting #writingcommunity #booksky #writesky

Author Beware: Scammers Now Targeting Your Goodreads Account
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Most popular point of view types in stories Among the most important decisions a fiction writer can make is what point of view to use in a story. Point of view determines what aspects of a story will be left out and deeply affects how the re…

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Self-Published Authors Usually Don’t Need EIN Authors who self-publish generally don’t need an Employer Identification Number (EIN).Should you ghostwrite books or freelance, however, you probably will need one. That’s because anyone who p…

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Marketing scams aimed at writers via email are on the uptick. Here’s the latest list of scammers:
Allison R.greene <ajibolakhayes3@gmail.com>
Janet <janetadebayo1230@gmail.com>
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They're (NOT) Gonna Put You in the Movies: Book-to-Film Scams Book-to-film scams naming streaming services like Netflix are a new variation on the old Hollywood writing scams. Beware!

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The Ultimate Guide to Understanding POV in Storytelling! #indieauthor #writerhelp #writerslife #amwriting #writingcommunity www.amazon.com/dp/1948872323

Avoid using tropes in your story Sometimes our writing feels stale, even though we’ve used active voice, written crisp sentences, and developed a well-structured plot with a main character who grows. But if you sense that you’ve h…

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Establish story’s point of view in opening lines Every story has an angle or perspective from which it is told. You establish this perspective, called point of view, in a story’s opening lines. Which point of view you select deeply affects t…

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Remain wary of using fast-forward in story A literary device that’s often overused by novice writers is that of the fast-forward. This involves taking the story out of its timeline by going to a point in the future. In doing so, the scene r…

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Avoid Writing Bifurcated Story Does your story really feel like two stories? Perhaps one portion of it appears to be in conflict with another portion, maybe over tone or theme. The problem might be that the story hasn’t be…

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6 Tips for Organizing a Book Reading/Signing • Steps in organizing a book presentationWhen organizing a book signing, reading, or other presentation related to your title, you might want to break down your effort into several smaller steps. D…

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Writing Prompt: Objects You Pass Daily Suffering from writer’s block or need to add some spunk to your writing? The problem may be that you need to change up your routine. To that end, try this tip: List at least a dozen objects yo…

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Writing Inspiration: Establish milestones Establishing milestones is another way to make progress on your book. For example, if you write an average of 1000 words a day, and a chapter in your book is about 5000 words long, in five day…

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Unsportsmanlike Grammar: Touch Base vs. Touch Bases In baseball, after hitting the ball the batter has to touch each of the four bases to score. If he misses a base and keeps running, he must go back to that base before advancing. Runners who m…

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Five Great Quotations about Books “Those who find ugly meanings in beautiful things are corrupt without being charming. This is a fault. Those who find beautiful meanings in beautiful things are the cultivated. For these there…

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How to Get Rid of Word’s Proofreading Marks Among the most annoying features of Microsoft Word’s Track Changes program is that every time you reopen a file, the corrections show up. To not see the corrections, you have to togg…

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“Murder Your Darlings” to Better Engage Readers To engage your readers – whether writing fiction or nonfiction – you’ll need to be utterly ruthless with your own words. In short, you’ll need to “murder your darlings.”You’ve probably heard t…

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Media Kits: Grow Book Sales By Sending a Press Kit #authorlife #writerslife #amwriting #writingcommunity #writerscommunity

Which one? Wellbeing, well-being, well being How you spell this word depends on where you live in the English-speaking world.Well-being as a hyphenated word is the preferred form in the United States and Canada.Wellbeing as one word with no h…

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How to Upload Your Ebook: Quick, Easy to Understand, Practical Tips
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