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Finish that Book - Even When Life Gets in the Way
Allie Pleiter
Do you feel like you can never find the time to write? Have you been chipping away at the same manuscript forever without much progress? Wrangling a fickle muse to meet a deadline—or just to get rid of that looming blank page—is a life-skill for everyone...
over 7 years ago
Managing Your Writing Life
Goal Setting and Process
Marketing for Dead-Broke Writers – Class 1: Planning Your Marketing Project (part 2) - video
Joel Scott
This class part of a ten class series designed to support your book marketing efforts. Each session is valuable on its own, but we recommend that you view all 10 sessions to get the most comprehensive experience. Note that this recorded webinar for class...
over 9 years ago
Marketing Plan
Research
Marketing for Dead-Broke Writers – Class 1: Planning Your Marketing Project (part 2) - podcast
Joel Scott
This class part of a ten class series designed to support your book marketing efforts. Each session is valuable on its own, but we recommend that you view all 10 sessions to get the most comprehensive experience. Note that this recorded webinar for class...
over 9 years ago
Marketing Plan
Research
How to Write Memoir That Reads Like Fiction
Julie Ryan McGue
For memoir to fully engage readers, it must give readers the sense that they are “right there,” experiencing life’s pivotal moments alongside the narrator. In this webinar, award-winning memoirist Julie Ryan McGue will offer techniques and share concrete...
over 5 years ago
Managing Your Writing Life
Education and Craft
How Supporting Other Writers Can Benefit an Author
Darlyn Finch Kuhn
In addition to having a strong social media presence and engaging with readers, award-winning author and e-newsletter editor Darlyn Finch Kuhn recommends that writers appreciate, support, and acknowledge other writers in their communities. Kuhn started...
over 8 years ago
Managing Your Writing Life
Networking
How Connecting with Comic Book Readers Differs from Fiction Readers
Russell Nohelty
Bestselling author and Wannabe Press founder Russell Nohelty recently made the transition to writing full-length science fiction and fantasy novels after writing comic books and graphic novels for many years. He's found that connecting with readers of...
over 6 years ago
Marketing Plan
Building a Fan Base
How can I improve my craft and become a better writer?
Author Learning Center
Question: How can I improve my craft and become a better writer? Answer: Great writing isn’t just about using ideas, words, and sentences to communicate or tell a story; it’s about knowing how to put these and other elements together in a compelling...
over 3 years ago
Author Learning Center
Ask Keith
Keep Your Series Fresh, Yet Familiar - video
Cara Black
Bestselling mystery writer Cara Black, writer of the Aimée Leduc mystery series, shares with us how she was inspired to write about 1990's Paris and how her editor encouraged her to turn her first book into a series. Cara shares the challenges of writing...
over 9 years ago
Fiction
Plot Planning
Keep Your Series Fresh, Yet Familiar - podcast
Cara Black
Bestselling mystery writer Cara Black, writer of the Aimée Leduc mystery series, shares with us how she was inspired to write about 1990's Paris and how her editor encouraged her to turn her first book into a series. Cara shares the challenges of writing...
over 9 years ago
Fiction
Plot Planning
How Instagram Influenced Jennifer Weiner's New Book "Big Summer"
Jennifer Weiner
#1 New York Times bestselling author of Mrs. Everything , Jennifer Weiner, discusses exploring Instagram vs. reality in her new novel Big Summer and the familiarity of writing nuanced female friendships. For more on this author and her portfolio of work...
over 6 years ago
Fiction
Character Development
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