Kristen Lamb

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Three Ways to HOOK a Reader & Never Let GO

How do we sell our stories? That is the big question. It is the reason for craft classes and editing and cover design and agents and editors and all the time on social media. And while platforms and covers and algorithms do matter, there is one tried and true way to sell more books. Write …

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Description—Writer Crack & Finding the Write Balance

So, whether you use a little description, or you lay it on heavier than a Texas debutante with hairspray? These tips will help you be a master at description…

Failure, Betrayal & Setbacks—Sometimes the Only Way Out is THROUGH

Setbacks. We all have them and, strangely, they like to cluster together and dog pile us at once. The trick to setbacks is to adjust our perspective of what happened and use them to to make us stronger, wiser and grittier. You might not believe me, but instant success is not always good for us. …

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YOU’RE TOO SMART TO GO DOWN STUPID

Today, we welcome back author and Hollywood producer Joel Eisenberg for the kick in the pants ALL of us need. I have to admit, yesterday was an unbelievably bad day and Joel sent this guest post in early. In the midst of the flaming wreckage of my day, I didn’t get a chance to read the …

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Good Things Happen to Those Who Hustle—Getting PAID to Write

There are a lot of other venues that need writers so when we free up what we think of when we hear “writer” that is going to give us a major advantage.