I still see authors hire ‘experts’ who dazzle them with promises they can’t keep and watch how they keep the customer compliant using a lot of worthless tech-speak (worthless, aside from creating panic attacks/fear compliance). Knowledge is POWER.
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Jul 12 2019
The Breakout Novel & Why Publishing is Desperate for the Next BIG Thing
The breakout novel is the novel that breaks the rules. These are the books readers never knew they always wanted, and ‘non-readers’ never believed would interest them in the first place.
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Apr 11 2019
How Writing Faster Can Vastly Improve Your Storytelling
Many new authors slog out that first book, editing every word to perfection, revising, reworking, redoing. When I used to be a part of critique groups, it was not at all uncommon to find writers who’d been working on the same book two, five, eight and even ten years. Still see them at conferences, shopping the same …
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Apr 04 2019
Optimism Overdose: Why It’s Healthy to Admit Life STINKS
Optimism is essential for a healthy life, healthy vision in particular…sort of like Vitamin A. In fact, for the purposes of today’s post, optimism IS Vitamin A for AWESOME. Why is the song ‘Everything is Awesome’ from the Lego Movie queuing in my head? I’ve not blogged in almost a MONTH. This has NEVER happened in all …
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Dec 14 2018
Test Your Holiday Style: Waterford Crystal or Pre-Paid Bail Money?
Thanksgiving has whizzed past and Christmas looms ahead. If you’re anything like me, you make this super stupid promise to yourself roughly December 24th that you will buy gifts throughout the year, so you aren’t pressed and stressed and ready to stand on a roof with a shotgun holding the entire dish of rum balls …
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