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3 Lessons Learnt From My Release Day
It was a dark and stormy night. At the southern tip of the African continent an innocent author lay sound asleep, relishing the short...

Arini Vlotman
Mar 26, 20243 min read
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Don't Quit Your Day Job (and Why That's a Good Thing!)
Making full-time living writing fiction is living the dream—but for most authors (even ones with book deals) being a writer means working...

Bruce Buchanan
Mar 20, 20243 min read
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An Exclusive Submission? In This Economy?
I recently participated in an online pitch event and, I'll admit, I was thrilled to receive an editor like within minutes of posting my...

Rebecca Minelga
Mar 11, 20245 min read
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The Art of Writing True Crime (and Why I Don’t Anymore)
The subject of true crime has skyrocketed in popularity over the past few decades. From TV shows to podcasts to books, the subject has...

Lindsay Schraad Keeling
Feb 22, 20245 min read
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Finding Help in Unexpected Places: The Experience of a Self-Published Author
The thought of publishing my first novel and becoming an indie author was simply daunting. For many months I was focused on finishing my...

Simi Ramdutt
Feb 19, 20242 min read
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Do You Really Want to Write a Villain?
Not everyone is cut out to write evil characters.
Shelby Reed
Feb 8, 20243 min read
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The Ultimate Love Language: Food
#Food We love it. We cook it. We savor every delicious, warm, and comforting bite. Humans are obsessed with food, both in real life and...
Shelby Reed
Jan 29, 20242 min read
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The Art of Writing a Book Blurb
There often comes a point during the publishing process in which you will be asked to write a #BookBlurb. Now, don’t start panicking just...
Shelby Reed
Jan 25, 20242 min read
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Personal Writing Habits of a Novice Writer
Originally written in 2021 as I was trying to discover who I was as a writer I think as writers we spend the majority of our constructive...

Brittany McMunn
Nov 12, 20212 min read
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