Mastering Middle Grade
Pitch Perfect
You’ve worked hard to write your middle grade novel, and now you’re ready to sell it to a publisher.…
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Magazine, Freelance, and CopywritingEmbracing Tech Advancements: Powering Freelancer Success in the Modern Landscape
Freelancing as a writer can be deeply rewarding. You’re getting paid to show off your wordsmithing skills and can…
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Marketing SenseWill Your Book Be the Best Kept Secret Online?
Nondescript, the small store named *Joe’s Mattress! lay nestled in between two, more active businesses. Its blandness caught my…
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Kids LitIn 25 Words or Less…
“I was born as a small child…and did stuff.” My bio in nine words, but who’s counting? One piece…
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A Lighter Look at the Writer's LifeIt’s Only A season
Currently, here in my “neck of the woods” as we call it in Eastern Kentucky, we are in the…
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Devotions for WritersThe Writing on the Wall
“Who has the capability to interpret an unknown language?” King Belshazzar The nobles couldn’t. His family couldn’t. The wisest…
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Writers ChatWriters Chat Recap for September Part 2
Writers Chat, hosted by Johnnie Alexander, and Brandy Brow, is the show where we talk about all things writing,…
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Writing with a Disability (Different Ability)Get It Done
If you are like most people, you are excited about the arrival of fall this month. I have been…
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Writing for YAHow and Why to Host Giveaways: Interview with Ya Author Callie Thomas
We all know marketing is a must. One of the tools authors can use to gain traction is hosting…
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Book ProposalsWhy Publishers Prefer Proposals
When you submit your materials, editors, agents and publishing executives prefer to read a well-crafted proposal instead of a…
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The Intentional WriterBoost Your Author Platform with Newsletter Ninja
Authors need to grow their platform. Authors want to sell books. One thing the marketing experts usually agree on…
September 24, 2023 -
Guest PostsUnconscious Creativity: How I Wrote a Novel in Five Weeks
In 2001, I signed a contract to write four children’s science-fantasy adventure books with an impossible deadline. The contract…
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Writers Chat
Writers Chat Recap For September Part 1
Writers Chat, hosted by Johnnie Alexander, Brandy Brow, and Melissa Stroh where we talk about all things writing, by…
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Is It Too Late?Hold Your Place
Recently, I had to pause several of my plans to help family. I got behind in my writing goals…
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Magazine, Freelance, and Copywriting
Embracing Tech Advancements: Powering Freelancer Success in the Modern Landscape
Freelancing as a writer can be deeply rewarding. You’re getting paid to show off your wordsmithing skills and can…
September 14, 2023 -
Marketing Sense
What’s the Big Deal About Lead Magnets?
A Lead Magnet is a marketing tool. “Lead Magnet” is marketing speak for what is typically a 3-10 page…
September 12, 2023 -
Kids Lit
Yoo-Hoo Agents!
One gazillion years ago when I started writing on stone tablets, I never needed an agent to get published.…
September 8, 2023 -
A Lighter Look at the Writer's Life
Where’s the Light?
There’s a story of a family whose electricity went out one night. The various children tried to maneuver in…
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Devotions for Writers
Variety is the Spice of Life
All of you together are the one body of Christ, and each one of you is a separate…
September 3, 2023 -
Writers Chat
Writers Chat Recap for August, Part 2
Writers Chat, hosted by Johnnie Alexander, Brandy Brow, and Melissa Stroh where we talk about all things writing, by…
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Writing with a Disability (Different Ability)
Take a Break
While working on this month’s post, I am taking a much-needed “rest” weekend. I am not talking about spending…
August 29, 2023 -
Writers Chat
Writers Chat Recap for August, Part 1
Writers Chat, hosted by Johnnie Alexander, Brandy Brow, and Melissa Stroh where we talk about all things writing, by…
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Writing for YA
Writing Characters Readers Connect With Part Two
Last time we talked about some ways to write a character that evokes a deep connection with the reader.…
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Book Proposals
A Practical Story: Why A Proposal Is Important
At a small coffee shop, I met Joe Leininger who had traded for ten years in the Eurodollar Pit…
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History in the MakingPaltry Pickings in the Pantry: World War 2 Food Rationing
Louise stared at the nearly empty sack of flour. Her eyes flitted to a canister tucked in the back…
August 23, 2023