The Problem With Adverbs (and How to Solve It)
The road to hell is paved with adverbs. So says master writer Stephen King in his memoir of the craft, On Writing. He’s right. Sort…
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16 Simple Hacks to Boost Your Social Media Reach
The good news about writing in the 21st century is that publicity has become democratized. Instead of relying on large publishers, or hiring expensive publicity…
12 Ways to Screw Up Your Dialogue
Dialogue is an important part of fiction, and one that feels pretty easy to get right. After all, we engage in dialogue all day long…
A Guide to “Show vs Tell”
When your writing doesn’t paint much of a picture, instead relying too much on telling, it doesn’t connect with the reader on an emotional level….
12 Simple Hacks to Boost Your KDP Sales
The devil is in the details. We’ve already written here, and here (and over here) about the biggest and most important aspects of making your…
How to Keep Writing Over the Summer
It’s challenging enough for adults with jobs and responsibilities to find writing time during the regular year. Once summer starts, it can be next to…
30 Pieces of Solid Gold Advice From Successful Self-Published Authors
Nothing succeeds like success, so the best way to succeed is to see what other people did, that worked, then emulate it in your own…
What to Write Before You Write
A few lucky authors sit down to write with no preplanning, not even an outline, and manage to finish their story without any problems. Those…
10 Things to Do This Summer to Boost Your Holiday Book Sales
The holiday season is good for a lot of self-published authors. Holidays offer thematic ways to promote your writing, plus people are buying gifts for…
9 Steps to a Successful KDP Pre-Order Campaign
We already know that using the KDP pre-order option can build buzz and momentum for your book, setting you up for success from its first…
Your No-BS Writer’s Desk Guide
If you’ve written for any length of time, you’re familiar with the fine art of procrastination through arranging your space. You’ve also probably seen posts…
Lean and Tight: How to Cut Word Count
Here’s another way our formal education broke our writing. Most essay assignments had minimum lengths (pages for us oldsters, word count for the younger among…
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