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  • Man reading "Expert Secrets" book in coffeeshop

    Keeping Up With Writing and Publishing During COVID

    January 29, 2021 · Sharon Goldinger

    Bone up on publishing basics, from the author platform to deciding between self-publishing and traditional publishing.

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    Categories: Selling Your Writing

    Tags: author platform


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    6 Reasons Why You Should Write Your Book in Microsoft Word

    December 8, 2020 · Kate Zentall

    If you’re paying for professional editing, why wouldn’t you want your editor to use the most powerful tool?

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    Categories: Writing & Editing Process

    Tags: creative process, technology for writers


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    Preface, Foreword, Introduction, or Author’s Note?

    September 25, 2020 · Lynette Padwa

    What’s the difference between these different front-matter sections? Here’s the lowdown.

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    Categories: Writing & Editing Process

    Tags: front matter, self-publishing


  • How to Begin Your Novel — and Why Beginnings Are Important

    August 18, 2020 · Barbara DeSantis

    The beginning of a story is crucial. It can make the difference in gaining the attention of a prospective agent, acquisitions editor, and ultimately the reader. So, how do you start? Here are some suggestions to help you find your beginning.

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    Categories: Writing & Editing Process

    Tags: creative writing, fiction writing, revising your writing


  • 5 Tips for Writing a Memoir About Trauma

    August 5, 2020 · Deborah A. Lott, MFA

    Trauma creates chaos, while writing brings new order: imposing a beginning, middle, and an end. Here are some key suggestions for how to approach writing a memoir about trauma.

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    Categories: Writing & Editing Process

    Tags: character development, memoir, memoir writing, nonfiction writing


  • Woman grieving, monochrome

    The Trauma Memoir: Forging Art From Adversity

    July 30, 2020 · Deborah A. Lott, MFA

    How writing about trauma can benefit us — both emotionally and physically.

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    Categories: Writing & Editing Process

    Tags: memoir writing, writer's voice


  • The Writer in the Time of the Coronavirus*

    April 28, 2020 · Amy Friedman

    I encourage you to keep writing, for your writing may actually be a remedy for the sorrow, fear, confusion, empty-headedness, and aching hearts — yours and others’.

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    Categories: For the Love of Writing

    Tags: creative process, writer's block


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    Writerly Reassurance From a Few Who Have Been There

    March 24, 2020 · Suzanne Mantell

    Stuck in a writing rut? Heed these words of wisdom from famous authors.

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    Categories: For the Love of Writing

    Tags: creative process


  • Runners on a racetrack

    How to Finish Writing Your Book

    March 4, 2020 · Lori Kozlowski

    Shifting the way you think about your book goals can help you get to the end more easily.

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    Categories: Writing & Editing Process

    Tags: creative process, writer's block, writers workshops


  • A broken pencil on a blank notebook

    Are You Ready to Write That Nonfiction Book?

    January 9, 2020 · Laura Golden Bellotti

    A simple-sounding “10-5-1” plan can help you finally get started on that nonfiction book you’ve been thinking of writing.

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    Categories: Writing & Editing Process

    Tags: creative process, nonfiction writing, writer's block


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