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Why It Matters and How You Can Help For over two decades, Writers’ Digest has celebrated the best resources available to writers with its 101 Best Websites for Writers award. This annual list highlights exceptional websites that support writers on their creative journey, whether they’re looking to improve their craft, market their work, or navigate […]
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Way back in February 2018, when this site was so new it still smelled of fresh paint, I wrote a post, “What to do when life tries to derail your plans“, which included lots of advice on hanging tough. But sometimes, hanging tough isn’t the smart thing to do. I’m currently in the middle of
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Squeezing Reading Into Your Life And why you should try. All authors are told to read more. We’re told that frequently. Most of us came to writing because of a love of reading, so reading a lot was never the issue. As soon as the ambition to write fiction is born, and we start to
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I joined the Internet in 1994, only two years after it was opened to the public. One of the people I met online at that time was a (then) romance writer, Diana Stout. We have remained in contact ever since. Diana recently released a book: Finding Your Fire & Keeping It Hot: Discovering Your Why,
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Very rarely do I need to calculate the number of pages in an eBook. Most of the time, indie authors only care about the size of the file, and the number of words in the story itself (sans front and back matter). Besides, calculating pages in an eBook is an exercise in frustration; depending on
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The interview I did with Joanna Penn is now live on The Creative Penn.
The Creative Penn podcast now live. Read More »
I recently completed an interview with Joanna Penn, for her Creative Penn podcast. At the time, we thought it would go live in November. This morning, I learned that the episode will go live this Monday, October 30th. I’ll be talking about The Productive Indie Fiction Writer book, and a lot of other things, too
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Have you ever noticed that as soon as you determine that, yes, you are going to commit to completing whatever big or small project is in front of you, it is as if the world heard you, rubbed its hands in glee, and threw all sorts of roadblocks up to test if you’re really sincere
Picking Up Speed A Bit… A quick housekeeping note, keeping you updated as promised. A couple of days ago, I met with my oncology team to wrap up my active chemotherapy treatments. I’m still in remission, and my personal plan going forward is a lifestyle review and strenuous rehabilitation program, in order to make the
I’m taking a bit of time out from posting. The latest round of chemotherapy is kicking my butt, plus I’m also trying to juggle a near-normal writing schedule, and something’s gotta give. However, I am working on a project for PIFW that I’ll be able to talk about in a week or so. See you
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