Voice

Why No One Can Teach You How to Write an Irresistible Book

No one can teach you the precise formula for an irresistible book. There are simply too many variables. So learn the controls, find the readers who love what you do, and keep writing.

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Why Writing to Market Won’t Serve You Anymore

Writing to Market isn’t quite as divisive as Wide versus KU, but it comes close. Mention Writing to Market to a group of indie authors, and you’ll witness a heated debate spring to life almost immediately.  Sometimes full-blown arguments can break out. For the record, I’ve never written to market.  Not because I’ve ignored the

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An Instant, Easy Fix To Make Your Fiction More Unputdownable

I’ve edited a lot of fiction. Read a lot of it, too. I can nearly always spot the newer writers, because their control of point-of-view slips frequently. They drop into the dreaded telling, instead of showing, often without realizing it. And their narrative voice sometimes doesn’t match the character’s voice. There’s usually more evidence: Setting

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