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When Book Covers Get Characters Wrong
Originally posted on Kristen Twardowski:
Book cover design is often grand, but sometimes publishers don’t get it quite right. Take for example the case of Nnedi Okorafor. Nnedi Okorafor is an extraordinary science fiction writer, and she has the Nebula Award to prove it. Before she was quite so lauded, however, she had a strange…
Writing to Market – What Does It Mean?
Originally posted on Ryan Lanz:
? By Julianne Q. Johnson Should a novelist write to market? Should they avoid writing to market like the plague? Should they write to trend or to tropes? What does it all mean? Take heart, gentle reader, I will do my level best to tell you what it means. To…
Why You Should Read About Writing
Originally posted on Ryan Lanz:
? by Kelsie Engen The moment you think you know everything about writing, that’s the moment your writing plateaus. Last week I talked about why writers should read voraciously. But that was a post focused on fiction. You know, reading in the genre you write. For instance, if you write fantasy,…
Author Earnings Report: The Top 12 Trends For 2017
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5 Tips to Ensure Your Editor Doesn’t Hate You
Originally posted on Kristen Twardowski:
Some time after receiving the first round of edits, a writer may wonder whether or not her editor hates her. Surely, the theory goes, if her editor liked her, the suggested changes wouldn’t be so terrible. The good news is that receiving extensive edits from an editor does not mean…
The Dumbest Things I’ve Done As A Self Published Author
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How to Keep Married Fictional Couples Interesting Without Splitting Them Up
Originally posted on Ryan Lanz:
? by Stephanie O’Brien You’ve just spent an entire novel bringing an amazing couple together. They’re passionate, fun and fascinating to watch, and their chemistry has fans raving about how wonderful they are. They’re so great that you’ve decided to write a sequel starring them… but there’s just one challenge. You…
Do You Judge Writers?
Originally posted on Ryan Lanz:
? ? by Christopher Slater Whenever a person reads what someone else has written, there is always an expected level of judgment. The reader is going to judge whether the topic of the writing is something that they are interested in. They will judge the writer’s ability to express themselves…
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