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How to tolerate the days you write like crap
This is happening to me right now. I have five pieces of advice.
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Introducing "Path to Publication": A new series sharing book prep from an author's point of view
This section will pull back the curtain on what it really takes to get a book ready for the public. We're starting nine months out and will go until the…
Sep 24
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Friday reads and a subscriber's query revision
Children's book writer Adina revises her manuscript description, and I reveal Part II of my TBR pile.
Sep 12
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Is your children's book too smart for children?
Workshopping this question with a subscriber
Sep 10
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Blowout birthday sale + September reads
A big sale to celebrate my birthday, plus what I'm reading now.
Sep 4
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What your novel's description needs to suggest if you're aiming for the Big Five
Do writers aiming for Big Five publication need to make their novels sound commercial? We discuss and do another description overhaul for a subscriber.
Aug 29
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How to make your novel sound like it's about something even if you don't know what it's about yet
Subscriber workshop 3 of 4
Aug 27
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What an unwieldy description of your novel tells agents about your book
In which I illustrate how to describe a multi-POV, dual timeline novel in one paragraph
Aug 22
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