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Mar 28, 2019

How to Keep Your Spirits Up When Everyone Says You Can’t Do It

“You can’t make money from your kitchen table.” “You need a stable 9 -5 or you’ll end up homeless.” “What are you gonna do about health insurance?” Ad nauseam. For those of us who’ve been freelancing or running our own businesses for a while now, these types of questions usually…

Freelancing

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How to Keep Your Spirits Up When Everyone Says You Can’t Do It
How to Keep Your Spirits Up When Everyone Says You Can’t Do It

Mar 3, 2019

Is Purple Prose Really a Style Choice? More Thoughts on Purple Prose

So, one of my most popular Medium articles is “What is Purple Prose, Beige Prose, and Blue Language?” While it seems a bit of a cliche that this writer is writing about writing, you gotta work with what you’ve got. If you’ve got it flaunt it. Shake what yo’ momma gave ya. If you smell it, dwell on it. I’ve had too much coffee. Regardless, this article has managed to snag the top SERP position. So it seems like something a lot of writers wonder about.

Writing

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Is Purple Prose Really a Style Choice? More Thoughts on Purple Prose
Is Purple Prose Really a Style Choice? More Thoughts on Purple Prose

Jan 2, 2019

2018 Yearly Review and How I started a Copywriting Business

A year ago, I published a post chronicling my first year into publishing and freelance copywriting. I dabbled around a bit in 2016 by taking a few writing courses, and 2017 really marked my start into the world of creative writing and fiction. 2018, however, has been the year of commercial copywriting for me. So, how did I do it? (Very carefully). Is it possible to earn a living wage as a freelance writer? (Yes it is). Find out below in my 2018 year in review post.

Writing

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2018 Yearly Review and How I started a Copywriting Business
2018 Yearly Review and How I started a Copywriting Business

Sep 28, 2018

Writing Horror Stories: A Simple Formula

We are going to cover my favorite genre, horror, and how to convey a decent amount of disgust and dread to your reader today. I’ve written a couple of horror stories, and I use a simple formula to set the mood. …

Horror

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Writing Horror Stories: A Simple Formula
Writing Horror Stories: A Simple Formula

May 28, 2018

Why Email Marketing Doesn’t Work for Authors

Author marketing Hell. A wasteland, but not a desert one. No, author marketing hell is full of too much stuff. In fact, it’s saturated with deafening and dissonant noise. Your subscribers feel the same way, too.

Email Marketing

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Why Email Marketing Doesn’t Work for Authors
Why Email Marketing Doesn’t Work for Authors

Jan 14, 2018

In Defense of Blogging — for Authors — Moncrief’s

First, I’d like to draw your attention to this article on Facebook’s recent announcement regarding the news feed algorithm. Late last summer, Facebook ran out of ad space. Essentially, the news feed became saturated by so many ads. Now, if you carefully read that article I linked to, you can…

Blogging

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In Defense of Blogging — for Authors — Moncrief’s
In Defense of Blogging — for Authors — Moncrief’s

Jan 3, 2018

How to Build an Author Email List — Part One

If you happened upon my year in review post, you probably noticed that I learned how to build an author email list during the second half of 2017. I get a lot of questions through this blog and via my Facebook group on how to do this, so I’m starting a new marketing series that will cover the topic. I’ll try to break this down into easy steps. I remember when first starting how confusing it all seemed, and that there were so many ‘gotcha’ moments that led to a crap ton of unnecessary headache and heartache because I just didn’t understand certain terms.

Email Marketing

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How to Build an Author Email List — Part One
How to Build an Author Email List — Part One

Dec 30, 2017

A Very Nefarious 2017 — The Year in Review — Moncrief’s

A year ago today, I was dusting off an old flash fiction piece I’d written several years prior. That piece would then become the cataclysmic scene in Nefarious One: A Dark and Erotic Tale. At the time, I’d been writing off and on for about fifteen years. I’d never considered…

Writing

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A Very Nefarious 2017 — The Year in Review — Moncrief’s
A Very Nefarious 2017 — The Year in Review — Moncrief’s

Nov 2, 2017

Three Effective Techniques

Three Effective Techniques First, let’s define a short story: A short story is a work of fiction that can be read in one sitting and ranges in length from 1000 and 20000 words. Short stories usually have a theme, are comprised of one main character, and a transformative event that…

Short Story

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Three Effective Techniques
Three Effective Techniques

Jul 29, 2017

How to Make a Great Story if Yours is Drier Than Burnt Toast

How to Make a Great Story if Yours is Drier Than Burnt Toast Characters. It’s all about the characters. Don’t even ask about plot. Plot doesn’t actually matter, it’s a red herring. …

Writing

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How to Make a Great Story if Yours is Drier Than Burnt Toast
How to Make a Great Story if Yours is Drier Than Burnt Toast
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