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Sep 5
PRO TIP
An Easy Way To Lose Readers Fast: Use The ‘Good News, Bad News’ Lead
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Aug 10
Why Baby Talk Turns Off Editors
How words like ‘yucky’ and ‘no-no’ can hurt you when you want to sell…
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May 22
SHORTCUTS TO SUCCESS
Quick Tips On Finding A Focus For Your Story
If don’t know what…
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May 4
SHORTCUTS TO SUCCESS
Quick Tips On Finding Your Voice As A Writer
What you can learn…
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When Your Writing Career Capsizes
Five lessons from survivors of shipwrecks, plane crashes, and other…
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Dec 22, 2023
What Does It Mean To ‘Play Fair’ With Your Readers?
The ‘10 Commandments’ of detective fiction list…
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Nov 15, 2023
Think You Can’t Get Sued For Putting Real People In Fiction? Think Again.
You can’t protect yourself…
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Nov 10, 2023
Five Famous Writers Who Ignored The Advice, ‘Don’t Quit Your Day Job’
Why writers from William…
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Nov 7, 2023
FROM TURKEY TO ENGLAND
How To Share Good News You’ve Had As A Writer
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Oct 23, 2023
The Sex Lives of Famous Writers
Making love only once a year and other bizarre ways authors once used…
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