Here is your list of helpful articles to start off the new week. Enjoy!
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Birth of a Book: The Idea Stage: Testing the Idea from Fiction University. How do you know when an idea is good enough to become a story?
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8 Top Publishing Lessons Authors Need To Know from Digital Book World. What to do if you want to go the traditional publishing route.
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Avoid A Boring Thriller With This One Simple Trick from Standout Books. And it doesn’t involve apple cider vinegar.
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One of Our Biggest Obstacles as Writers from Shelly Hitz. Do you ever doubt yourself as a writer? I do. If so this post is for you.
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15 Free Resources For Every Stage In An Indie Author’s Journey from Digital Book World. Who doesn’t like free stuff!
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Don’t Tweet Your Rejections from Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers Of America. Personally when I get rejected I curl up in a ball and drink wine but if you are one of those people who like to share, think twice on sharing your rejections.
- In an important sense, unity in writing is an author’s core design principle. This is the starting point and end goal in writing. From BookBaby Blog. My jr. high English teacher would call this the woof and weave of a story.
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How to Get Agents and Publishers Begging to See Your Work from Write to Done. More good information on query letters.
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The First Thing You Should Know about Your Protagonist before You Start Writing from Live Write Thrive. C. S. Lakin never writes a bad post.
- A Smarter Way to Manage “Pick Your Brain” Requests from The Write Life. How to help others without drowning yourself.