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Guest Post: Making Time To Write by Eileen Granfors

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People have asked me how I manage to read so many books. They don’t realize that reading is only one …

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Guest Post: Tony Russell – Commons People: Your life in their hands

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When I interviewed a group of MPs for my first book Commons People – MPs are Human Too, I wanted …

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Guest Post: 3 Tips for Developing a Daily Writing Habit by Kevin Tumlinson

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Good writing is about two things: Persistence and making up a second thing as you go. I’m not the only …

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Surviving a Genre-Identity Crisis: What I’ve Learned as a Virgin Author by JC Stockli

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I can say with firm conviction that I never thought I’d write a book, much less self-publish. It just happened. …

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Guest Post: Mea Culpa (Trilogy Writing) by Eileen Granfors

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First-hand experience may be the best teacher, but I hope this blog post will save other writers from the mistakes …

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Guest Post: The Importance of Editing by Gabby Weiss

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Self publishing authors have this in common: they need an editor. If there were one piece of advice I’d give …

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Guest Post: In Search of Character by Karen Long

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I am a great fan of the HBO series, ‘Autopsy’, which focuses on strange deaths and the purveyors thereof…One of …

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Guest Post: Creating Compelling Titles by Dale Vande Griend

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From the writing and work I’ve done creating videos, I’ve found out that a great title is something that often …

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Guest Post: Do you need a vacation? by Deanna Kahler

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Pack your bags. It’s time for a little trip. You won’t need any money. In fact, where you’re going, you …

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Guest Post: 5 Ways to Use a Book to Build Your Business by Kevin Tumlinson

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For most of my author coaching clients, and for listeners of the Self Publishing Answers Podcast, the biggest motivation for …

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Guest Post: The Writing Life by Kristine Blenkhorn Rodriguez

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When you’re a writer, people seem to feel you must be bohemian enough to accept them asking you anything. Or …

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Guest Post: Five Advantages of Having a Co-Author by Karen Harris and Lori Caskey-Sigety

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Writing is often a lonely endeavor. Hollywood paints stereotypical images of writers as tormented, hermits who sequester themselves in crowded …

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Guest Post: You are my Song by Susan Moore Jordan

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Jamie’s Story The nineteen-fifties. Elvis is wearing Blue Suede Shoes. The Grand Old Opry reigns supreme in Nashville. But in …

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Guest Post: Steve Dullum’s Odyssey of the Abecedarian – Part Three

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Welcome back. Sorry for the delay. I didn’t think it would take this long for installment #3, but then I …

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How to Use Word like Scrivener by Rochelle Deans

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I have Scrivener. I love Scrivener for writing my first draft. But invariably, I move into Word once I begin …

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More About Eli’s Heart Musical Book Signing – Susan Moore Jordan

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More About Eli’s Heart “Musical Book Signing” Music and Books, Take Two A definite perk to writing about music and …

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How to Ready Your Wardrobe for the Holidays by Ginger Burr

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It’s that time again! The tinsel and holly are showing up in every store from the drugstore to the mall …

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Guest Post: Creative Unfocus by Richard Milner

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As a writer, it’s necessary to block out time dedicated solely to the development of the craft. To take a …

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Learn to Add Beautiful Prints to Your Wardrobe and Stop Relying Solely on Solid Colors by Ginger Burr

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If you’re like many women, you have a mortal fear of prints.  You look in your closet and what greets …

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Guest Post: Odyssey of the Abecedarian, Part 2 by Steve Dullum

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So there I was with what soon developed into an opening paragraph, and by the end of that first night …

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