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Should You Outline Your Book?
By Michael Pietrzak, Author & SYWW Founder Should you outline your book? There’s an ongoing debate between the plotters—those who swear up and down that you NEED structure for your story before you start writing it—and the pansters, who write by the seat of their pants. Pantsers rightly point out that extensive outlining can turn…
5 Ways Joining a Writing Group Will Improve Your Craft
By Author Susan E. Wadds “What you are doing is brave. Whether the writing is autobiographical or entirely imagined is irrelevant. To write is to reveal your mind at work. There is no nakedness like that nakedness. To write takes courage. You are a brave person just to attempt it.” —Pat Schneider, Amherst Writers & Artists founder…
5 Marketing Lessons from a Debut Author
By Author Julee Balko As if writing, editing, and getting a book published isn’t hard enough! After those are done there remains the most daunting and soul-crushing task of all waiting for you: marketing. (Insert blood-curdling scream here.) With more authors taking the self-publishing and indie publisher route, marketing is increasingly falling on authors’ shoulders. And…
