Book Launch Branding and How to Launch a Book With a Small Email List with Randy Ingermanson
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The Writing Life
It Is About You—and That’s Good!
I may have addressed this topic in a blog long ago, but it bears repeating. If you see a blog post written by someone you’re in contact with and think you were the source of that blog, you could be right. And that’s good. Say, for example, you asked a question about developing a sympathetic heroine. Then, behold! You see a blog post about that topic the next day. It could be a coincidence; the …
Don’t Make These Post-Rejection Mistakes
My least favorite part of being a literary agent is saying no. Unfortunately, like my colleagues, I do it a lot. I review and, alas, reject dozens of submissions every month. (I prefer the word “decline,” but as a writer myself I know “rejection” feels more accurate to the recipient.) Rejection is hard. For writers. For agents. For editors. Most of the time, when I or my assistant say, “no thank …
How to Start an Author Podcast
This episode originally aired on the Novel Marketing Podcast. This is effectively a short audiobook on how to start a podcast. If you have ever thought about starting your own podcast, this is not an episode you will want to miss. You can find a blog version here. Sponsor: Christian Writers Institute The Lockdown Learn From Home Bundles will be ending at the end of April! There are three bundles …
How to Start an Author Podcast
This episode originally aired on the Novel Marketing Podcast. This is effectively a short audiobook on how to start a podcast. If you have ever thought about starting your own podcast, this is not an episode you will want to miss. You can find a blog version here. Sponsor: Christian Writers Institute The Lockdown Learn […]
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Use Your Thesaurus and Dictionary Correctly
Today we look at how one writer uses his thesaurus and dictionary in a fascinating way. The following is a five-minute video from Martin Amis, one of Britain’s well-known literary novelists and essayists. I recommend clicking the “cc” close-captioned on the bottom next to the settings button. That way you can read his words while also hearing them. Below the video I have a couple …
The Feather Duster
You might think my purchase of a feather duster has nothing to do with writing, but I found a correlation. Relationships. That is why I bought my feather duster from Fly Lady (website here). Fly Lady has an excellent housecleaning system that I am too free-spirited to follow. However, I have been receiving her emails for years. I know she is not my friend. She is running a business. However, her …
A Critique Partner Checklist
In a recent post on this site, I said that if you want to write for publication, you should get in the habit of submitting your work for critique, specifically, to someone (or several someones) with an analytical eye. And I promised to explain more about that in my next blog post. So, here we are. Many blog posts ago, I told the story (here) of how I discovered my “perfect critique partner,” …
How to Write Split Time With Rachel Hauck
Due to a mixup, last week’s episode initially appeared as today’s episode. This is the correct episode for today. Our guest today is a New York Times bestselling author who’s novel Once Upon A Prince (affiliate link), was made into an original Hallmark movie. She writes from a quarantine location in sunny central Florida. Links: Website: RachelHauck.com Instagram: @RachelHauck Twitter: …
How to Write Split Time With Rachel Hauck
Our guest today is a New York Times bestselling author whose novel Once Upon a Prince (affiliate link), was made into an original Hallmark movie. She writes from a quarantined location in sunny, central Florida. Links: Website: RachelHauck.com Instagram: @RachelHauck Twitter: @RachelHauck Facebook @RachelHauck Sponsor: Christian Writers Institute With the extension of the tax day, […]
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