Category: Becoming a Professional Writer

  • Never Too Late to Promote Your Book

    by Terry Whalin @TerryWhalin As an acquisitions editor at Morgan James Publishing, I've worked with many different authors on launching and promoting their books. As a reader, I've been on a number of launch teams, received, read and reviewed advance reader copies (ARCs) of many books. As a writer, I've…

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  • How Not to Annoy Your Reader

    by Tamela Hancock Murray @Tamela_Murray A reader of novels: Expects the expected Wants something unexpected Offering both the expected and unexpected isn’t most effortless order to fill. However, there are a few ways you can try to keep from annoying your reader: [tweet_box design="default" float="none" inject="#writing #pubtip"]How Not to Annoy…

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  • One Best-selling Author’s Revision Process

    By DiAnnMills, @DiAnnMills Some of us revise as we write, and others choose to wait until the story is written. I suggest a writer complete a scene, a chapter, or even the entire story before switching to editor mode. Creating a story uses the left side of the brain. Revision…

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  • 3 Tips to Secure that Elusive Media Interview

    by Lori Hatcher @LoriHatcher2 One of the best ways to break into the online or magazine world is to pitch an article about a celebrity. But before you can pitch an article, you must first write an article. And before you can write an article, you must secure an interview.…

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  • Put Your Memes on YouTube

    by Katy Kauffman @KatyKauffman28 Did you know that YouTube is the second largest search engine in the world? Over one billion hours of videos are watched on YouTube every day.1 Why aren’t more authors on this site? For over a year, I was afraid of putting my face on the…

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  • Book Proposal Basics for Writers-Part 5-Marketing Plan

    by Cherrilynn Bisbano @BisbanoWrites You, my writing friend, are a marketer! Did I hear you scream, “Noooooo!” I empathize. I hate proclaiming to the world, “I wrote a life-changing book and you should buy it.”  As Christian we shouldn’t boast, right? Wrong! God called us to write. He planted a…

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