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I have been reading Donald Maass 'Writing the Breakout Novel' and there is a whole chapter on raising the stakes in your writing. This lifts the novel from mundane to the memorable. Once you have …
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Ebooks are everywhere in 2010 and many people email me asking for more information on what they can do to jump on the wave of digital publishing. I just had to interview Joshua as he is an expert on …
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Mega-publisher Simon & Schuster have recently relaunched their website. It has loads of interesting things for authors and readers, but what is particularly of note to me is the Author Resources …
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I have been struggling with the villain in my thriller. My protagonist has reams of back story. I know her family history and personality intimately. I used the tips from the last character post to …
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In today's podcast, we tackle some of the most common questions I get on the blog: "How do I beat procrastination?" and "How do I actually achieve my goal of writing a book?" Rajeev Dewan is an …
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This is a guest post from Dean Mayes, romance author of 'The Hambledown Dream' and real man! It's quite simple really... Watch a lot of Gilmore Girls, Grays Anatomy and Sex & the City …
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