Writing, self-publishing, book marketing, making a living with your writing
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This may be scary idea for some people, but here are 7 reasons why you need to be a good speaker as well as a great writer. Successful best-selling authors speak at Writer's Festivals. Therefore, …
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On writing romance and the experience of being a first-time novelist with Dean Mayes. Dean Mayes is the author of the romance novel, 'The Hambledown Dream' and a pediatric nurse based in Adelaide, …
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After 3 non-fiction books, I am writing my first novel, working title 'Pentecost' (Update - republished in 2014 as Stone of Fire). It is a conspiracy action-adventure thriller - somewhere between …
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In writing my first novel, I am struggling with the prologue, so thought many others would find this information useful as well. What is a prologue? From Robert McKee, author of 'Story' : A …
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I really enjoy speaking about the topics I am passionate about: writing, book marketing, author platform, web 2.0 tools and more! Here is a short video of a talk I did for the Gold Coast Writer's …
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This is a fantastic, lively interview on crime writing and getting an agent, packed full of information for authors and writers! Sam Blake is a crime writer of 6 books who just signed to literary …
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