No matter where or when I speak about building an author platform, inevitably someone–or more than one person–begins to whine…
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The Power of Bad Publicity
So many people fear bad publicity. Writers want to write under pseudonyms so no one will know who really wrote…
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15 Reasons Writers Should Embrace Promotion
Everywhere I go speak aspiring authors–writers who have not yet managed to get published–as well as published authors complain to…
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What do you know?
I was sitting at a table with a senior editor from Penguin. She’d been asking me questions about some of…
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How to Reignite Your Fire When You Feel Burned Out
For the last few weeks I’ve been having trouble getting motivated. Not a good thing as I move into one…
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Are You Sure You Want to Be an Author?
A lot of people say they want to become authors. In fact, 81% of the American population says so. Only…
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Should Writers be Afraid of Stolen Content on the Internet?
Writers tend to worry about putting their content online. “What if my work gets stolen?” I’m asked all the time….
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