This post marks the first in a new feature for this blog: short writing prompts to help you achieve your…
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11 Reasons to Attend a Writers’ Conference
I’m a huge advocate of attending professional conferences of all types. If you are a writer, attend a writing conference….
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What are Your Payoffs for Becoming–or NOT Becoming–an Author?
In several previous posts I’ve discussed the need to wear both a business hat and a writing hat if you…
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How Willing are You to Wear a Business Hat and Sell Books?
This post is a blogged draft excerpt from The Author Training Manual (Writer’s Digest Books, March 2014). Read the previous…
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How to Succeed as a Nonfiction Writer
Beyond money earned on sales of articles and books, success for a nonfiction writer means communicating a message to many…
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How Your Thoughts Affect Your Ability to Succeed as a Writer
We judge many things every day whether we want to admit to this fact or not. Some may call these…
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Are You a One Book Author?
Some of the best-selling authors on Smashwords.com are multiple-book authors. As Mark Coker, founder of Smashwords, says, they write a…
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Are you in love with your subject matter?
Are you in love with your subject matter? As a writer, today–Valentine’s Day, fall in love with your topic (if…
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Publishing Mentor Tip:Try on a Different Hat
All writers wear a writer’s hat. Most feel pretty comfortable with this hat. They may even balk at the idea…
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