How to start and maintain an author newsletter
How writers can use emails to connect, engage, and retain readers (and sell books, too).
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Promoting Your Work
Dear writers: It’s finally time to join Twitter. Here’s how to get started.
As more and more authors, agents, and editors turn to social media to connect virtually in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, you’ve got nothing to lose and everything to gain by joining Twitter. Here are tips, strategies, and best practices from other authors on getting started.
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Where do agents look for new clients?
Skip the slush pile by putting your writing on display in key places.
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Resurrect your darlings: How to recycle deleted material from your manuscript
Why trash your deleted pages when you can publish them?
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So you want to start a blog in 2020? Read this first.
Is blogging still a writer’s best friend? Or is it a waste of time in an overcrowded blogosphere? Read More “So you want to start a blog in 2020? Read this first.”
A writer’s guide to building an online presence
Follow this advice to start selling your words.
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From the Front Lines: How to make Twitter work for you
These five guidelines can help you improve your social media use.
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From the front lines: Readying your book reading
Boring readings don’t sell books. Here’s how to make the crowd hang on your every word.
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How to successfully promote an older book
Learn how to market your book and keep its sales going strong even if it’s not new.
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A writer’s guide to tabling at literary festivals
Avoid gimmicks (and build community) through conversation and book sales.
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Pro tips for avoiding clichéd characters in fiction
Banish those walking clichés from your work for good with these tips. Read More “Pro tips for avoiding clichéd characters in fiction”
Character interlands: A new way to develop the character worksheet
Type “character worksheets” into a search engine, and you’ll find hundreds of resources to develop your protagonist and other characters. Some of the worksheets are … Read More “Character interlands: A new way to develop the character worksheet”
4 ways to instantly tighten your fiction
Editor-proof your stories with these tips. Read More “4 ways to instantly tighten your fiction”