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How to Plan a Book (Ultimate 10 Step Guide)
Writing a book isn’t easy.It takes weeks, probably months, of consistent work.It will challenge you.Yet ... a book can change everything.Perhaps your book will add an extra income stream to your freelancing business, bringing in royalties so that you’re no longer...
Writing About Yourself Without Being Arrogant or Apologetic
I wrote my first sales page in the third person. I was young, naive and desperately wanted to be taken seriously — and I thought ‘we’ sounded more professional than ‘I.’ After all, it would be sheer arrogance to assume that anyone wanted to hear what ‘I’ had to say....
How to Make Writing Fun: 5 Apps for Writers
Feeling exhausted? Frustrated? Anxious? Congratulations, you just might be a writer. From a spectator’s point of view, writing seems easy. All you have to do is sit down and let the words flow out of your minds and onto the page. The reality is rather different,...
What’s the Story Here? Creative Writing Exercise
It's time for a creative writing exercise! Whether you write fiction or non-fiction, you need to boost your creativity. Take a look at the image above. What's the story? Can you come up with a mini-drama of not more than 350 words? Here’s how it works: We set the...
10 Creative Writing Exercises to Inspire You
Stuck for inspiration? Don't panic! It happens to all writers. Here are ten of the best creative writing exercises to inspire you to start (and finish) that book. 1. 7x7x7 Find the 7th book from your bookshelf (or digital library). Open it up to page 7. Look at the...
Two Complete Content Marketing Examples for Fiction and Nonfiction Authors
Last week, we took the plunge into a comprehensive content-marketing strategy for authors. If you’re new to the world of content marketing … “plunge” is definitely the right word: five steps, over forty-two-hundred words, twenty-three separate visuals, and no less...
Are You Using This Simple Way To Get More Shares On Social Media? 9 Tools To Help You
They're all over Pinterest. They've taken over Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. They're inspiring. They're silly. They're sad and they're happy. Yes, you guessed right - I'm talking about Image Quotes. Have you seen photographs of inspiring landscapes with a...
Learn from the Greats: 7 Writing Habits of Amazing Writers
Finding the ideal working habits that will allow me to write as consistently as possible is always something I'm exploring as a writer. As I've said before, I try to make it a habit to write first thing in the morning. It helps me to focus and ensure that I'm getting...
Content Marketing for Authors: A Comprehensive Strategy You Can Actually Use
Let’s start with the bad news: the vast majority of online content never gets noticed. Period, end of story, thanks for playing… goodbye and goodnight. Of course, if you’ve spent any time in the overcrowded world of online writing, you’re already acquainted with the...
How to Boost Your Productivity Like Leo Babauta
Sometimes I get stuck. I stare at the blank page and the blank page stares back at me. Know what I mean? To find out how successful writers like Leo Babauta, Nina Amir, and Barrie Davenport unblock their creativity and become insanely productive, read on. I'm...
Get More Blog Subscribers With These 7 Post Types
It’s not easy being a startup blogger. You don’t have much of a subscriber list yet. You post and post, and not much happens. Nobody seems to care enough to actually put in their email and sign up. Know how to bust out of this? How to Get More Blog Subscribers...
The Most Efficient Way to Write Your Book and Build Blog Readership (At the Same Time)
Many aspiring writers complain, “I know I need to blog, but I don’t have time. I’m too busy writing my book.” Or, if they whine, “I’m so busy blogging in my attempt to build an author’s platform that I can’t find the time to finish my book.” What’s an aspiring author...
How to Get Your Life Back: 17 Crucial Tips for Bloggers
Overwhelming, isn’t it? You love blogging, but the amount of time it takes to do it efficiently is daunting. Successful blogging does require a great deal of time. Researching, writing, editing, publishing, promoting, and responding to commenters are all necessary...
How to Win Big, Write Better
What if you could write as easily as you drive a car? Like being on automatic. You just get into the car, start the motor, step on the accelerator–and the car starts moving. You don't stop the car every time you decide whether to go into second or third gear (at...
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How to Write Your Way to Success [Infographic]
Writing is simple. You just put words together with a fancy keyboard (or if you’re super cool a typewriter) and you’re good to go. That’s the easy part, but being a writer? Now that’s different. Anyone can put words together, but putting them together in the perfect...
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128 Ways to Avoid the Word Very [Infographic]
Have you ever noticed how often you use the word 'very'? We tend to use it to make a point or express a superlative. However, we often end up with a lame sentence because the word 'very' has lost all power through overuse. Check out the fantastic infographic below...
How To Create Memorable Characters: 8 Little-Known Sleights of Hand
Do we always have to create memorable characters? No. It depends on the genre. In an all-action thriller focused on pace and plot, everyone but the key players can be wafer-thin. They're disposable. The same is often true of detective fiction, even the quality...
How To Become a Good Writer: 50 Quotes From The Greats
You want to write. But you're not sure if that makes you a writer. And you don't just want to be any kind of writer; you want to become a good writer. It's an exciting goal, but what's the pathway? How to you get there? We've collected 50 inspiring quotes from writers...
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