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Nice to hear from a few writer friends on the blog this month. Sara Karnish reminds us about proper critique etiquette and discusses the writer/editor relationship with Pattie Giordani.

It is said that your focus determines your reality. That applies to fictional characters as well. However, there are occasions in real life when we deliberately ignore or avoid something unpleasant. Writer pal Kathryn Craft shows us effective ways to depict that in our characters.

Over at Good Story Company, Amy Wilson draws a distinct line between editing and revision while Kristen Overman delves into the “chosen one” trope and how to ensure your hero is up to the task.

Struggling with book marketing? With a writing drought? With imposter syndrome? We got you covered on all three this month.

All that and a little more. Enjoy!

Follow the Energy of Denial by Kathryn Craft

Chosen One Stories: Is Your Hero Worthy of the Journey? by Kristen Overman

How Right Do Your Characters Have to Be? by Terry Odell

How to Give a Critique (Without Being Too Critical) by Sara Karnish

I Would Rather See My Books Pirated Than This (Or Why Goodreads and Amazon are Becoming Dumpster Fires) by Jane Friedman

How to Market Your Books to Get Worldwide Exposure by Diana Urban

How Authors Use Preorders to Promote New Books in 2023 by AJ Yee

5 Things Influencers Look for in a Book by Ryan Steck

5 Ways to Survive a Publishing Drought by Katrina Kittle

The Difference Between Editing and Revising by Amy Wilson

The Author/Editor Relationship: A Q&A with Pattie Giordani by Sara Karnish

How to Escape Imposter Syndrome in Your Writing Life by Lynette M. Burrows

 

 

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About This Writing Stuff…

This week, the folks at Good Story Company offer tips on writing active protagonists, realistic dialogue, and child characters.

Juliet Kemp discusses the basics of strong prose while Diana Urban provides a guide to social media for writers. How effective are author newsletters and what are the reasons to use them? Bookbub’s AJ Jack provides metrics and testimonials to answer all of your questions.

On the business side, Lauren Aratani spotlights Barnes and Noble’s second wind while David Barnett examines the often painful reality of being a debut author.

All that and a little more. Enjoy!

Authors on Social Media: Choosing Platforms and Avoiding Burnout by Diana Urban

Writing an Active Protagonist by Michal Leah

Tighten Up Your Writing by Juliet Kemp

Tips for Writing Child Characters by Good Story Company

Amazon Doesn’t Care About Books: How Barnes & Noble Bounced Back by Lauren Aratani

Writing Realistic Dialogue by Michal Leah

State of the Author Newsletters: Data from 500+ Authors by AJ Jack

Debut Authors Find Publishing ‘Disappointing’ — Sorry, What Do They Expect? by David Barnett

Writing Is Much Too Important to Be Left to Copywriters by Mike Reed

Know Your Story’s Selling Points by Paula Munier

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About This Writing Stuff…

This week, we spotlight BookBub with articles about gaining followers, growing your readership, how BookBub’s auction model works, and strategies for using ads on their platform.

Becca Puglisi, co-author of the Emotion Thesaurus, offers tips on how to create insecure characters while Sarah Gribble provides a guide to writing horror. Do you know who your target audience is? If not, Amy Wilson has some advice for you.

All that and a little more, including a few discussions about Ray Bradbury. Enjoy and Happy St. Patrick’s Day!

What’s Autofiction? Should You Fictionalize the Story of Your Life? by Anne R. Allen

Point of View: What’s the Best Choice? by Jami Gold

Honing Your Author Voice by Heather Webb

BookBub Ads 101: How the Auction Model Works by AJ Jack

Using BookBub Ads to Drive Series Sell-Through by AJ Jack

Who is My Target Audience? by Amy Wilson

How to Write a Novel Synopsis from Good Story Company

How to Write Horror: 8 Crucial Components to Terrify and Delight by Sarah Gribble

Ray Bradbury and Roald Dahl by David Boaz

10 Tips for Growing a Global Audience of Readers by Mark Leslie Lefebvre

Can Writing Heal Physical Pain? by Sue Coletta

In Favor of Present Tense Writing by Rhiannon Richardson

Writing Insecure Characters by Becca Puglisi

14 Ideas for Getting More BookBub Followers by Diana Urban

The Sideshow Magician Who Inspired Ray Bradbury—Then Vanished by Erik Ofgang

Articles, Blog, Craft, Writing and Publishing

About This Writing Stuff…

This week, Kristen Overman shows us what active dialogue is all about while Anne Hawley analyzes how our brains process exposition.

Over at BookBub, Diana Urban offers ideas for unusual book marketing, promoting sequels, and using social media effectively while avoiding burnout. At Writer Unboxed, Donald Maass has seen the gods, monsters, and murderbots and they are us!

Clayton Noblit and Lauren McLean prognosticate on what’s ahead in publishing this year and Michael Ventrella provides an astonishing example of how NOT to handle a story rejection.

All that and a little more. Enjoy!

How to Write Active Dialogue by Kristen Overman

Gods, Monsters, and Murderbots by Donald Maass

Too Much Information: Exposition and the Reading Brain by Anne Hawley

FBI Arrests Man Who Allegedly Stole Book Manuscripts and Defrauded Hundreds by Deepra Shivaram

Authors on Social Media: Choosing Platforms & Avoiding Burnout by Diana Urban

6 Out of the Box Marketing Ideas You HAVE to See by Diana Urban

12 Clever Ideas for Promoting Sequels or Later-Series Books by Diana Urban

The Top Eight Publishing Trends for 2022 by Clayton Noblit

2022 Publishing Predictions from Literary Agent Laurie McLean via Anne R. Allen

How Not to Accept a Rejection by Michael A. Ventrella

List of 234 Interesting Character Quirks presented by YourDictionary