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One Year, Eight Books

When you aren't smart enough to know when enough is enough. This Indie author gig can be demanding (if you allow it and/or position...

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New Year, New Project - And It Sucks

Fact: writing is hard. Fact: I hate my writing. Fact: I started liking it during one of the first Zodiac books (probably The Gemini...

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Identifying Your ONE Fan

"They" tell you that you keep that one fan in mind as the person you're writing stories for, be they an actual person or a notional one...

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Pro Covers, Unless You Don't Like Money

BLUF: Beating a deadened drum (This post is only for those of you making or wanting to make a living with your writing--in full or in...

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We Decide the Time to Live and Time to Die for Our Writing

BLUF: Jim Rohn was right. Motivational speaker Jim Rohn famously said we are the average of the five people we spend the most time with....

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Measuring Small Wins

BLUF: Measure the little things. I don't sell thousands of copies of books a month. Most times, I don't even sell hundreds. I'm not...

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Writing Structure: The Not-So-Sexy Key to Hitting Writing Goals

BLUF: All About Structure If you're serious about publishing, you need structure in your writing life. Here's a brief outline of what my...

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Addressing Reader Sensitivities With An Iron Fist: A Case For Why You Shouldn't Always Change

BLUF: People can be stupid. I recently developed the courage to read through the Goodreads reviews of my book, "12 Deaths of Christmas."...

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2-Failures-For-Each-Success: A Timely Lesson in Not Quitting

This weekend I went to a Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) fight night in Tacoma … and was pulled back from the edge of giving up on writing. Me?...

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How An Editor Almost Cost Me My Career With Author Peter Orullian - Transcript for Ep 102 of Horribl

(Transcription services provided by Renzee Lee. See contact info at the end of the interview for pricing information.) Welcome to...

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Just Write the Book - Horrible Writing Episode 101 Transcript

(This is a transcript for episode 101 of the Horrible Writing Podcast, which you can find wherever you listen to podcasts.) So there's no...

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Believe In Yourself - 100 Episodes of Epic, Horrible Writing Podcast Episode 100 Transcript

Triple digits baby. One hundred epic episodes of Horrible Writing. Whoever would have thought this would have worked out like this. I've...

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Choosing POV - Horrible Writing Podcast Transcript for Episode 99

First Person; second person; third person; omniscient; third person close: POV and the choice and when to make it - why to make it. This...

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What Do Preachers, Politicians, and Advertisers Have That We Need?

Politicians, preachers, and advertisers are great storytellers. They enrapture, enrapture, enrapture. What do they have that we don't?...

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So You Had A Bad Day? Horrible Writing Podcast Ep 97 Transcription

I'm actually supposed to be writing, not talking to you. So why are you hearing me? Let's talk about that in this episode of Horrible...

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Create A Support Network for Sustainability - Transcript for Horrible Writing Podcast Episode 96

"Nobody gets it. I'm the only writer in my family. And I feel alone." - this episode of Horrible Writing. Welcome to Horrible Writing....

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Pitching On Twitter

I have very little experience with the pitch "war" format (where writers are chosen & mentored based on stories entered), but I've had...

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Errors In Your Book? You Need An Audiobook!

BLUF (Bottom line up front): Double, triple, quadruple check, & one trick to overcome errors & make good money. In lesson #412 of Don't...

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Fear & Writing: Get Over It Already

Earlier today while driving on the freeway, a black BMW passed me on the left. Out of the sunroof popped a young lady, no older than 17,...

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Don't Buy The Lie

I've hit 200,000 words before April! I've got the highest word-count goal for the year I've ever set for myself. I'm driven. All my life,...

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