When Is A Manuscript Too Long?
AKA Know Your Audience
How many words are too many? If you are writing for young adults or children, it may be a lower number than you think.
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5 Author Quotes
AKA Words of Wisdom
Quotes are always fun for the succinct message they convey in one or two sentences.
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Write or Die!
AKA Write or Die!
You’ll hear lots of people talk about setting goals and rewarding yourself when you reach them. How about the consequences? Do you work better avoiding the stick than seeking the carrot?
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The F-Word
Fanfiction
Depending who is in the room, saying you write fanfiction could get you applause or ridicule.
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Getting Your Own Author Domain
AKA WWW.YOU.COM
While there are lots of social networking sites like Facebook and MySpace and Twitter, having a place online that you can call your own is important. When you have a “domain”, you have complete control over what goes on in that corner of the Internet.
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Writing for Yourself
AKA Writing For Others
I have to write documentation for clients at my day job. I want to write narrative stories for other people to enjoy. In both cases, however, I am also writing for myself.
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First Novel Survey Results
Data and Charts and Myths, Oh My!
Author Jim Hines has posted the informal results of his first novel survey, which tells you what happened to 247 professional authors on their first book sale.
