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Pursuing Your Passion and Paying It Forward

December 7, 2024

Pursuing Your Passion and Paying It Forward

December 7, 2024

I feel so fortunate to be working in this industry. Running my own business, despite the headaches it brings—say, around tax time *twitch*—gives me so much freedom. I also get…

Writing a Novel, Scene by Scene

November 7, 2024

Writing a Novel, Scene by Scene

November 7, 2024

Writers come in a variety pack of processes. The most common types – regardless of genre – are pantsers, plotters, and plantsers. We know these terms well, right? Pantsers sit…

How to Identify Your Writing Business Relationship Type

October 3, 2024

How to Identify Your Writing Business Relationship Type

October 3, 2024

Try this: Think about your writing or writing business as a partner. Start by giving it a name. What would you call your writing (if you haven’t started selling yet)…

8 Steps from Amateur to Pro Writer

March 7, 2024

8 Steps from Amateur to Pro Writer

March 7, 2024

Every author starts out as a hobbyist. We write as kids, for fun. As we get older, we write when we have free time or the fit takes us. For…

Why Writers Should Be Their Own Valentine This Year

February 8, 2024

Why Writers Should Be Their Own Valentine This Year

February 8, 2024

Valentine’s Day is coming, and people have big feelings about it. On one hand, it’s nice to have a set day to celebrate loved ones, but on the other, pressure…

How to Write Your First Book

February 1, 2024

How to Write Your First Book

February 1, 2024

I want to write a book. You remember when this big idea first hit, right? Maybe you were browsing for books, waiting for an author’s autograph, or sitting in awe…

What Are Your Questions about Writing & the Business Side of Being an Author?

January 30, 2024

What Are Your Questions about Writing & the Business Side of Being an Author?

January 30, 2024

Is it just me or did the month of January fly by? Seems like I was just putting away Christmas decorations and gearing up for the new year. January’s always…

The One Rule No Writer Should Break

January 23, 2024

The One Rule No Writer Should Break

January 23, 2024

Ah, the euphoria of holding one’s own book. Nothing compares, does it? In that moment, the months (or years) of writing, revising, editing, polishing, and finally publishing are in the…

Five Top Tips To Smash Your Writing Goals

December 19, 2023

Five Top Tips To Smash Your Writing Goals

December 19, 2023

The start of a new year is a great time to put plans in place to ensure a terrific writing year. So to help you get your writing in this…

Free Gifts for Writers!

December 9, 2023

Free Gifts for Writers!

December 9, 2023

In the writing community, we look out for one another, and with everyone feeling the pinch this year financially, Becca, Mindy, and I wanted to showcase free gifts for writers…