Archive for June 2025
What Is an “Author Platform?”
What’s a book (or other writing) without an author platform? What even IS an author platform? 🤔🤔🤔 We tend to think of author platform in terms of social media and followers. That’s PART of it. But an author platform is much bigger than just LinkedIn or Instagram, and it needs to have as many branches…
Read MoreAbout Your Reader Count…
Writers, we need to talk about your reader count. We all want to measure that. It’s a lot like social media, where lots of followers implies you’re resonating with people. But it’s also a perception of skill — if we have a lot of readers, that must be evidence we’re doing a good job creating…
Read MoreYour 5-Point Guide to Better Dialogue
I don’t read a ton of fiction these days — I’ve been leaning into more nonfiction, simply because it helps me learn and reassures me that others are diving intelligently into all sorts of topics. But when I do, the way a writer uses dialogue can make or break the experience for me. As with…
Read More“Show, Don’t Tell”: The Big Picture Function
“Show, don’t tell.” It’s one of the most widely repeated pieces of author advice out there. The goal is to bring the reader into the character’s world and immerse them in it. Most writers interpret “show, don’t tell” to mean that they should include more details. That’s not entirely off — showing often does require…
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