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What Happens When You Try to Create Perfect Writing

When my kids were a little younger, they used to like a Netflix cartoon called Pinky Malinky. The show was about the adventures of a wonderfully positive and friendly hot dog (yes, a hot dog)...

Need a Book Launch Team? Here’s How to Build One

A book launch team can be the difference between a bestseller and a flop. In this short video, I summarize how to put one together. https://youtu.be/AkFWSc_cn_w A few things to remember: 1) A book launch...

Fostering an Amazing Experience of Writing

Yes, the process of writing is important to develop. But there's something else that's equally important to foster, as I discuss in the video below. It is the experience of writing. Most of the time,...

Small Newsletter Compared to Others? Don’t Worry

Last week, I happened to see that a past colleague of mine has been wildly successful building up their newsletter on LinkedIn. They now have over 60,000 subscribers. (For context, I started my LinkedIn newsletter...

Writing Takes a Ton of Time. Be Realistic About It

In this video, I share my thoughts about why writing is hard. It's not so much about the craft, but rather about being realistic about the time necessary to make both the writing and other...

This Hidden Skill Can Improve the Odds of Getting Published

Recently, I was talking with a friend about how she was trying to update her resume. I suggested a method for her to try that would enable her to create a resume for any position....

6 Ways to Guarantee No One Remembers You As a Writer

The way I see it, you technically can ignore these points to focus solely on money. (Admittedly, you do need some of that). OR, you can take a little risk, define your voice and platform,...

Is There a “Correct” Method for Writing?

Do you pants? Outline? Write in the morning? Evening? Spin around three times religiously before sitting down at your keyboard or grabbing a pen? If you were to believe everything you see on social media...

4 Easy Ways to Write a Better Plot

Story lacking that certain I-don't-know-what? This video gives a few quick tips to write a better plot. https://youtu.be/KWR61YB2iDg Panster? Plotter? The tips can work for both When I created this, I tried to keep in...
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Story Updates: Yay or Nay?

What do you all think about story "updates?" Are we trying to fix what's not broken? Or do we sometimes need updates to make the stories resonate? What story do you say "hands off" to...