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Today, we’re trying something new – namely, a professional editor is going to be diving into our (digital) mailbag and answering your questions. While we’re totally committed to a continued dialogue in our comments, some of your questions are unique enough that they deserved their own forum, so here we are! We’ll be doing this again soon, so if you have a specific question you’d like answered, …
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Salman Rushdie is well known for his outspoken nature and the deadly fatwa issued in answer to his work. His novel Midnight’s Children won several awards and made it onto Modern Library’s 100 best novels list, but many are also familiar with the book that sent him into hiding, The Satanic Verses, and his riveting, third-person memoir, Joseph Anton. He’s dabbled in children’s literature, published …
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Writing a book is a Sisyphean task – something that, if you’re not careful, you may never finish to your satisfaction. We’ve talked before about how to accomplish it, but the best advice is to approach writing your book as an actual project. For that, you need the Triangle. Managing your project Starting a project doesn’t just mean deciding you’re going to try and accomplish a task. It means …
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Having a blog is a smart idea for any author. It connects you to readers, exposes your existing readers to more of your work, and provides a space where your readers can interact with you and with each other. Equally important: maintaining a blog keeps you writing. There’s a certain degree of public accountability, and with a blog, there’s always a short-term goal to aim for. In the age of …
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If ever an art form was suited to its time, flash fiction fits the hyper-busy, bite-sized culture of the 21st century like a touchscreen-sensitive glove. Though the genre’s been around for at least a century, flash fiction has finally come into its own. So what’s that got to do with you? If you’re like a lot of writers, you legitimately don’t have much time to write. Projects often end up …
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Amber Massey is a wordsmith and communications enthusiast with over 10 years of experience. Editing is her passion. New media is her medium. She is currently the CEO of Mellel, a powerful app redefining word processing for Mac. Self-publishing continues to grow. According to the most recently available ISBN registration numbers, self-published book registrations have jumped by more than 20%. …
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