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How To Run A Successful Writing Group

April 12, 2017 by Hannah Collins 8 Comments

How To Run A Successful Writing Group

The act and art of writing are usually solitary endeavors, even with a head full of a hundred different characters. If you’ve had enough of pacing around your living room trying to ease writer’s block, or terrifying your pets by acting out sword-fights, then a writing group might be just want you need. Maybe you’re even hoping to find the C.S Lewis to your J.R.R Tolkien. But what can you do if …

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What To Do If A Website Has Stolen Your Work

February 6, 2017 by Robert Wood Leave a Comment

What To Do If A Website Has Stolen Your Work

If writers share a single fear, it’s the Bibliotrice; a vast, word-eating chicken-monster that consumes nearly finished books with a ceaseless, demonic hunger. If they share a second fear, it’s having their work stolen. Rare occurrence though it is, plagiarism of this type can happen, and it makes sense to know what you should do in the immediate aftermath of having your work stolen. As ever, …

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Useful Resolutions For A Writerly New Year

January 9, 2017 by Robert Wood 2 Comments

Useful Resolutions For A Writerly New Year

Happy New Year, beloved reader! Whether you’re hoping 2017 will be an antidote to an awful 2016, or last year was great for you and you’re ready for more, you’ve probably considered making some resolutions that’ll apply over the next twelve months. Well, I can’t drive you to the gym, or make this the year that you finally skydive, but I do have some suggestions for progressing as a writer. I’ll …

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How To Take The Perfect Author Photo

December 14, 2016 by Hannah Collins 4 Comments

How To Take The Perfect Author Photo

Let’s face it – an author photo is probably the last thing on your marketing to-do list, especially if you’re the kind of person who hides from group selfies or whose mouth just can’t seem to form anything close to a photogenic smile. (My mouth certainly falls into that unfortunate category, by the way.) But, like it or not, an author photo can be an important element of your branding. Once your …

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How (And Why) You Should Plan A Podcast To Market Your Book

September 19, 2016 by Hannah Collins Leave a Comment

How (And Why) You Should Plan A Podcast To Market Your Book

I’ve stifled enough chuckles on dull commutes and been distracted into wandering the wrong way down enough streets to safely say that I am a podcast addict. If you too are a regular listener, you’ve no doubt noticed that not only do podcasts make ideal travelling companions for fans; they also make highly effective indirect marketing tools for creators. If you’re an author thinking of starting …

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Evaluating An Offer: 12 Things You Need To Know About An Agent

September 14, 2016 by Robert Wood Leave a Comment

Evaluating An Offer: 12 Things You Need To Know About An Agent

So you’ve prepared your synopsis, written an amazing pitch, and received an offer of representation from an agent! (Or you’re just planning for the day when that’s true.) Congratulations – this is the stage many authors dream of, and you should feel incredibly proud. Because it takes so much work to receive an offer, there’s another emotion you might be feeling: gratitude. It’s many writers’ …

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