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- Reblog: The Business Side of the Business: book signing events, income, and expense #amwriting
Reblogging Connie Jasperson’s helpful post to help authors with those other “books” – bookkeeping. Thank you, Connie! The Business Side of the Business: book signing events, income, and expense #amwriting
Latest Posts
Reblog: The Business Side of the Business: book signing events, income, and expense #amwriting
Reblogging Connie Jasperson’s helpful post to help authors with those other “books” – bookkeeping. Thank you, Connie! The Business Side of the Business: book signing events, income, and expense #amwriting
Who’s That Indie Author?
Thank you to Barb Vitelli for hosting me on her Book Club Mom site and introducting me to her followers and readers. I loved her questions Who’s That Indie Author? Valerie Ormand | Book Club Mom (wordpress.com)
Learning to Live Alongside Your Imperfect Draft Novel #amwriting | Lucy Mitchell Author Blog
Learning to Live Alongside Your Imperfect Draft Novel #amwriting | Lucy Mitchell Author Blog This post spoke to me today 🙂 Happy Monday, writers.
Podcasts for Writers
As a writer, I’ve found podcasts to be an excellent way to learn from other writers – what works, and what doesn’t work. I enjoy watching YouTube videos, classes, and interviews, but there is something about listening to a podcast while working out, walking the dogs, or driving in my car that helps the information…
Write Your Story
Military, Veterans, Family Members, and Caregivers The Workhouse Arts Center will present its first “Write Your Story” course for writers and soon-to-be-writers during the Winter Quarter 2023, as part of the Military in the Arts Initiative. The course will be held in person from Jan 10 – Feb. 14, 2023, on Tuesday evenings, 7:00 –…
Ten Things You May Not Know About Me
Author, blogger, and friend Marcia Meara invited me to participate in her #TenThingsYouMayNotKnowAboutMe blog feature last month. I had so much fun thinking about it, writing it, and meeting her incredibly interactive followers. I hope you will enjoy both this post and Marcia’s blog: The Write Stuff – “Writers Helping Writers” with Marcia Meara &…
Copyrighting a Book
I am sharing Reedsy’s blog post on copyrighting a book because this is a question people ask regularly. I recommend reading both posts in this series. The first post outlines the mechanics of obtaining a copyright from the U.S. Copyright Office while the second discusses other important details. Among those details in the second is…
Book Shepherd: Helping Readers Find Books
Have you heard of Shepherd.com? I hadn’t until its founder, Ben Fox, reached out to me, introduced his concept, and asked if I wanted to create my own personalized book recommendation list for his site. I researched the platform and found authors I knew who had contributed lists and decided to create my own. You…
A Fellow Blogger’s Useful Tips
Reblog – Lessons Learned From 5 Years Of Blogging – K.M. Allan (kmallan.com)
The Power of Writing Prompts
I love writing prompts because they both force me and free me to create stories or poems I may not have otherwise considered. The “freewriting” nature of most prompt exercises tames my inner editor. I’m also usually thinking no one will ever read what I’m writing, so I stretch my writing muscle and imagination. Due…
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