Motivation
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The New Year’s Book Writing Game Plan
It’s a new year — time to reset, start fresh, and achieve. Whether you’re starting a brand-new project or want to finally finish that old manuscript you’ve been working on, this is your year to make it happen. All you need is the right game plan. What works for one author might not be best…
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Did You Miss NaNoWriMo? Don’t Let That Stop You From Writing Your Novel!
Whether you’re an aspiring or seasoned writer, you probably have plenty of exciting ideas for potential novels. But writing, editing, and publishing a book can be difficult and time-consuming. National Novel Writing Month, or NaNoWriMo, allows writers to face this challenge head-on. During this annual event, writers race to produce 50,000 words of a new…
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Plot-Driven vs. Character-Driven Books: How to Write Each
What forces drive your story forward from beginning to end? Most narratives fall into two categories: character-driven or plot driven. Character-driven books tend to emphasize the protagonist’s internal growth. By contrast, plot-driven stories progress due to external conflicts and events that happen to the characters. Both approaches require different book-writing strategies. By choosing the style…
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Finding Your Big Book Idea
If you asked a published author how to write a book, the first thing on your mind is probably where great ideas come from. Spoiler alert: even seasoned writers sometimes wonder about this. Creativity is a slippery beast; sometimes there’s an endless flow of plots and characters waiting to come alive on the page, and…
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New Year, New Book, Achieve Your Publishing Goals
Most people begin the new year driven by their goals and resolutions. The new year is a great time to stop procrastinating and focus on your new book. Now that it’s a few months into the new year, it’s time to check in and do a self-evaluation of your progress. How are those goals coming…
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How To Push Through Delays
Writing a book is a daunting task. As you may have already discovered, it calls for much more than having a great story in mind. You will likely hit some roadblocks in the writing and publishing processes. In addition to writing, there are details like developing a professional book design, book interior formatting, book title…
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Stay on Track While Writing Your Book
It’s not uncommon for authors to have that moment of pause and think, “now what?” when they finally commit to writing their book. While this is an entirely normal feeling, it doesn’t have to be overwhelming, either. You can make the process smoother by following a few key book writing tips to stay on track…