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February 2012

There were 14 posts published in February 2012 (this is page 1 of 2).

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Four Reasons You Can’t Finish Writing Your Book

You’ve been staring at the same sentence for months, your mind immediately wanders when you break out your laptop, and you’ve pretty much given up on ever completing your once great idea for a book.

Wise, Ink. Writing Prompt #1: Meditate Your Way to a Coffee Shop

Hi Everyone!

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in Motivational, Planning, Writing, Writing Prompts, Writing Tips | 607 Words

5 Things Indie Authors Should Know About Smashwords

I’m sure you’ve read the astounding number of articles on Amazon’s plot to destroy the book retailer market and if you haven’t, I suggest you read this post from Joe Konrath, which sums it up beautifully.

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in eBooks, Self-publishing, Writing Tips | 390 Words

The First Line: 4 Tips to Writing an Opener that Keeps Readers Reading!

The first line of your book is unquestionably the most important one you will write.

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in Book Marketing, Planning, Query Letter, Writing, Writing Tips | 384 Words

3 Ways Indie Authors Make Good Content Irresistible

Not long ago we posed a question to our Facebook followers.

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in Planning, Writing, Writing Tips | 435 Words

The Ten Commandments of Successful Indie Authors

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in Planning, Pub. Industry, Self-publishing, Writing | 717 Words

Do I Have to Write Every Day? 6 Tips to Make Writing a Lifestyle

I admit it: I’m a world-class writing-specific procrastinator.

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in Writing, Writing Prompts, Writing Tips | 753 Words

6 Writing Lessons Learned from American Idol

Using all we love about American Idol to create some writing guidelines came easier than we thought, though a slight caveat: we’re basing much of this on the original seasons with Simon, not the current season with Jennifer Lopez and Steven Tyler.

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in Writing | 425 Words

Five things Agents Won’t Tell You

Even though fewer indie authors are seeking input from literary agents, we all still want to know if our manuscripts are ready for public consumption.

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in Agents | 634 Words

A Guest Post from Indie Author Teresa Fritschi

As shocking as this statement might be, I came to authorship by accident.

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in Guest Post | 783 Words

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