More Posts tagged with "Writing Tips"

Why Authors Need To Have Chemistry With Their Ghostwriters

Why Authors Need To Have Chemistry With Their Ghostwriters

Seasoned ghostwriter Glenn Plaskin explains why chemistry is key to a successful collaboration with an author and how to spot it.

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Can You Schedule Your Inspiration To Write?

Can You Schedule Your Inspiration To Write?

If you can create inspiration at will, writer's block doesn't stand a chance. Here's how I found mine on a regular basis.

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How Brian Cuban Uses Friendsourcing To Drive His Project

How Brian Cuban Uses Friendsourcing To Drive His Project

Net Minds Select author Brian Cuban is using Facebook as a resource to make key decisions for his book. He's also building quite a tribe around it along the way.

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How Bill Jensen Disrupted His Writing Process

How Bill Jensen Disrupted His Writing Process

Bill Jensen is a best selling author, who brought his latest project to Net Minds. His writing process is highly collaborative, employing a tribe of followers to improve his manuscript.

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How Wattpad Used High Touch Tech To Build Community

How Wattpad Used High Touch Tech To Build Community

Last week I bumped into Allen Lau, founder of Wattpad, a fast rising force in publishing. During our chance encounter, he shared the surprising secret to his success.

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When You Should Talk Your Next Book Instead of Typing It

When You Should Talk Your Next Book Instead of Typing It

Seth Godin once said that no one gets talker's block, and he's right. In my experience, my mouth was a better book writing solution than my laptop.

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NaNoWriMo Update: My Journey to the Finish Line

NaNoWriMo Update: My Journey to the Finish Line

Last month, I posted here about NaNoWriMo, an annual write-a-thon held in the month of November. Now it's time for me share how I fared on my way to the finish line.

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Five Things My Literary Agent Taught Me About Publishing Success

Five Things My Literary Agent Taught Me About Publishing Success

Great agents coach their authors, and Jan Miller is no exception. Here's what she passed on to me to share with you.

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Dive Back Into Writing With NaNoWriMo

Dive Back Into Writing With NaNoWriMo

Shorthand for National Novel Writing Month, NaNoWriMo started off as kind of “joke challenge” among friends and evolved into a national event where people are tasked with writing a 50,000 word novel during the entire month of November, starting today. Are you up for the challenge?

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What to Do When You Get That Not-So-Creative Feeling

What to Do When You Get That Not-So-Creative Feeling

When you have any kind of creative deadline breathing down your neck and the mood evades you, don’t meditate yourself into a coma! I have few simple tricks that I use to get back on track.

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