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Beta Readers: Who, When, Why, and So What?
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Schmoozing for Introverts: How to Network Like a Pro
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Changes to Amazon Advertising: What Authors Need to Know
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When Words Are What You Love Most of All
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When Your Query Reveals a Story-Level Problem
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A Primer on Estate Planning as a Writer
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3 Types of Contracts Every Writer Should Understand
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Understanding Audiobook Production: An Interview with Rich Miller
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The Myth of Plan First and Write Later
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How to Grow an Email Newsletter Starting from Zero
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Voice Is How You Dance on the Page
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Don’t Focus on Marketing Tactics at the Expense of Strategy
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The Inner Struggle: How to Show a Character’s Repressed Emotions
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Building a Platform for Your Work When You’re Unpublished
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What Is Public Domain? (And Why 2019 Is a Big Year)
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The Tricky Issue of POV in Memoir
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Balancing Your Submission Budget for Literary Journals
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Feeling Envious of Other Writers? Here’s a Solution.
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Questions to Consider When Plotting a Scene
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Your No. 1 Secret Weapon: Writing Communities
