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How to Build an Author Website: Getting Started Guide
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A Good Memoir Is an Act of Service
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Subscription Marketing for Authors: A Primer
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When Revising Your Novel, Look for These 4 Problem Areas
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Using Partnerships to Help Land a Nonfiction Book Deal
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Want More People to Support Your Book? Don’t Make These 2 Mistakes.
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Jane’s Guide to Getting the Most Out of a Writers Conference
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How Partnerships Can Help Boost Your Pre-Orders: Q&A with Nina R. Sadowsky
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Here’s a System and Template for Tracking Your Submissions (Bonus: It Reduces the Sting of Rejection)
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How to Write a Killer Villain
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The Complete Guide to Query Letters
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How to Choose an Agent Amid Competing Offers
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How to Tell If You Have What It Takes to Succeed as a Writer
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Why Do Writers Hire Book Coaches?
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5 Common Story Openings to Avoid—If You Can Help It
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What Does It Mean to Be A Full-Time Author?
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What Your Choice of Dialogue Tags Says About You
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My Must-Have Digital Media Tools: 2020 Edition
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The Exclamation Point: It’s More Than Punctuation
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The Joys (and Perils) of Serial Novel Writing
