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## Authors with Great Writing Podcasts

Who better to get writing advice from than an author who is in the trenches? This list is filled with hard earned wisdom, publishing insider tips and the humor and grit necessary to make it as \[...\]

#### The Six Steps That Guide My Novel-Writing Process

#### Vanessa Lillie Talks *The Bone Thief*, Indigenous Voices and Suspense

#### A Personal Essay on Personal Essays by Abdi Nazemian

#### Kate Baer Talks *How About Now*, Centering Poetry Around Aging and Motherhood and Engaging in the Real World

#### Chickasaw Author Mary Ruth Barnes on Discovering Her Family History

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## 7 Reasons Why Authors Should Start a Podcast During NaPodPoMo

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## The Ultimate List of the Best Writing Podcasts (60+ Amazing Listens)

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## How to Nail Storytelling in Podcasts

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## Bianca Marais on Podcasting, Publishing, and Saying the Quiet Parts Out Loud

###### Our November Issue

## Vanessa Lillie Talks *The Bone Thief*, Indigenous Voices and Suspense

#### Chickasaw Author Mary Ruth Barnes on Discovering Her Family History

#### Nick Medina on *The Whistler*, Writing Indigenous Horror, and Craft

#### Weaving Chickasaw Stories into Modern YA Fantasy

#### *Young Rich Widows*: How Four Thriller Co-Authors Collaborated to Write a #1 Audible Original

###### ICYMI: From Previous Issues

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## *NYT* Bestseller Catherine Newman Talks *Wreck*, Parenting Influencing Her Writing and the Scariest Part of Being a Writer

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## How to Bring Magic Into Your Creative Life

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## How Introverts Can Write Their Own Story (Even if Your Brain Says No!)

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## Writing Clean Romance in a Spicy Book World

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## How Anne Lamott’s *Bird by Bird* Helped Me During a Critical Editing Process

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## Joy as Resistance: Writing Gay Vampires Amidst Book Bans

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## Ilana Masad on *Beings*, Archives and Genre

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## Stephanie Perkins on Taking Care of Yourself as a Writer

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## The Six Steps That Guide My Novel-Writing Process

I recently sent off a draft of my ninth novel — this one a YA novel-in-verse — to a beta reader. I’m also about halfway through a draft of what will, hopefully, be my 10th completed \[...\]

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## The Beats of a Romance Novel: Alexa Martin on Writing Rom-Coms

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## The 5 Most Important Lessons I Learned About Plotting as a Pantser

#### Amie McNee’s Advice for Artists from Inspired to Write to Motivate You Right Now

#### The 10 Things Keeping You From Creating and How to Alchemize Them Into Art

#### How to Compose a Short Story Collection

#### Step-by-Step Guide for Writing an Effective Short Story

#### How to Adapt Your Novel into a Screenplay

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## The Six Steps That Guide My Novel-Writing Process

I recently sent off a draft of my ninth novel — this one a YA novel-in-verse — to a beta reader. I’m also about halfway through a draft of what will, hopefully, be my 10th completed \[...\]

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## 10 Tips for Writing Convincing Dialogue in a Screenplay

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## What Hollywood Is Looking For In Your Script

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## The Read Deal on Working with a Developmental Editor

Alle C. Hall is an author and editor from Seattle, WA. She has faced her share of hard times, each experience fueling her work as an author and giving her writing an emotional depth in the \[...\]

#### My 7-Step Guide for Each Round of Solo Revisions

#### Editing Checklist for Nonfiction Writers

#### A Beginner’s Guide to Self-Editing and Revising Your First Draft

#### What is developmental editing and how does it work?

#### How Much Does it Cost to Hire a Book Editor?

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## Editing: The Paradox of Enjoyment and Challenge

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## Common Editing Mistakes First-Time Authors Make

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## Mini-Series: Ethical Ways Authors Can Use ChatGPT When Editing

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## Bird’s Eye View Editing

# Marketing

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## Jennifer Oko’s Multi-Generational Book Promotion for *Just Emilia*

Jennifer Oko is a novelist, journalist, and filmmaker. Her memoir Lying Together was a New York Times Book Review "Editor's Choice." Just Emilia is her third novel. She lives in Washington, DC with her family. The other night, I was emerging from the \[...\]

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## How Indie Authors Can Master Book Promotion in the Digital Age

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## How Bookish Social Media Pages Benefit Readers and Authors

#### Lynn Painter: How a Newsletter Gimmick Became My Favorite Love Story

#### Making Yourself the Product in the Age of AI and Social Media Saturation

#### My Best Advice for Finding a Writing Community

#### Author Do’s and Don’ts for Engaging with Fans on Social Media

#### 9 Instagram Content Ideas for Authors (that readers will ACTUALLY care about)

# Marketing

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## Jennifer Oko’s Multi-Generational Book Promotion for *Just Emilia*

Jennifer Oko is a novelist, journalist, and filmmaker. Her memoir Lying Together was a New York Times Book Review "Editor's Choice." Just Emilia is her third novel. She lives in Washington, DC with her family. The other night, I was emerging from the \[...\]

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## What Publishing Means When They Say “An Author Platform” (Plus 3 Examples)

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## Mini-Series: Ethical Ways Authors Can Use ChatGPT When Marketing

# Publishing

# Publishing

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## The Craft of Querying: How to Find a Magical Connection with an Agent

Ann Rose is a typical Taurus—loyal but stubborn, which means being an author is perfect. While asking the private group chat for ideas on what to include in this bio, Ann was reminded that some of her \[...\]

#### Getting LitUp: How I Found My Agent, My Community and My Voice

#### Lumatra and Me: What I Built Because I Nearly Gave Up Writing

#### My book died on sub — here are 3 reasons I’m still pursuing trad pub

#### Audible’s Foray into AI, Banu Mushtaq Wins Booker, and More Publishing News

#### Lori Gold on Inspiration, AI and the Unknowns of Publishing

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## Literary Agent Kate McKean Releases Powerful Book for Aspiring Authors, *Write Through It*

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## How to Find a Literary Agent as an Established Author

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## AI Translation Tools, DOGE Interference, and More Publishing News

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## 4 Querying Mistakes I Made — Now You Can Avoid Them

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