Category: Publishing and Craft Reflections

5 Social Media Tips for Authors In Times of Crisis

Today, I’m happy to welcome Desiree Villena, who has written this guest post about social…

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Hey Authors, Prep For Your Public Speaking Spots

A couple months ago, I got a five minute spot on a UK radio station…

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Writing Fiction Passages for Educational Publishers

I’ve worked in educational publishing for 8 years now and sometimes it dovetails with my…

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Why I Self-Published My Poetry Collections

I think of myself primarily as a fantasy writer, yet thanks to my B.A. in…

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What I Learned from Publishing My First Book

Finishing and publishing my first book has been an immensely rewarding experience, and helped me…

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What Is Blackout Poetry?

To celebrate the upcoming release of my poetry collection Forgive Us Our Trespasses, I’m running…

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3 Writing Lesson from Martial Arts Training

One of the several activities that has kept me busy over the last few months…

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Fanfiction As a Writing Tool

Most of you know by now that I’m generally a fan of fandom. I do…

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Is Head Hopping Necessary?

         Much of the writing advice I’ve seen over the past few…

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Lessons from Gravity: How to Fail the Bechdel Test (in a good way)

  This Oscars 2014 post series didn’t go quite as planned, but even though I…

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