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message 1: by Annie, The Mistress (last edited Nov 01, 2016 07:23PM) (new)

Annie Arcane (anniearcane) | 2365 comments Mod
We wanna give y'all some intel into the writing/publishing world but there's just one little problem...

We ain't no experts!

(╥﹏╥)

What we ARE good at is researching the crud outta topics for our own personal benefit, though. Sooo we're gonna share an article each week from outside sources that we found particularly helpful. Plagiarism at it's most legal finest, eh? Tee hee.

Please comment on the actual blog post each Tuesday and let us know if it helped you too!!

Hugs,
Mistress Ann


message 2: by Jane (last edited Nov 01, 2016 06:44PM) (new)

Jane Blythe Here's our first article! Hope it helps!

What is a minor character?


message 3: by Annie, The Mistress (new)

Annie Arcane (anniearcane) | 2365 comments Mod
2nd one comes from my personal shortlist of bookmarked articles...

Is your book worth more than a coffee?

Fingers crossed it helps y'all too!!


message 4: by Jane (new)

Jane Blythe Ever struggle to find time for writing? Then hopefully this article will help you out some!

Making time for writing


message 5: by Annie, The Mistress (new)

Annie Arcane (anniearcane) | 2365 comments Mod
Wanna know a secret?

Legit intel on how Amazon's algorithm is calculated. LEGIT.

Hope it helps!!!


message 6: by Jane (new)

Jane Blythe I find it super hard to pick names for my characters, anyone else struggle with this? If you do then check out this great article!

Choosing the perfect character name


message 7: by Annie, The Mistress (new)

Annie Arcane (anniearcane) | 2365 comments Mod
Ever ask yourself this question...

How do I catch a blogger in the wild?

A ginormous thank you to Knockin' Books for all the fantastic resources they provide us!!


message 8: by Jane (last edited Dec 12, 2016 11:04PM) (new)

Jane Blythe Research. Love it? Hate it? Do too much? Do too little? Whatever your answers come check out this week's article!

How much research is too much, too little, and just right?


message 9: by Jane (new)

Jane Blythe Sometimes it can be tricky to keep the middle of your novel moving, here are some tips to help if you ever find yourself struggling with this!

How do you keep the middle of a novel from sagging?


message 10: by Annie, The Mistress (new)

Annie Arcane (anniearcane) | 2365 comments Mod
OMG! Just realized that I forgot to post the link from December 19th!! And the worst part? The topic was Book promotion for the holidays. Yeah. Fail. Anyhoo, onto this week haha!

Would you defend your (ugly) book baby to the death? Or be open to improvement?

Hope that helps!!


message 11: by Jane (new)

Jane Blythe Ever wonder how you should go about including sensitive issues in your books? Here are some tips to help!

How do you write good issue scenes without making them exploitative?


message 12: by Jane (new)

Jane Blythe Some thoughts on choosing a great title!

How to title a book


message 13: by Amanda (new)

Amanda Siegrist (amandasiegrist) Forgot to add this. Oops!

Great tips on doing a Facebook/Blog Takeover.

Have you ever participated in a Facebook/Blog Takeover?


message 14: by Jane (new)

Jane Blythe Who has ever lost part of their manuscript due to computer issues and didn't have a back-up?

It might not happen but . . .


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message 16: by Jane (new)

Jane Blythe Sooooo forgot to post this yesterday . . .

How to keep writing when you feel inadequate


message 17: by Annie, The Mistress (new)

Annie Arcane (anniearcane) | 2365 comments Mod
How to use price promotion to promote your book

Which we're gonna do in 9 more days. Not that I'm counting or anything silly like that. Nooo...


message 18: by Jane (new)

Jane Blythe Back to basics!

Romance Writing 101


message 19: by Annie, The Mistress (new)

Annie Arcane (anniearcane) | 2365 comments Mod
The horrible hidden truth about self-publishing

It's not as ominous as it sounds hahaha!


message 20: by Jane (new)

Jane Blythe Struggle to write love scenes? Here are some tips!

Writing Love Scenes


message 21: by Annie, The Mistress (new)

Annie Arcane (anniearcane) | 2365 comments Mod
Book Marketing: Creating your author press kit

Psst! Don't click that for another 30 mins. I mean, you can but it won't work haha! I'm gonna be sans laptop for the night sooo wanted to post this bugger early. Enjoy!!


message 22: by Jane (new)

Jane Blythe Need some help building conflict in your romance book, then check this out!

Conflict in a romance novel


message 23: by Annie, The Mistress (new)


message 24: by Jane (new)

Jane Blythe Thinking about our heroines this week!

What's missing in the modern romance heroine


message 25: by Annie, The Mistress (new)

Annie Arcane (anniearcane) | 2365 comments Mod
You've built your author email list. Now...

What should you put in your newsletter?


message 26: by Jane (new)

Jane Blythe All about dialogue this week!

Writing gender specific dialogue


message 27: by Annie, The Mistress (new)

Annie Arcane (anniearcane) | 2365 comments Mod
My type of article. You can be the judge if that's a good thing or not haha!

8 lies authors tell themseles about book marketing


message 28: by Annie, The Mistress (new)

Annie Arcane (anniearcane) | 2365 comments Mod
*pops in wearing a Princess Jane costume*

When it's time to start over


message 29: by Annie, The Mistress (new)


message 30: by Annie, The Mistress (new)

Annie Arcane (anniearcane) | 2365 comments Mod
*still impersonating Princess Jane...*

Show, don't tell


message 31: by Annie, The Mistress (new)


message 32: by Jane (last edited Mar 27, 2017 11:12PM) (new)

Jane Blythe Princess Jane is back this week, thanks Mistress Ann for helping me out and adding my links here while I was away

This week's article is all about one of my favourite things . . .

Backstory


message 33: by Annie, The Mistress (new)

Annie Arcane (anniearcane) | 2365 comments Mod
Welcome back, Princess Jane! Annnd now to answer the age-old question...

Traditional Publishing or Self-Publishing?


message 34: by Jane (new)

Jane Blythe Write historical romance? Then I hope this article helps!

Seven rules for writing historical fiction


message 35: by Annie, The Mistress (new)

Annie Arcane (anniearcane) | 2365 comments Mod
Getting into some techie stuff this week...

How to Sell an E-book on Your Wordpress Site


message 36: by Jane (new)

Jane Blythe Want to add a bit of comedy to your book? Here are some hopefully helpful tips!

Building humor into your romance


message 37: by Annie, The Mistress (new)

Annie Arcane (anniearcane) | 2365 comments Mod
Ahhh, I love this article!!

Authors Gone Wild: Bad Behavior & Poor Etiquette


message 38: by Jane (new)

Jane Blythe Focusing on paranormal romance this week!

The seven deadly sins of paranormal romance


message 40: by Jane (new)

Jane Blythe So much amazing information on writing romantic suspense!

Basic ingredients for writing romantic suspense


message 41: by Annie, The Mistress (new)

Annie Arcane (anniearcane) | 2365 comments Mod
Back with more DM cuz I think he's brilliant haha!

The #1 reason why your book isn't selling


message 42: by Jane (new)

Jane Blythe Totally random, but I was so excited to learn how to do this!

How to create a 3D paperback book cover image


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message 45: by Annie, The Mistress (new)

Annie Arcane (anniearcane) | 2365 comments Mod
I'm doubling up this week like a greedy b*stard...

Writing romantic dialogue AND Examples of bad dialogue


message 46: by Jane (new)

Jane Blythe Very helpful information!

Point of view guide


message 47: by Annie, The Mistress (new)


message 49: by Annie, The Mistress (new)

Annie Arcane (anniearcane) | 2365 comments Mod
How to avoid the self-published look

Thank you, Mr. Kawasaki XP


message 50: by Jane (new)

Jane Blythe Engage your readers from the first scene!

How not to start your novel


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