Tag: author
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Guest Post: Taking on an epic writing challenge…on a deadline

At the end of January, I decided to try and write an entire romance novel in a week.
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Is social media ruining reading?
When there’s so much constant overstimulation, books may seem like an archaic form of entertainment. Nothing moves or glows. You can’t comment or like or share the content like you can other forms of media. Reading isn’t nearly as interactive an experience as scrolling through TikTok or watching a YouTube video.
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Guest Post: Making our own success

I don’t know if the choices I make will push my work outward even more than before, although that’s certainly the goal. Indie publishing is one of the most freeing, empowering fields to be in today because there’s no roadmap. It’s also one of the most frustrating, frightening fields to be in today because there’s…
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That first bad review
Well, it finally happened: I got my first-ever bad review on Amazon. And boy did it sting.
Elaina Lyons
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Guest Post: Review program open to indie authors
That’s when I came up with the idea of starting a book club of readers and a review program to supply authors with more reviews besides the one that I give them. Readers can sign up to get free books from authors, and authors can get reviews for their books. It’s a simple, easy, and…
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Writer’s block: Fighting the blank page
Regardless of how your mind operates, remember that writer’s block happens to all of us. Creativity isn’t an endless tap, capable of being turned off and on at will. It has to be nurtured, cared for and appreciated. So be kind to yourself and kind to your overworked brain. Sometimes, even our minds need a…
Elaina Lyons
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Guest Post: Healing through the written word

Writing became integral to my life when I was going through depression and struggling with the aftermath of being sexually assaulted. It gave me something I yearned for — a voice.
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Guest Post: The power of a review

When I wrote my memoir, I wasn’t sure how many people would purchase it, let alone read and review it. My publisher cautioned me that memoirs generally were more difficult to sell, and I would need ample participation from all my social media networks if I were going to succeed.
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Guest Post: The indie writing life

Nevertheless, like you, I can’t help but write. It is who I am. It is the way I find and create meaning. For me, the reward for writing is doing more writing. Of course, an honor here and honor there, a five-star reader review, a request to do a reading, or to teach, all these…