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Paul McCullough And His Self-Published Cookbook
Paul McCullough is an acclaimed chef, Food Network Star finalist, and national TV spokesperson with a new self-published cookbook, Roma-therapy. In this testimonial, he accounts his experience of self...
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How to Write a Professional Manuscript: #BBchat Recap
Nancy L. Erickson joined our September BookBaby Twitter Chat to talk about how to produce a professional manuscript, including some of the common mistakes a new author often makes. Read moreThe post...
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What really motivates your characters?
To get to the heart of what drives your characters, you need to find out what’s most important to them. Here are three exercises to find out what values drive your characters. Read moreThe post What...
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10 Tips to help writers stay focused [Infographic]
We've crafted this incredibly simple but powerful infographic to help you do the little things to stay focused on writing. Print it out and tack it to your wall, make it your laptop wallpaper, or add...
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Variety Is The Spice That Will Improve Your Writing
Generic descriptions and recurring sentence structures lead to a rather boring read. Editing with a focus on more interesting word choices and sentence structures can improve your writing and make it...
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Disappointed In Your Business Book Sales? These Tweaks Can Help.
A lot of things factor into book sales, but part of the problem might be the marketing message and positioning of your book. These tips can help sort this out before, and even after, your business...
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Are TV and Movies Killing the Written Word?
Will the coming generations receive most of their entertainment through visual means rather than through the written word, and will such a proliferation of narrative film/TV reduce the importance of...
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Develop Your Characters’ Goals And Discover Your Story
Understanding your hero’s goals will help you plan your plot line and develop the engaging, motivated characters your readers will love to follow. Here are three easy steps to get you on your way to...
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A Cross Section Of NaNoWriMo Writers – Where Do You Fit In?
With the start date for NaNoWriMo just days away, I'm steeling myself to the task of completing a novel in a month. This infographic gives some insight into the habits and plans of writers as they...
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Am I Really An Author?
NaNoWriMo may be just the thing to turn you from a writer into an author. You just need to overcome the internal demons and distractions, turn on your creative writing motor, and get your story...
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Seven Writing Tips To Increase Your Productivity
Looking for ways to increase productivity when you spend time at the keyboard? These seven writing tips can help you get better focused, more productive, and even improve your writing. Whether taking...
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Three Simple Practices for Advancing Your Writing Career
Creating a writing group with trusted friends and authors is one way to provide accountability, moral support, and feedback – and can be a great asset as you advance your writing career. Every month...
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Climbing Mount NaNoWriMo as a LiterarYeti
With the first week of NaNoWriMo behind us, our LiterarYeti mascot and social media coordinator share a progress update on their NaNoWriMo word count journey. When the BookBaby marketing team...
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How to speak your book into existence
One way to kick start a slow writing process is to speak your book – at least initially – and then begin the writing phase with the transcription. As a book coach and ghostwriter, I’ve never met a...
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Join BookBaby’s Twitter Chat With Joan Dempsey on November 18th
Joan Dempsey, a published writer and writing teacher with advanced degrees in both from Antioch University Los Angeles, helps serious creative writers master their craft. Teaching since 2000, Joan...
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Let Your Story Reveal Itself To You
Much of the joy and discovery of creative writing comes from the process itself. I’m finding inspiration and motivation from the very characters I’ve created. When I first decided to embark on this...
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Identify Your Barriers And Achieve Your Writing Goals
If you’re struggling to meet your daily NaNoWriMo word count, or any other writing goals, take a few minutes for some useful procrastination to help you hit your writing targets. It’s at this point in...
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Writing intriguing short stories
By BookBaby author Stephanie Norman Writing a short story may not take the same time and energy as writing a novel, but the shorter form provides its own challenges – notably crafting a meaningful read...
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You’re turning off 25% of your readers
By BookBaby author Ginny Carter Your readers don’t all learn in the same way, so you need to find a way to speak to all of them and not leave some behind inadvertently. Did you know that every one of...
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Stop Making Excuses And Write A Book
By BookBaby author Jim Dempsey The start of a new year is a good time to finally commit the time and energy to write a book. But first, ask yourself one important question to find out if you really...
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