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Let's talk about dialogue tags. The very complex world of dialogue tags turns out to be a lot simpler than you'd think. Below you'll find dialogue tags broken down into one of five "levels" with easy instructions on how often to use them. For … Read More»
This week, I'm expanding on my last post's newsletter basics and going a little deeper into designing a newsletter and its accompanying pop-up forms. (To reiterate, for beginners I would recommend using TinyLetter for your newsletter and MailMunch … Read More»
Starting a newsletter can be daunting, but it doesn't need to be. Here's what I learned at an informative #WDC17 conference session on the subject. Types of Newsletters Just for definition's sake: Original Content. Most are these. You … Read More»
Writing a poem is discovery. -Robert Frost Here's another session recap for the Writer's Digest Conference 2017 about the pros of pantsing! And man, if you ever get the chance to see Steve James speak, jump on it. What a fun ride! The Cons of … Read More»
Hello to my regular readers and to my #AuthorToolbox friends! The Internet is brimming with articles on how to write a query, but in my year of critiquing them, I've noticed something: many authors know what to include, but are lost as to how to … Read More»
