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What you need to know to go from wanting to write to actually writing.| The Friendly Editor
How does the genre of your story affect how you should structure it?| The Friendly Editor
It’s a new year, and with it comes the opportunity to be a new you. What are your dreams? How will you achieve them? Have you set any goals? It’s too easy, I think, to become cynical of goal-setting, especially if your goals for last year did not go as well as you had hoped. … Continue reading 3 Things You Need to Know to Achieve Your Goals (Or, What I Learned from Steve Martin)→| The Friendly Editor
“Those who know they’re valued irrespective of their accomplishments often end up accomplishing quite a lot.” —Alfie Kohn In Feel-Bad Education (And Other Contrarian Essays on Children and Schooling) Alfie Kohn talks about the dangers of traditional education. One of his essays, titled “Unconditional Teaching,” made me stop and think about the potential pitfalls of an MFA: … Continue reading The Dangers of an MFA: The Most Important Question to Ask Yourself before Applying→| The Friendly Editor
If you don't understand Amazon's genre categories, your book is almost guaranteed poor sales.| The Friendly Editor
Co-op can be enormously detrimental to indie authors if not understood and handled well.| The Friendly Editor
If you want to write a best-selling book, here's the hard truth you need to know about genre categories.| The Friendly Editor
Check out my podcast with MuggleNet Academia where I talk about the dos and don'ts of imitating famous writers.| The Friendly Editor
How many drafts does it take to write a book? Three, and only three. Here's what you need to know to get there.| The Friendly Editor
Feeling stuck and frustrated with your writing? Get back on track with these four powerful mantras.| The Friendly Editor
What you need to know to go from wanting to write to actually writing.| The Friendly Editor
