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How to Write Your Life Story

One aspect of writing that I love is when we stop to look inward at ourselves. We take note of the choices we’ve made in our lives and they present a multitude of stories to tell. Most writers don’t think it is that easy. I have received a lot of messages over the years from […]

Top Secret or Not: Sharing Your Writing with Others

Filed in Ask the Editor by Erika Bennett on May 9, 2019 • 0 Comments

There is a common writing stereotype doing more harm than good for the writing community. Writing is not, and should not be viewed as a solitary confinement type of punishment. The task of sitting down to write has been glorified as this painful and disparaging task that segregates the writer from the rest of their […]

Bringing Book Events into the 21st Century

Filed in From the Desk of..., Marketing Your Book by Corey Mapp on May 7, 2019 • 0 Comments

Are you ramping up for your summer book launch? Or maybe you’re getting ready for a reading at your local bookstore? Authors have been walking the same line when it comes to these sorts of events since well… basically forever. I’m here to say, that just as the book industry is changing, these events should […]

Finding the Balance Between Working and Writing

Filed in Ask the Editor by Erika Bennett on May 2, 2019 • 0 Comments

Take a moment and think of your favorite author. Without even knowing who you selected, I can say with 95% confidence that they had to work a full-time job while writing his or her first or first few books. Writing begins as a passion project for almost all of us and learning how to balance […]

The Art of Fast-Drafting Your Novel

Filed in Ask the Editor by Erika Bennett on April 30, 2019 • 0 Comments

Writers tend to fall into two camps regarding how much time it takes to finish drafting a book. There are those who can take upwards of 10 years to write their manuscripts. Then, there are those who fast-draft their manuscripts in as little as 14 days. While no clear-cut rules exist for fast-drafting a manuscript, […]