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MUDDLING THROUGH THE MIDDLE Stuck in the maze between beginning and ending?             Your idea for a story is brilliant. Origi...

What a Character!! Can your characters please all readers?                   Long before I became an author, I was a r...

How Many Characters Are Too Many?   Will too many make readers lose interest? My critics told me my first novel ...

Do Your Sample Chapters Outshine the Rest of Your Novel? How perfect sample chapters could hurt your book sales ...

eBOOK RETURNS The Newest Scam?                    I admit I tend to be a negative person. To use an old cliché, ...

There’s No Get-Out-Of-Jail-Free Card for Twitter Jail! How to stay out of Twitter’s overuse jail.      ...

SELLING eBOOKS Is it all about luck? And if so, how to get lucky! During March, the month of four-leaf-clo...

Readers - What Will You Pay For An eBook? The high and the low of eBook pricing. When I put my first novel up as ...

FIVE WAYS CUTTING CAN IMPROVE YOUR NOVEL “I believe more in the scissors than I do in the pencil.” —Truman Capote ...

The Author Photo – Silly or Significant?           Do readers really care about an author’s photo? Everyone k...

Is There a “BEST” Time for a Book Release?     What’s the best time to release a new book? Having missed my...