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Whom are you writing for? Are you sure it’s the Reader?

Personally, I think the dog yawning in the background doesn't bode well. Just sayin'! Back to my questions. Ask almost any writer what they thought of Fifty Shades of Grey and let the games begin. The

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PART 2: Are #1 New York Times Bestselling Authors Teaching New Writers Bad Habits

A couple of months ago, my maiden blog post asked the question: “Are #1 New York Times Bestselling authors teaching new writers bad habits?” The reason is because many new writers are fighting an increasingly

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The First 10 Pages

I attended the Writer’s Digest Conference East in NYC at the beginning of April and found many nuggets of inspiration. On the last day of the conference, Paula Munier from Talcott Notch Literary presented

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Are #1 New York Times Bestselling Authors Teaching New Writers Bad Habits?

I ask the question with absolute sincerity. As a first time novelist and new writer, I have to imagine that we look to the authors we admire most with awe and assume that they can do no wrong. Am I right? As

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