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Creating Single-Author Box Sets: Part Two
By Marcy Kennedy (@MarcyKennedy) I’m a fan of box sets because they’re an easy, affordable way to get additional products out into the marketplace. And from the perspective of a reader, if I think...
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Using Characters’ Apology Language to Create and Resolve Tension
By Marcy Kennedy (@MarcyKennedy) Some of the biggest challenges we face as writers are creating characters that feel like individuals and building authentic tension between our characters, especially...
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Creating a Print Book Box Set
By Marcy Kennedy (@MarcyKennedy) The last two months during my guest posts at Fiction University, we’ve looked at why we might want to create a box set of our books and how to create a single-author...
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Why I Launched a Secret Pen Name
By Marcy Kennedy (@MarcyKennedy) So, umm…surprise. I have a pen name. She published two novels and one novella in 2016 with the third in her series already complete and ready to go in a few weeks. In...
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Selling Books Through Social Media Vs. Selling Books Through Ads
By Marcy Kennedy (@MarcyKennedy) If you’ve just stumbled upon this post, this is actually the second in a series where I’m sharing my reasons for launching a secret pen name. Here’s the roadmap: Reason...
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Formatting Dialogue within Dialogue
By Chris Saylor Hello, everyone! I’m back from my too-long holiday break. I hope you didn’t miss me too much! Today’s post comes from an email request. It’s about properly using apostrophes, especially...
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Taking Back My Crayons and Falling in Love with Writing Again
By Marcy Kennedy (@MarcyKennedy) Welcome back to the third part in my in-depth exploration of why I decided to launch a secret pen name. If you missed the other parts, you can find them here: Reason #1...
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Building a Mailing List through Reader Magnets
By Marcy Kennedy (@MarcyKennedy) One of the almost universal pieces of advice we hear as indie authors is that we need to build a newsletter mailing list. A mailing list allows us to keep in touch with...
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Advertising Strategies for Indie Authors
By Marcy Kennedy (@MarcyKennedy) Each month you can find me guest posting for Janice Hardy’s Fiction University on topics related to self-publishing. I’ve recently started a new series on advertising...
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Common Misconceptions about Conflict #2: Conflict = Tension
I have a very special guest for you today. Each month, I guest post at Fiction University, a site overflowing with helpful information for writers at all stages. Fiction University is owned by Janice...
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