Rob Bignell, Editor/Author

Use consistent name across your author platform As creating an author’s platform – that is, setting up all of the tools you’ll use to get word out about your book – pay close attention to the name you use. All too often, the social media si…

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Four Great Writing Prompts: Fear Good stories center on the clashing of characters’ goals and motivations. Sometimes a character’s goals and motivations arise upon achieving his dreams. Here are four writing prompts for stori…

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At the Storytelling 101 podcast, I share tips on writing, self-publishing and book marketing. #authorsky #writingcommunity #writingtip #podcast #BookLaunch podcasters.spotify.com/pod/sh...

Don’t underestimate first page’s importance When buying a book – whether online or at a bookstore – most people check out the cover, read the back cover blurb, and then open to the first page. Kudos to you for getting the reader that fa…

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Three mistakes to avoid in a novel series Writing a novel series certainly is a smart tactic when self-publishing fiction. After all, once readers like a character or universe, they’re likely to purchase other books in which they’re featur…

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6 tax matters U.S. indie authors should consider Once you’ve set up your self-publishing business – and especially if you expand it to be more than just an author collecting royalties – you’ll have to file additional tax forms beyond the 1040 if …

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Five Great Quotations about Good Writing “My aim is to put down what I see and what I feel in the best and simplest way I can tell it.” – Ernest Hemingway“Writing for me is just like building a chair, making an artifact. T…

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How to Design Your Ebook Cover: Quick, Easy to Understand, Practical Tips #authorlife #writerslife #amwriting #writingcommunity #writerscommunity www.amazon.com/dp/1948872242

11 Tips to Choosing the Right Point of View • What is point of view in a story? Every story has an angle or perspective from which it is told. This perspective is called point of view.• Heighten tension with consistent point of view Selectin…

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Writers must be comfortable with failure To be successful, writers must be comfortable with failure.Remember that no first attempt at a short story, novel or nonfiction book will be perfect. In fact, it probably will be more awful than go…

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Attract and Keep Readers Via Blogging Among the best ways to begin a dialogue with readers as well as keep them and the media up-to-date is by creating a blog. A link to your blog should appear on your website among the navigation…

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How to Format Your Ebook: Quick, Easy to Understand, Practical Tips #authorlife #writerslife #amwriting #writingcommunity #writerscommunity www.amazon.com/dp/1948872234

Rotate third-person limited to avoid issues Sometimes writers structure their book so that the third-person limited point of view alternates from scene to scene between major characters in a book. However, within each scene, only one of…

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Challenges faced running a business from home For authors, running your business out of your home offers a number of great benefits. But there are some challenges. Before going online to order new furniture, before converting the storage …

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A four-panel Peanuts comic strip by Charles Schulz shows Snoopy at his typewriter, expressing his dismay about a rejection slip. **Comic Text:** PEANUTS By Charles Schulz Panel 1: Gentlemen, Regarding the recent rejection slip you sent me. Panel 2: I think there might have been a misunderstanding. Panel 3: What I really wanted was for you to publish my story, and send me fifty thousand dollars. Panel 4: Didn't you realize that? © 1981 United Feature Syndicate, Inc.

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Writing Prompt: Random Sentence Suffering from writer’s block or need to add some spunk to your writing? The problem may be that you need to change up your routine. To that end, try this tip: Take a fiction book off you…

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How to Follow a Writing Process for Your Nonfiction Book #author #writer #indieauthors #amwriting #writingcommunity www.amazon.com/dp/1948872382

Using names of companies, products in a story? There’s a lot of confusion among writers about whether they can use the names of real companies and brands in their stories. Not surprisingly, there are plenty of misconceptions about trademark pro…

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Preparing Your Book Reading, Presentation If you’re a little anxious about speaking in front of a crowd for a book presentation, that’s understandable; public speaking is one of the biggest fears people have. But with a little prepara…

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Five Great Quotations about Fiction “It’s for getting at the truth when the truth isn’t sufficient for the truth.” – Tim O’Brien“Literature is a luxury; fiction is a necessity.” – G.K. Che…

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6 Easy Ways to Improve Your Writing Style • Crack a joke – but only for a good reasonUnfortunately, a lot of novice writers don’t quite know when to inject humor into their fictional tales. The result is they either miss opportunities to u…

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Self-Publishing Services Hire a professional, experienced editor to guide your book through the self-publishing process! I’ve self-published myself and have helped a number of other first-time authors through th…

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Frustrated with Microsoft Word? Consider using Creative Writing Software on Your Next Book For many writers who use Microsoft Word, the software program often feels like a glorified typewriter. Its page numbering, complex header and footer functions, lack of vertical alignment, and …

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How to Effectively Use a Writing Process When Writing Fiction #amwriting #author #write #writer #writing www.amazon.com/dp/1948872374

Fix scene by employing black box analysis One question a number of writers have when editing their novel or short story is if a scene succeeds or not. Sometimes they feel the scene lacks importance, yet they hesitate to cut or revise …

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Replace Fuzzy Words – Inventing Reality’s Newsletter for March 3, 2026 Craft of Writing: Replace Fuzzy WordsHere’s some advice: “To really improve your writing, your words should be very specific and read maybe something like what you’d find in a stor…

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Use confidant to reveal hero’s inner turmoil Sometimes to reveal the protagonist’s inner conflict, he shares his thoughts with another character. This character who the protagonist trusts is referred to as a confidant (or a&nbs…

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