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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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Using Apostrophes
By Chris Saylor Last week, I talked about formatting dialogue within dialogue, as part of an attempt to address a request about using apostrophes in fiction. Today’s post will build off of last week’s....
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When to Capitalize Titles
By Chris Saylor Today, we’re going to talk about when to capitalize titles. What I mean here is when to capitalize mom or dad, military ranks, honorifics, job titles, and so on. You do capitalize a...
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Kindle Unlimited: Is It Worth It?
By Marcy Kennedy (@MarcyKennedy) Back in June I wrote a post where I outlined the pros and cons of Kindle Select, a program where you’re required to make a book exclusive to Amazon for 90 days in...
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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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