?? Your Weekly Dose of #WritersInsight - Issue #16
Hello Friend,
It's time for some #WritersInsight and to look through some of the best highlights from the last few days...
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???Writers' Updates and News from the Experts
Highlights from the best conversations and resources on the web.
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Alliance of Independent Authors / Monetization
This is a good round-up from long-time authors about how they have turned their writing into sustainable income.
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Story Grid / Craft
A poorly crafted ending can leave your reader with a bad reading experience. Check out this advice on how to finish strong.
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Writer's Digest / Publishing
Audiobooks and podcasts are a rapidly growing industry. Check out these cool ways you can release your content in audio format.
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Elegant Themes / SEO
Commenting on other people's blogs is a great way to develop community with other writers. But there are also some good strategic benefits too!??
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A Writer's Path / Publishing
Good list of stuff to consider and prepare for when you're taking your work out to shop it with agents and/or publishers.?
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Grammarly Blog / Writing Process
It seems like there's a level of both an art and a science to good writing structure. This is some good guidance to help with that structure.
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diyMFA / Editing
It's an incredibly important part of the writing (and publishing) process, but also likely the least fun. This piece will help you get your mind right for it.
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BookBaby / Practice
This is a fun look at what it takes to succeed with your writing. How many of these things have you done???
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BloggingPro / Email
Great insight into how you can build your email subscriber list (which is arguably your most important asset as a writer).
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The Book Designer / Promotion
It helps to see what works well. So hopefully this list can spur your creativity and get you on the right track to creating your own strong book trailer.
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????Writer's Tools of the Week
Handy, free tools to help you build your platform online.
Fistbump Media / Website
This tool will scan your website, and provide you with scores and suggestions for improvement in performance, mobile experience, security, and SEO. You'll be able to use the report immediately to help you implement updates to build a better and stronger website.
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???Some of Favorite Writers to follow
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Dan King
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