Author Takes a Break from Social Media and You Won’t Believe What Happened Next!
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Author Takes a Break from Social Media and You Won’t Believe What Happened Next!
You’ve seen those headlines before; they’re the lifeblood of the Internet. Click on this link! Come to our website! Read this amazing, yet mainly insubstantial, article and our site will win the Internet!
Clicks and links and counters and imprints, that’s the language of today’s marketing. Half of what writers write about these days has to do with maintaining one’s digital presence, their platform and the posts are full of hyperlinks. Maintain a presence on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest, YouTube, Foursquare, Google+, or expect to die a slow professional death because no one will ever read your book. Or buy your handmade tea cozy. Or ...
20 questions and a selfie: A day in the life of Patti Clark, author and inspiration trailblazer
For this installment of “20 Questions and a Selfie,” we catch up with Patti Clark, the San Francisco-born, New Zealand-based …
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20 questions and a selfie: A day in the life of Barbara Stark-Nemon, author, blogger, essayist and artist
For this installment of “20 Questions and a Selfie,” we catch up with Barbara Stark-Nemon, author of novels, short stories, …
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The Secret World of Writers in 8 GIFs
Writers are private creatures. We like to tuck ourselves away, sliding manuscript pages under our doors and showing our characters' faces more than our own. But every now and then, if you feed us plenty of coffee and muffins, we'll give you a glimpse into our secret world.
And here are the GIFs to prove it ...
20 questions and a selfie: A day in the life of Jodi (J.A.) Wright, event promoter by day, writer by night, recovering addict 24/7
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Don’t Let Perfect be the Enemy of Good: One Secret to Creative Success
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My copywriting mentor says it all the time: "Don't let perfect be the enemy of good."
Now, some people misunderstand him, thinking he's suggesting settling for less, what's already done, the status quo. That could not be further from the truth.
What "don't let perfect be the enemy of good" means is, having a grander plan in play does not justify sidelining the good work you have already done. Now, this general life advice can mean different things to different people in different situations. However, here's how I choose to apply it to both my creative and business endeavors (which often go hand-in-hand) ...
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