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A good walk may be the best writing exercise there is

By BookBaby author Scott McCormick Writing is not the best occupation for your health. For most of us, writing involves a lot of sitting, which is why a good walk may be the best writing exercise there...

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Voices Silenced: 12 Authors Who Died in 2017

By BookBaby author Andre Calilhanna The list of notable authors, writers, publishers, and contributors to the written word who passed last year is far longer than anything we could include in one blog...

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Six ways to contemplate yourself as a writer

By BookBaby author Dawn Field Here are six things to consider that will help focus your thinking on your internal development as a writer. Take stock and contemplate yourself as a writer. How much time...

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The Accidental Novelist – How Stolen Moments Can Make A Book

By BookBaby author Michael Gallant I write while riding the subway, waiting in lines, or after rocking my baby to sleep. In the cracks between events, my ideas simmer, and I record them while they’re...

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A Well-crafted Unfolding Is Your Ticket To A Fabulous Book

By BookBaby author Dawn Field In any great book, every connection functions perfectly, the margin for error is almost nil. The chain has to be perfected for your story to unfold in a satisfying way. A...

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How To Read, Edit, and Evaluate Your Writing With Fresh Eyes

By BookBaby author Michael Gallant Reviewing your own writing from an editor’s perspective can be a challenge, even for experienced writers. Here are strategies that can help you bring fresh eyes to...

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The Importance of Setting In Your Story

By BookBaby author Nancy L. Erickson Setting is the context in which a story or scene occurs and includes the time, place, and social environment. It is important to establish a setting in your story,...

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A Pulitzer Prize Primer (and a look at past winners)

By BookBaby author Andre Calilhanna The Pulitzer Prize is one of the most prestigious and coveted awards in literature and journalism, and with the 2018 award winners less than a month from being...

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You Can Heal Yourself — And Others — Through Writing

By BookBaby author Nancy L. Erickson Many things can deter us from telling our story, and so often, the driving force is fear. But you’re the only one who has your story — you’re the only one who can...

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Find The Rhythm In Writing

By BookBaby author Michael Gallant Rhythm in writing is a bit harder to define than other elements of the writing craft, but the cadence of your story can go a long way toward pulling your readers in...

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Imagine The Page As You Write Your Book

By BookBaby author Michael Gallant Visualizing how your words will present on the page as you write your book can make you aware of what you need to create the piece you’re envisioning and devise...

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The Five Emotional Stages of Publishing A Book

By BookBaby author C. Hope Clark You’ve finished writing your book! Well, hold on tight because you’re on a wild roller coaster, and while that ride takes you to remarkable highs, it plummets to lows...

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Vulnerability As A Way To Establish Trust

By BookBaby author Nancy L. Erickson For business leaders, writers, and everyone in between, allowing yourself to be human, and vulnerable, goes a long way toward establishing trust. That doesn’t make...

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5 Ways To Improve Your Verbal Imagery

By BookBaby author Dawn Field Humans are highly visual creatures, and this holds true when we are reading. We don’t see the images in the book, we form them in our minds. Pack in brilliant verbal...

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Look For Ideas In All The Wrong Places

By BookBaby author Scott McCormick If you’re writing a romance novel, don’t look for ideas in other romance novels. Look to thrillers, chaos theory, or the building of the Flavian amphitheater. If...

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Read, Study, And Learn From Free Book Samples

By BookBaby author Dawn Field Browsing book samples refines your knowledge and can give you a way to measure your own writing. How does your book’s opening compare to the classics? If you want to learn...

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Be A Voice Of Hope And Help — Write Your Nonfiction Story

By BookBaby author Nancy L. Erickson If there’s one thing people need, it’s hope and help. When you write your nonfiction story and share what you’ve been through, what you’ve learned, or what you’ve...

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My Five Favorite Books On Writing

By BookBaby author Steven Spatz You should read about writing if you endeavor to be an author. Not sure where to start? Here are my five favorite books on writing. At least a the moment… For writers...

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Using writing snippets to exercise your creative mind

By BookBaby author Dawn Field Writing snippets are practical, creative exercises that let you work on specific elements of your writing and explore styles outside your comfort zone. Everyone has a...

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This Just In… Reading Makes You Smarter [Infographic]

By BookBaby author Andre Calilhanna Reading makes you smarter. In these days of divisive politics and a general sense that people simply cannot come to consensus on anything, that’s a statement that’s...

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