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Sarah
November 27, 2019
editing, interview, newsletter, promotion, romance, tips, techniques

How great self-editing helped Julie Evelyn Joyce become an AWARD-WINNING author

Sarah
November 27, 2019
editing, interview, newsletter, promotion, romance, tips, techniques
How great self-editing helped Julie Evelyn Joyce become an AWARD-WINNING author

Learn how killer self-editing skills before and during working with an editor helped my client craft an award-winning romance novel!

Tagged: julie evelyn joyce, selfediting, editing, newsletter, client work

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Sarah
November 22, 2019
books, clients, jaff

A Good Name by Sarah Courtney is here!

Sarah
November 22, 2019
books, clients, jaff
A Good Name by Sarah Courtney is here!

A new Pride & Prejudice modern variation on the scene from Sarah Courtney!

Tagged: client work

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Sarah
November 6, 2019
marketing, branding

Author Branding 101 - How to Brand Yourself as a Romance Author

Sarah
November 6, 2019
marketing, branding
Author Branding 101 - How to Brand Yourself as a Romance Author

A new series exploring how to brand yourself as a new romance author! In this post, I help you figure out how to define yourself as an author and come up with a tagline for your author brand!

Tagged: book marketing, branding, courtney milan

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Sarah
October 15, 2019
branding, publishing, romance, selfpublishing, writing

How Many Books Should You Be Writing Per Year?

Sarah
October 15, 2019
branding, publishing, romance, selfpublishing, writing
How Many Books Should You Be Writing Per Year?

We’ve all seen those writers who push out books almost every month, it seems. How do they DO that? And should you be doing that? We weight out out the pros and cons here!

Tagged: publishing, schedule

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Sarah
September 30, 2019
craft, romance, techniques, writing

How many POVs should you be using in romance?

Sarah
September 30, 2019
craft, romance, techniques, writing
How many POVs should you be using in romance?

How many POVs should you use in a romance novel? Dual perspective or single? Should you ever do more than two? How many is too many? These and other considerations when you’re choosing narrative voice.

Tagged: POV, first person, third person

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Sarah
August 6, 2019
advice, selfpublishing, writing, tips, publishing

Should You Include Content Warnings in Your Book?

Sarah
August 6, 2019
advice, selfpublishing, writing, tips, publishing
Should You Include Content Warnings in Your Book?

Why authors should use content or trigger warnings for their books and how to use them effectively to protect their readers.

Tagged: content warnings, best practices, publishing, selfpublishing, amazon

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Sarah
July 16, 2019
clients, fanfic, historical fiction, jaff

Heather Moll's His Choice of a Wife released by Meryton Press!

Sarah
July 16, 2019
clients, fanfic, historical fiction, jaff
Heather Moll's His Choice of a Wife released by Meryton Press!

New JAFF from debut author Heather Moll!

Tagged: client work, jaff, jane austen, heather moll

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Sarah
June 13, 2019
craft, newsletter, romance

Soap operas and romance - how soaps can inspire your romance writing

Sarah
June 13, 2019
craft, newsletter, romance
Soap operas and romance - how soaps can inspire your romance writing

Three reasons why soap operas can help you write romance

Tagged: soap operas, romance, tropes, tv, cliffhangers

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Sarah
May 28, 2019
editing, grammar, techniques, writing

Break those rules

Sarah
May 28, 2019
editing, grammar, techniques, writing
Break those rules

Do you need to follow rules for writing? Wellllll…maybe not always. Let me go off about prescriptivism here.

Tagged: grammar, prescriptivism, rules, writing rules

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Sarah
May 14, 2019
romance, writing, craft

What POV should you use in your romance novel?

Sarah
May 14, 2019
romance, writing, craft
What POV should you use in your romance novel?

How many voices should there be in a romance novel?

Tagged: voice, pov

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