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Interview With Steve Scott – Authority Publishing Acadamy
Welcome to the very first 'vlogcast' for Author Basics! What's a vlogcast you might be asking? Well it's a combination of a vlog and a podcast 😉 We're all about creating new words here at Author Basics, so there's one you can add to the list! In this very first...
Your Author Marketing Plan for the First Quarter of 2016
Guess what? 2016 is here. There's no wishing it were still 2015, that ship has sailed... which means, it's time to focus on figuring out how you're going to make this year awesome in your author business. Aside from building an email list and setting up your...
A New Fiction Author’s Perspective: Understanding 4-Part Story Structure
Guess what?! Steve and I have started back on our journey together in co-writing a book, our YA novella about a teen witch called Dixxon... And I'm the new fiction author! I cannot tell you how overwhelming and scary it is for me to contemplate writing a fiction...
Oh Crap! 2016 is Nearly Here… A Guide to Setting Your Author Goals
As 2015 draws to a close, it's time to seriously think about your author business. Are you just dipping your toes in the water or are you going to jump into the water, balls all in? <-- Sorry, Steve's influence 😉 We've just finished planning our own individual...
Help! I’ve Got a Blank Page and a Blinking Cursor…
Writer's block. It happens to all of us eventually, even though lately, you've probably seen around the interwebs that writer's block is all in your head...! Well, if you were to get inside my head, you'd understand why I've got writer's block! 🙂 And while I agree...
I Can’t Write… But I’m One Hell of a Speaker!
A lot of people think it's difficult to learn how to write a book... but the reality is, writing the book is probably the easiest part. What follows is what can lead you to pull your hair out, mutter incessantly under your breath and for all intents and purposes,...