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Marketing Under A Pen Name
by Karen Hodges Miller There is a time-honored tradition for authors to use pen names, from George Eliot (Mary Ann Evans) to Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens) to Lewis Carroll (Charles Dodgson). Authors have many reasons for not using their real name on a book, but in today’s world of social media marketing and personal branding...
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Writers’ Block: The Symptoms and the Cure
By Karen Hodges Miller The other day I had a writing deadline. I wrote a lead. Deleted it. Wrote another. Deleted it. Played some solitaire. Checked my email. Wrote a third lead. Deleted it. Got a snack. Wrote a fourth lead. I was suffering from that dread disease, Writer’s Block. If you haven’t experienced Writer’s...
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Which Comes First? The Writer or the Author
By Karen Hodges Miller You’re inspired to write a book. The idea doesn’t matter, the genre doesn’t matter; it doesn’t matter whether you are writing fiction or non-fiction. The important thing is that you know that you have something to tell the world and the best way to tell it is in a book. Everyone...
What’s Holding You Back?
By Karen Hodges Miller The more I learn about writer’s block the more I understand that when a writer has more than the average problem with finding the right sentence or paragraph, there is usually some underlying fear that is preventing the person from writing. Oh yes, there are all kinds of excuses: I just...
Develop a Plan to Sell Your Book
By Karen Hodges Miller It’s a great time to be an author. There are more ways to publish a book than ever before as well as more ways to find and connect with your readers. But the low cost and ease with which books can now be published has also created a downside for authors....
10 Tips to Finish Your Book!
By Karen Hodges Miller A recent survey showed over 80% of Americans would like to write a book – but most never will. In fact, in my experience, of that 80% who WANT to write a book, only about ten percent will ever start – and only about one percent of those who start will...
