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Words on Writing — 32 episodes
The Patience & Panic of Self-Publishing
Writing Mistakes That Feel Clever at the Time. (But Aren’t)
Why Sequels Sell Better
Plot Problems That Sink Stories & How to Fix Them
Why Most Self-Published Books Quietly Fail
Write Better Villains: Why “Pure Evil” Isn’t Enough
Fiction Writing Advice You Don’t Want to Hear
Is There a Market for Your Book? (Or Are You Just Talking to Yourself)?
Why Writing Anti-Heroes is More Fun Than Heroes
How Writers Accidentally Sabotage Their Own Characters
Why Your Book Cover Is Sabotaging You
What Homer Simpson Teaches Us About Developing a Main Character
10 More Editing Suggestions
10 Steps to Writing a Book Blurb
10 Things Shakespeare Can Teach Thriller Writers
Editing. My Easy 8-Stage Autopsy
8 Self-Publishing Myths That Need to Die
10 Things I Wish I’d Done Differently Writing My First Book
12 Easy-to-Avoid First Draft Mistakes
10 Terrible Self-Publishing Mistakes
What Writing Hemorrhoid Ads Taught Me About Writing Fiction
10 Opening Page Mistakes
Irresistible Plotting - Part 2
Irresistible Plotting - Part 1
How to Market Your Self-Published Book
8 Things I Wish I Knew Before Writing My First Book
How to Write an Unputdownable Book
Essential Steps to Self-Publishing
To Outline Your Novel or Not?
What Writing Cadillac Ads Taught Me About Great Dialogue
Why Self-Publish?
How to Write Something Truly Original