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Don’t tell them. They’re competition. If you help them, if you tell them how to do better, if you share information, you’re only hurting yourself. You know what you do? Talk badly about them. Make sure everyone knows you’re better. After all, if they spend their dollars on your competition, that’s less dollars they’ll spendContinue reading “It’s Not a Secret”
Posted byJonSeptember 10, 2022September 8, 2022Posted inUncategorizedTags:authors, books, share, Writing, writing tipsLeave a comment on It’s Not a Secret
You bled out your fingertips as you wove your masterpiece, and now it’s done. You’ve got your manuscript complete. Now what? I was mystified a few years ago. What do you do? I mean, isn’t it as simple as 1. Write 2. [unknown process] 3. Profit! ? Yeah… not so much. But thankfully, some friendsContinue reading “Every Writer Needs Resources”
Posted byJonJuly 2, 2022July 1, 2022Posted inUncategorizedTags:author, books, reading, Writing, writing resources, writing tipsLeave a comment on Every Writer Needs Resources
I’m Gonna Need More Cookies
Writing by itself takes little to no money. If you’ve got a laptop or a notepad or a blank wall, you can write. Being an author, however, can accrue many expenses, especially if you’re attempting to self-publish. Some of the bigger costs can involve getting covers, purchasing ISBN’s, marketing, and formatting so the book looksContinue reading “I’m Gonna Need More Cookies”
Posted byJonJune 25, 2022June 24, 2022Posted inUncategorizedTags:author life, books, editing, Writing, writing tipsLeave a comment on I’m Gonna Need More Cookies
It was my final summer: The last year I’d experience a summer break between school sessions. After that year, it would be just summer, not summer. For some reason lost to the mist of time, I was only able to secure thirty hours a week for work. And that summer… I decided to go forContinue reading “Writing Go Vroom”
Posted byJonJune 18, 2022Posted inUncategorizedTags:author life, books, Short Stories, stories, Writing, writing tipsLeave a comment on Writing Go Vroom
And Then There Were People
And lo, did the people comeFrom near and from far.“Tis summer!” they proclaimedAs they knocked on the door. “Tis not!” said I,But they paid me no heedAs they pounded and pleadedAnd demanded to be seen. They broke down the door.They trod on the carpet.They ate all the food.They dined on the sherbet.
Posted byJonJune 11, 2022June 10, 2022Posted inUncategorizedTags:books, Writing, writing tipsLeave a comment on And Then There Were People