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Mastering Your Mindset ~ Taking Positive Steps Forward in a Negative World

Author: Laura Resnick

Mastering Your Mindset ~ Taking Positive Steps Forward in a Negative World

Focus. Discipline. Choice. Manifesting. Positivity. As 2021 gave way to 2022, authors picked these and other powerful single words to use as their theme and guide this year after deciding enough was enough. Because, let’s face it, the past couple of years have been…a lot. We’ve faced a global pandemic, social unrest, and a level of ugliness that has made it difficult to focus on anything other than binge watching Bridgerton or Squid Game. Many of us have languished, if not felt downright depressed....

creativity, habits, mental road blocks, productivity, rituals, writer psychology, writer's block, Writing

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Growing Newsletter Engagement ~ A Case Study

Newsletters remain one of the most valuable tools authors have to promote our work. Our newsletters can be created without filters on content. We aren’t restricted by anyone else’s ideas about whether an image or a word is offensive. We manage the frequency of communication without being forced to bid for the privilege of reaching our audience, as we must for cost-per-click advertisements. And we can turn our newsletters into conversations, deepening our bonds with our readers. Newsletters, though,...

brand, Discovery, Marketing, newsletter, promotion, Publishing, Tools

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How to Make Your Readers Really Feel ~ Writing the Emotion!

If you want your story to connect with the reader and be memorable, it’s not enough to simply tell a story and explain the characters’ feelings. Instead, you need to immerse your reader in a myriad of emotions to experience the story and really make them really feel. So if you have ever received feedback such as: I didn’t connect with the characters or The story lacked emotional depth, or perhaps you just want to dig deeper when you write emotion, this article will offer tips to help you do just...

characterization, craft, dialogue, editor advice, language, self-editing, Writing

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