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What is the best email marketing software for authors?
Author Marketing | Tools and Services

What is the best email marketing software for authors?

ByKathrese McKee April 26, 2022April 27, 2022

What is the best email marketing software for authors? I decided to find out.

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Use Plain Text to Future-Proof Your Writing
Tools and Services

Use Plain Text to Future-Proof Your Writing

ByKathrese McKee April 12, 2022May 27, 2022

You need to consider plain text as a means to future-proof your written work. Why plain text? How hard is it to do? What are the advantages and disadvantage? My suggestions? Let’s find out.

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Atticus Formatting Software Review
Tools and Services

Atticus Formatting Software Review

ByKathrese McKee March 19, 2022May 28, 2022

Nobody stopped me. Nobody served as a voice of reason. So, I bought Atticus by Dave Chesson, and now, I am both happy and sad.

Your software guinea pig took Atticus for a spin this week, and Ithis is my Atticus formatting software review.

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Shields Up: Take the Five-Day Security Challenge
Blog | Tools and Services

Shields Up: Take the Five-Day Security Challenge

ByKathrese McKee March 7, 2022May 28, 2022

Cybersecurtiy is always a concern for the online age, but due to the war in Ukraine, world governments have issued warnings about data security to protect against hacking. Take this five-day security challenge to make your information safer.

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Your First Chapter: Conflict, Choice, and Consequences
Content and Craft | Blog

Your First Chapter: Conflict, Choice, and Consequences

ByKathrese McKee February 4, 2022February 4, 2022

Conflict, choices, and consequences are the engine that powers your story and engages your readers. How can you build these three Cs into your first chapter? What are the types of conflict, and how can you use them to your advantage?

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Your First Chapter: Setting, Genre, Normal World, & Stakes
Content and Craft | Blog

Your First Chapter: Setting, Genre, Normal World, & Stakes

ByKathrese McKee February 4, 2022February 4, 2022

We will consider the need to establish setting, show the main character’s normal world, reveal the stakes, and meet genre expectations. How can you accomplish all of this in the first chapter?

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Your First Chapter: Point of View
Content and Craft | Blog

Your First Chapter: Point of View

ByKathrese McKee February 4, 2022February 4, 2022

Point of view is one of the most important decisions you make before you begin writing your first chapter. Whose perspective will you choose–yours, one of your characters, or multiple points of view?

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Your First Chapter: The Hook
Content and Craft | Blog

Your First Chapter: The Hook

ByKathrese McKee February 4, 2022July 22, 2022

The first thing a first chapter must do is hook the reader with one or more catchy opening sentences. Learning how to write the first chapter of a book is difficult, but mastering how to write a great first sentence is at least as important.

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How to Avoid Plot Convenience
Content and Craft

How to Avoid Plot Convenience

ByKathrese McKee December 2, 2021December 6, 2021

What is a plot convenience? Can you identify examples of plot convenience in books and movies? Learn how to avoid plot convenience in your novels.

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