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How to Leverage Multiple Perspectives in a Psychological Thriller
This week I’m sharing my thoughts on writing multiple perspectives: always a challenge, but often an extremely worthwhile one!
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The five lives of our novels and why it's vital that we understand them all
Plus: how The Resilient Author is evolving ...
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Analysing our promotion efforts
How to decide which things are worth our time (including a review of my recent book treasure hunt)
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Do you want to build a book hunt?
Inviting all authors to take part in the #BigWABookHunt and #BigBigBookHunt
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How I made $100,000 dollars from my first novel in just TWO MONTHS (six years after it was published)
Some stories to inspire you to champion your backlist!
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To blurb or not to blurb?
Turns out, this is a tricky question!
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Plotting diagrams and publishing trends
Plus the words I hope will help me through the year (Writing Journal #10)
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Do authors have a moral obligation to provide readers with hope?
Plus plotting problems, a poll, and this month's paid subscriber extras (Writing Journal #9)
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Writers: let's talk financial strategies for 2025
Different ways for writers to consider and explore income opportunities
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Breaking down a fiction bestseller list
Looking at data can give authors valuable insights into what works
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The publishing rights squeeze
What it is, and why I want all writers to know about it
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Celebrating my first year on Substack
Everything I've learned over the last 12 months
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