The Authorpreneur Podcast - Writing & Self Publishing Tips
By Amelia D. Hay
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The Authorpreneur Podcast™️ is hosted by Mystery Author Amelia D. Hay. Every second Saturday, Amelia will teach you how to develop a story idea, create compelling characters and outline your novel.
In each season of the podcast, you will learn how to write your first draft, revise your story, self-publish, establish your author platform, and reach readers. Season one of the podcast is on Plot and Story Structure, and season two documents her writing adventures during her first year after self-publishing her debut novel. The current podcast season is about how to outline and the pre-writing phase.
Once a month, in the Behind the Scenes Podcast Diary, Amelia shares her adventures with writing and self-publishing.
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TAP050: The Beginner's Guide to Value Shifts or Turning a Scene
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Aug 15, 2025 |
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BTS059: Writing Wins, Book Piracy, and Self-Publishing Struggles
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Aug 01, 2025 |
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TAP049: 14 Timeless Principles on the Art of Story with Douglas Vigliotti
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Jul 25, 2025 |
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TAP048, Getting Into Reading, Its Hidden Benefits and the Books For Men Podcast with Douglas Vigliotti
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Jul 18, 2025 |
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BTS058: Burnout, Thyroid Issues and Other Health Scares, Plus My Podcast Plans
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Jul 11, 2025 |
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TAP047, What is a Story Beat? | How to Write Great Scenes
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Apr 26, 2024 |
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TAP046, End Your Scenes with Cliffhangers | How to Write Great Scenes
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Mar 21, 2024 |
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BTS057, A Year in Review and Self Publishing Products I Loved in 2023
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Mar 15, 2024 |
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TAP045, The Anatomy of a Scene: Goal, Tension, Conflict and Stakes | How to Write Great Scenes
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Nov 11, 2023 |
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BTS056, AI-Generated Images, Designing Your Own Book Cover, Declining Free Downloads, and Struggling to Write Book Three
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Oct 28, 2023 |
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BTS055, My Experiment with Tempting Readers to Impulse Buy the Second Book in My Series. Did It Work?
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Jul 10, 2023 |
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BTS054, Changes to the KDP Print Pricing, New Categories in KDP, and a Solution to My Series Mistakes
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Jun 14, 2023 |
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BTS053, The 100th Podcast Episode: Ask Me Anything on Writing, Revision, Editing, and Self Publishing
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Jun 07, 2023 |
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BTS052, I Screwed Up My Series and Reaching a New Level of Appreciation for Draft2Digital
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May 04, 2023 |
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TAP044, News From My Editor: My Experience Writing into the Dark (Part 2)
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Apr 26, 2023 |
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TAP043, A Tale of Two Novels: My Experience Writing into the Dark
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Mar 27, 2023 |
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BTS051, Writing a Locked Room Mystery, Author Book Readings, and Tech Issues Galore
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Mar 06, 2023 |
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BTS050, More Experiments with Ad Stacking
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Feb 14, 2023 |
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BTS049, A Year in Review and Self Publishing Products I Loved in 2022
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Feb 07, 2023 |
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An Update on My Three Act Structure Scrivener Template
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Feb 06, 2023 |
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TAP042, Troy Lambert Discusses Plotting and Story Organisation Techniques with Plottr
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Dec 01, 2022 |
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TAP041, What is a scene? All Your Questions Answered
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Nov 17, 2022 |
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BTS048, Trademarking My Podcast Name, Publishing Books, Mixed Feelings About ARC services, and Designing Covers
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Nov 02, 2022 |
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TAP040, Writing From a Character's Point of View
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Aug 15, 2022 |
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TAP039, Point of View: Which One is Right for Your Story
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Jul 21, 2022 |
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TAP038, Dave Chesson Discusses Writing, Editing, Formatting, and Collaborating with Atticus
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Jul 07, 2022 |
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TAP037, How I Edit the Outline of a Novel Before Writing the First Draft
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Apr 22, 2022 |
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TAP036, From Idea to Outline: How to Outline a Novel (Part 3 of 3)
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Mar 03, 2022 |
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TAP035, From Idea to Outline: How to Outline a Novel (Part 2 of 3)
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Feb 24, 2022 |
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TAP034, From Idea to Outline: How to Outline a Novel (Part 1 of 3)
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Feb 17, 2022 |
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TAP033, The Case for Outlining, Outlining Pitfalls, and Overcoming Writing Obstacles
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Jan 21, 2022 |
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BTS047, Issues with Apple Books, Cover Redesigns, and The Results of Using Advanced Reader Services
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Jan 14, 2022 |
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BTS046, Preparing for My Book Release, Snarky Reviews and Why I No Longer Recommend Etsy to Creative Businesses
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Jan 07, 2022 |
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BTS045, Working with a Professional Editor and Preparing to Self Publish
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Jan 05, 2022 |
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TAP032, How Do You Write Fiction with Michaelbrent Collings
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Nov 18, 2021 |
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BTS044, Revision is Like Pulling Teeth and Working with a Professional Editor
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Nov 09, 2021 |
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TAP031, Write a Novel with Genre Expectations in Mind (Part 2 of 2)
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Oct 13, 2021 |
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TAP030, Write a Novel with Genre Expectations in Mind (Part 1 of 2)
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Sep 29, 2021 |
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TAP029, What to Expect from Season Three of the Authorpreneur Podcast
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Sep 28, 2021 |
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BTS043, Revising a Murder Mystery, Creating a Book Marketing Plan, and Feeling Scared to Self Publish
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Sep 25, 2021 |
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BTS042, Preparing a Murder Mystery Novel for Beta Readers and Juggling Multiple Manuscripts
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Sep 17, 2021 |
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BTS041, A Writing Update, Fussy Librarian Book Promotions, and The Best Beta Reader Software
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Aug 28, 2021 |
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BTS040, Low Budget Book Promotions Gone Wrong
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Jul 25, 2021 |
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BTS039, Writing Multiple Books at Once, Low Budget Promotions, and Multiple Streams of Income
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Jun 11, 2021 |
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BTS038, Story Origin Newsletter Swaps, Price Matching an eBook on Amazon and Lifting a Preorder Penalty on Amazon
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May 29, 2021 |
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BTS037, Writing to Market, Book Formatting Services and Hiring an Alpha Reader on Fiverr
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Feb 03, 2021 |
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BTS036, The Best Decision I've Ever Made
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Jan 29, 2021 |
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A Quick Guide on How to Get Interviewed on Podcasts for Fiction Authors
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Jan 20, 2021 |
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BTS035, Developing a Writing Habit After Months of Struggling
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Dec 17, 2020 |
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BTS034, Struggling to Write Book Two in a Series and the Results of My Free Book Promotion on Kobo
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Dec 09, 2020 |
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BTS033, Opting out of KU, My First Free Promotion on Kobo, and Outlining a Short Story
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Nov 09, 2020 |
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BTS032, Publishing a Second Edition of a Mystery Novel and Using Book Blogging Tours as a New Author
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Oct 31, 2020 |
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BTS031, Rewrite a Self-Published Novel, Using a Paid Beta Reader, Book Blogging Tours, and My Second Bargain Booksy Promo
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Oct 21, 2020 |
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BTS030, Frustrations with Publishing Wide, Trying Something New, and Dealing with Negative Feedback
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Jul 26, 2020 |
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BTS029, Writing Beats within Scenes, Scene Blocking and Experimenting with First and Third Person POV in a Novel
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Jul 25, 2020 |
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An Update: I'm Back From My Hiatus
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Jul 05, 2020 |
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BTS028, Book Blogging Tours, MailerLite Frustrations, and Rewriting a Thriller Novel
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Jul 03, 2020 |
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BTS027, My Revision Plans for Book Two, A Huge Tech Fail, More Amazon Ads, and a Book Promo Update
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Feb 29, 2020 |
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BTS026, I've Written a Pile of Garbage, Amazon Ads, and Book Promo Results
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Feb 24, 2020 |
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BTS025, Experiments in Book Launching and Book Marketing as a New Author
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Feb 17, 2020 |
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BTS024, Getting Ready to Publish a Thriller Novella, Translating a Novel in French, and Changes to the Podcast
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Jan 17, 2020 |
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BTS023, KDP Select or Going Wide: Which is Better for the New Self-Published Authors?
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Nov 23, 2019 |
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BTS022, Ask Me Anything on Writing and Self-Editing
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Jun 29, 2019 |
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BTS021, Migrating Away from MailChimp and Merging My Two Websites
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Jun 15, 2019 |
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BTS020, Hiring a Professional Editor, Revising Book Two, and Writing a Short Story
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May 11, 2019 |
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BTS019, Self-Editing a Novel and Hiring a Professional Beta Reader
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May 01, 2019 |
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TAP028, 5 Tips for Structuring a Story with the Hero’s Journey (Part 4 of 4)
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Apr 26, 2019 |
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BTS018, Revision with AutoCrit, Back to Blogging, and Professional Beta Reading
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Apr 24, 2019 |
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BTS017, I'm Sharing My Business and Writing Goals With You for the Next Quarter
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Apr 16, 2019 |
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TAP027, How to Structure a Story Using the Hero's Journey (Part 3 of 4)
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Apr 07, 2019 |
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TAP026, How to Structure a Story Using the Hero's Journey (Part 2 of 4)
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Mar 28, 2019 |
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BTS016, Writer's Insecurity, Revising a Thriller Novel, Editing a Nonfiction Book, and Starting a New Series
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Mar 23, 2019 |
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TAP025, How to Structure a Story Using the Hero's Journey (Part 1 of 4)
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Mar 18, 2019 |
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BTS015, Ask Me Anything on Writing and Story Structure
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Mar 11, 2019 |
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BTS014, My Top 5 First Draft Mistakes
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Mar 02, 2019 |
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TAP024, How to Write the Denouement Scenes for Your Novel
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Feb 09, 2019 |
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BTS013, Lessons in Revising a Novella and a Goal Setting Update
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Feb 07, 2019 |
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TAP023, How to Write the Hero at the Mercy of the Villain Scene in a Novel
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Jan 24, 2019 |
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BTS012, I'm Sharing My Business and Writing Goals for 2019 with You
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Jan 17, 2019 |
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TAP022, How to Write the Climactic Sequence of a Novel
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Jan 15, 2019 |
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BTS011, How to Revise a Novel in a Month
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Jan 03, 2019 |
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TAP021, How to Choose the Right Ending for Your Story
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Dec 27, 2018 |
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BTS010, I'm Back with an Update On Writing, Reading, and Podcasting
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Dec 20, 2018 |
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BTS009, My Australia Trip, A Free Scrivener Tutorial, and Blogging a Novella
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Sep 14, 2018 |
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TAP020, How to Write the Dark Night of the Soul Scene of a Novel
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Jul 26, 2018 |
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TAP019, How to Write the Second Half of the Second Act of a Novel
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Jul 19, 2018 |
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TAP018, How to Write the Midpoint of a Novel
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Jul 12, 2018 |
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BTS008, How to Stop Procrastinating and Get Out of that Writing Slump
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Jul 09, 2018 |
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BTS007, Writing Fiction, Non-fiction, and Dabbling with Dictation
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Jun 18, 2018 |
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TAP017, How to Write the Rising Action Scenes in a Novel
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Mar 08, 2018 |
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BTS006, Blogging as an Unpublished Fiction Author
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Feb 19, 2018 |
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TAP016, How to Write the First Plot Point or the Point of No Return Scene
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Feb 15, 2018 |
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BTS005, I'm Sharing My Writing and Business Goals for February With You
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Feb 12, 2018 |
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TAP015, How to Write the Inciting Incident Scene
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Feb 08, 2018 |
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TAP014, How to Write a Great Ordinary World Scene
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Jan 25, 2018 |
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BTS004, The Truth About Why You Are Struggling with Productivity as a Writer
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Dec 01, 2017 |
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TAP013, How to Write a Great Structural Hook for Your Novel
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Nov 06, 2017 |
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BTS003, Alpha Readers, Writers Insecurity, and Relaunching a Non-Fiction Book
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Oct 25, 2017 |
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TAP012, What is Three Act Structure?
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Oct 21, 2017 |
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BTS002, Revision is My New Reality
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Oct 12, 2017 |
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TAP011, Plotting Vs Pantsing: How to Decide Whether to Plot or Pants Your Novel
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Oct 12, 2017 |
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BTS001, I'm Sharing My Writing Goals For October With You
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Oct 12, 2017 |
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TAP010, How to Create Conflict in a Story (with examples)
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Oct 12, 2017 |
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TAP009, The 5 Types Of Story Conflict
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Oct 12, 2017 |
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TAP008, How To Flesh Out A Story Idea (Part Two)
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Oct 12, 2017 |
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TAP007, How To Flesh Out A Story Idea Into A Synopsis (Part One of Two)
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Oct 12, 2017 |
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TAP006, How to Know If You're a Writer
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Oct 12, 2017 |
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TAP005, How to Tell If Your Story Idea is Profitable
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Oct 12, 2017 |
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TAP004, How to Get Motivated to Write a Novel
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Oct 12, 2017 |
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TAP003, How to Choose The Right Book Idea
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Oct 12, 2017 |
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TAP002, How to Come Up with Great Story Ideas
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Oct 12, 2017 |
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TAP001, Defining Success: The First Step to Writing a Novel
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Oct 12, 2017 |