Author: Emily
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Staying Calm in a Stressful World
I participated in a health coaching program to reduce stress. And it worked! Here’s what I did.
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Pitching, Craft, and More: A Recap of the 2018 NC Writer’s Fall Conference
Takeaways from the 2018 NC Writer’s fall conference: how to pitch to an agent, scene sequencing, world-building, writing diverse characters, and more.
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What Are My Goals for Writing?
I consider the conflict of writing literary works versus marketable books, and that marketable books might be a way to do good in the world.
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Why It’s Hard to Learn New Things
After a frustrating webinar on how e-books work, I discovered that my negative thinking might be the real problem.
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What Counts as New Adult?
I’ve been reading new-adult fiction and trying to figure out what classifies.
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Halloween for Adults
My first attempt at a post in the “Emily’s Thoughts” category: Some thoughts on how to enjoy Halloween as an adult, how I gave up last year, and what to do this year.
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Get Your Novel Plotted and Ready to Go
I plotted a novel for the first time. Here is the process I used, and a template if you’d like to try it.
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I Tried Plotting and I Liked It
I tried plotting for the first time and was surprised to like it. Here’s how I got started and some of the resources I used.
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New Subscribe Options (and How I Created Them)
I recently added the capability to subscribe to my blog by category, by using MailChimp. Here’s how I did it.
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Late Summer News
Tips from my ongoing education about self-publishing, news of my fiction writing (and some resources for writers), an update on my freelance editing business, and two upcoming local appearances this fall.