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Do it yourself, or hire an editor? In this episode Jack reveals the three phases of editing as he helps indie authors make this crucial decision.
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You've completed your first draft. In this episode Jack gives you 12 questions to guide you through the rewriting and revising phase to make your good story great.
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Unless you can design covers that are good enough to compete with bestsellers, the investment you make in hiring a professional cover artist will be worth the money. Here are your options.
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· If you want to cultivate a readership, you must go to where they hang out online and interact with them long before you have a book to sell them.
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In this episode Jack reveals how you can know what readers of your genre want to see in a novel before you start writing it. This information not only lets you write to your audience, but it also lays the groundwork for promotional efforts.
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It has never been easier to get published, but that doesn't mean getting published is easy. In this episode Jack gives an overview of indie author self-publishing.
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In this episode Jack teaches how to create settings that are as dynamic and alive as any character.
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Will the advice that launched Jack's traditional writing career also be the key to successful indie publishing?
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Is your idea novel worthy? Does it have high-concept mass audience appeal? Here's how to test it.
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Trust your readers. In this episode Jack warns against micromanaging your story.
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Humor - a tool that should be in every writer's toolbox. In this episode Jack teaches how to use humor to spice up your novel.
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In this episode Jack shares quotes and anecdotes he uses that inspire him to write.
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In this episode Jack takes a unique look at the author's final pass on a novel manuscript before sending it in for publication.
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If Shakespeare had written Macbeth on a Mac would it be as good? A light-hearted look at modern day writing.
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An irreverent look at breaking the rules of grammar and making up your own words.
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In this episode Jack takes a humorous look at a personal affliction.
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In this episode Jacks provides daily practical and creative ways writers can defeat the dilatory dragon.
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In Part 1 Jack explores the nature of this five-headed dilatory dragon with strategies on how to defeat it.
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Where do you learn how to write a novel? In this episode Jack relates some of the lessons he's learned from novelists living and dead, with some fascinating anecdotes about JRR Tolkien and The Lord of The Rings.
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In this episode Jack takes a humorous look at an adventure in writing the dreaded author bio, something every novelist will be called upon to write.
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