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    Supporting Your Author Friend
    gnewbegin
    • Mar 5
    • 5 min

    Supporting Your Author Friend

    Being a self-published author is hard. There is something like 7500 new books released on Amazon every day - hundreds of thousands per...
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    Do I need an Editor?
    gnewbegin
    • Feb 13
    • 5 min

    Do I need an Editor?

    The short answer to this question is “yes”. No matter who you are, or how long you’ve been writing for, you need an editor. And yes, all...
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    NaNoWriMo 2021
    gnewbegin
    • Nov 9, 2021
    • 3 min

    NaNoWriMo 2021

    If you’re new to the writing scene, or conversely you aren’t a writer and are simply here to find out what this weird thing actually is —...
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    What should drive you?
    gnewbegin
    • Oct 16, 2021
    • 3 min

    What should drive you?

    I’ve written a couple of times about whether “you’re good enough” or “why you should write“, but perhaps more importantly… what should be...
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    Is it ok to write for money?
    gnewbegin
    • Oct 8, 2021
    • 4 min

    Is it ok to write for money?

    Well… yeah, of course it is. I fact, there are plenty of copywriters, ghostwriters, journalists, etc., out there that write for money...
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    Burnout: it’s real, and it can affect anyone
    gnewbegin
    • Sep 11, 2021
    • 7 min

    Burnout: it’s real, and it can affect anyone

    In this blog, I’ve already talked about my thoughts on “writer’s block” in my article titled How to Write a Book. Today, however, I...
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    How to write a book
    gnewbegin
    • Aug 16, 2021
    • 3 min

    How to write a book

    Writing a book is easy — as easy as 1, 2, 3! Start writing Don’t stop Finish when the book is done OK, maybe that’s a bit facetious....
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    How often should I write?
    gnewbegin
    • Jul 30, 2021
    • 4 min

    How often should I write?

    It’s the age-old question, isn’t it? The question on every new writer’s lips: how much should I write per month, per week, per day…? It’s...
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    Anyone can write a book!
    gnewbegin
    • Jul 22, 2021
    • 3 min

    Anyone can write a book!

    As a self-published author, you’ll inevitably come up against this from time to time. When you share your pride at having written and...
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    Ideas: Not as Rare as You Think
    gnewbegin
    • Jun 29, 2021
    • 2 min

    Ideas: Not as Rare as You Think

    You know who has ideas? Everybody. Every damned day. Many writers tend to put a huge amount of emphasis on their ideas. They carry little...
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    Planning my second book
    gnewbegin
    • Jun 22, 2021
    • 6 min

    Planning my second book

    So… here I am, not long after writing an article about the whole stupid “plotters versus pantsers” debate… writing an article about how...
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    The “Plotter vs Pantser” debate is silly
    gnewbegin
    • May 31, 2021
    • 4 min

    The “Plotter vs Pantser” debate is silly

    If you’ve been hanging around writer circles for a while, you’ve probably heard the topic come up – “which are you, Plotter or Pantser?”...
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    Beware Vanity Press and Predatory “Self Publishing” Companies
    gnewbegin
    • May 24, 2021
    • 5 min

    Beware Vanity Press and Predatory “Self Publishing” Companies

    I am just about to publish my first novel, and I’ve done the whole thing myself (with, of course, help for cover design, editing, and...
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    Book 1 Update: May 2021
    gnewbegin
    • May 12, 2021
    • 3 min

    Book 1 Update: May 2021

    Hey! You might recall back in mid-March that I had completed the third draft of my first novel (title: Pyramidion), and was ready to pass...
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    “Am I good enough?”
    gnewbegin
    • May 8, 2021
    • 4 min

    “Am I good enough?”

    Am I a good enough writer to sell books – that is, am I good enough for people to actually want to read and enjoy reading my books? This...
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    Why write?
    gnewbegin
    • Apr 8, 2021
    • 4 min

    Why write?

    Why write, indeed. I guess it’s different strokes for different folks, but I think it all comes down to just a few things: For a job For...
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    Third Draft is done!
    gnewbegin
    • Mar 18, 2021
    • 4 min

    Third Draft is done!

    So… I just finished my third draft. So why am I so excited? Well… it all comes down to the process, and the process for this book has...
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    What’s on my Desk?
    gnewbegin
    • Feb 25, 2021
    • 3 min

    What’s on my Desk?

    Well, I hope there’s nothing terribly embarrassing in this photo, but hey – I basically LIVE at my desk these days. But my desk is a...
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    Never Stop Never Stopping
    gnewbegin
    • Feb 25, 2021
    • 2 min

    Never Stop Never Stopping

    If there’s one tip that has been most important to me since I started, it’s this: don’t stop. I mean, it goes without saying. If you want...
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    Planning my First Book – a Learning Experience
    gnewbegin
    • Feb 25, 2021
    • 5 min

    Planning my First Book – a Learning Experience

    [Note: I have no idea what that image is. I found it in my archives, and it looks like something one of my kids drew. Seems to fit.] When...
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