Feedback can hurt. Sometimes it will hurt. But you need feedback—especially early on—if you want to grow as a writer. When I was in college, I took workshop classes where we brought in stories and critiqued each other’s work. I remember one specific workshop where several of us gave the same piece of feedback on … Continue reading Ten Lessons from Ten Years of Writing, Lesson 2: Feedback is a Necessary Evil
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Ten Lessons I’ve Learned from Ten Years of Writing: Finish the Draft
I published my first book on April 26, 2016—ten years ago. In those ten years, I’ve learned a lot about writing and publishing, and I want to share some of those lessons with you. And if you’re anything like me, you’re probably going to hear this advice… and still make the same mistakes anyway. Because … Continue reading Ten Lessons I’ve Learned from Ten Years of Writing: Finish the Draft
Overcoming Social Media Burnout as an Author and Embracing Authenticity
In the past two years, I've been scattered with my approach to this author career. I've been throwing spaghetti at the wall. I've paid for ads, done discount email newsletters, used ARC promotion websites, used free books to lure readers into my newsletters, started a YouTube, been on social media - and it is exhausting. I tried … Continue reading Overcoming Social Media Burnout as an Author and Embracing Authenticity
Beatrice B. Morgan 