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Some readers? They don't pick up #nonfiction because they expect it to be like tasting sawdust from an icehouse -- dry and cold.

But simple techniques can make your draft toasty, engaging your audience as well as fiction.

Hit the link in the thread for the strategies and how I picked them up!

After I put up my post about fighting text blindness with my devotional, I had a couple of people ask what I did to address it. This video offers four tricks to try, but don't ignore the point after those!

More details in my free blog (link in the thread).

#Writing #WritingCommunity #Books

Do I keep everything I write?

Nope, nope, and nope.

I delete stuff I love all the time. Every good #writer does. This video shows the experience.

Not sure when you should delete your own material? Check out my FREE blog (link in the thread) for a list of the 5 scenarios when it makes sense.

Writers. #AI.

I do NOT believe writers should be using AI to draft and publish content -- that is, saying they wrote what they didn't write. But that doesn't mean #artificialintelligence is completely useless in the craft, as my latest video highlights.

Full blog link in the thread.

#Writing

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The difference between a #memoir that slams its fist into your face and one that grows dust bunnies is ruthless critical thought.

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What's a book (or other #writing) without an author platform?

What even IS an #author platform? 🤔🤔🤔

If you’re like me, you might have noticed something: Every. Sponsor read. Sounds. Alike.

As I explain in this video, restrictions on time or physical space limit how flexible the business can be with its presentation. But you still can improve the typical script with four basic tips.

#advertising

You've got your book draft done. Now you need #editing.

But did you know there are 3 different types of editing? And yes, you probably need them all.

This video highlights proofreading, the editing that happens just prior to publication.

Link in the thread.

#books #writing #writingcommunity