Finding Inspiration: the Where's Waldo of Writing
How do you decide where to start when writing a book? Let's break down some strategies for how and where authors can find inspiration.
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Rachael Bell-Irving
- Jul 2, 2022
- 3 min
Publishing 101: Timelines
After self-publishing 2 books, I realized how important keeping a good timeline is for my sanity. It doesn't mean that those timelines...
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Rachael Bell-Irving
- Jan 19, 2022
- 2 min
Podcast Recommendations
Podcasts can be a great form of professional development for authors, and an excellent way to learn while you're on the move. I...
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Rachael Bell-Irving
- Sep 5, 2020
- 4 min
Feature Chat: Author Mallory McCartney
I sat down with author Mallory McCartney to chat about her experience as an author and dealing with a multi-layered story writing
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Rachael Bell-Irving
- Apr 4, 2020
- 3 min
Creating Creatures 101
Welcome to your class on creating original fantastical creatures
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Rachael Bell-Irving
- Mar 12, 2020
- 2 min
The Editing Chopping Block
Check out my list of words on the editing chopping block for when it's time to bring out the red pen
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Rachael Bell-Irving
- Mar 12, 2020
- 3 min
7 Tips to combat writer's block
No matter how many great ideas a writer may have, most of us struggle with mental creative blocks at some point. How do you tackle it...?
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Rachael Bell-Irving
- Feb 18, 2020
- 3 min
The Costs of Self Publishing
Is self-publishing expensive? Well, it can be depending on how you go about it. Here are some of my costs, and my experience with budgets...
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Rachael Bell-Irving
- Feb 8, 2020
- 6 min
Reflecting on the Past
I have learned a lot about indie publishing in a very short amount of time, and most of these lessons have been through trial by fire....
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Rachael Bell-Irving
- Feb 4, 2020
- 4 min
Beware the Vanity Publisher
The distinguishing difference between traditional publishing and independent (or indie) publishing is who holds the purse strings. In...
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Rachael Bell-Irving
- Jun 13, 2019
- 2 min
It's All in the Name
One of the smallest details of writing a book, that often has a major impact on both writer and reader, is the name of characters....
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Rachael Bell-Irving
- May 23, 2019
- 3 min
So You Want to be an Author?
Whether you are interested in traditional publishing, indie publishing, or both, the world of publishing feels like a mysterious...
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