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Sep 5
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
3 min

Creating Creatures 101

Welcome to your class on creating original fantastical creatures

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Rachael Bell-Irving

Mar 12
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
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
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
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. Gr...

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Rachael Bell-Irving

Feb 4
4 min

Beware the Vanity Publisher

The distinguishing difference between traditional publishing and independent (or indie) publishing is who holds the purse strings. In tra...

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Rachael Bell-Irving

Nov 20, 2019
2 min

Crash Course to Writing a Book

15 steps to writing a book

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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. Everyo...

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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 alternat...

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