• How To Stop Your Blog Becoming Boring
• The One Thing Every Successful Writer Has In Common
• 3 Things You Can Do to Avoid Getting Hosed by a Publishing Scam
• Why Almost ALL Writers Make These Grammar Mistakes At Some Point
• Why Envy Will Keep Us From Writing
• 5 Tips For Authors On How To Deal With Rejection
• Top Mistakes to Avoid When Writing a Novel
• How to Avoid Common New Writer Mistakes
• 10 Mistakes New Fiction Writers Make
• 10 Common Mistakes Writers Overlook

All posts by Donna Best

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  The Top 10 Big Mistakes That Self-Published Authors Make

  Share, Pin or Retweet If You Love Writing. During the recent Book Expo America in New York City, a friend of the Book Designer came across a document they quietly passed along to me. It seems to...

  • Posted August 10, 2015
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  Finding a Sponsor For Your Blog

  Share, Pin or Retweet If You Love Writing! You might not think that your blog is big enough to find sponsors (and you might be right) but even if you’re unsuccessful in finding one you will hopefully...

  • Posted August 7, 2015
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  Why Writing A Blog Series Is Best

  Share, Pin or Retweet If You Love Writing! This week's quick tip for bloggers is to write post series rather than relying solely on one-off article ideas.  Types of Blog Post Series There are a couple of...

  • Posted August 6, 2015
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  Leo Lionni On the Secret of Creativity And Great Storytelling

  Share, Pin or Retweet If You Love Writing. What we create … we fill in with our own thoughts and feelings.” In 1959, beloved children’s book author and illustrator Leo Lionni created a lovely little book for...

  • Posted August 5, 2015
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  How to Become A Writer and Also Hold Down A Day Job

  Share, Pin or Retweet If You Love Writing! One of the most frequent questions I receive is: How can I write and hold down a day job at the same time? There’s a common belief (and a...

  • Posted August 4, 2015
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  Start Using Exclamation Points Properly!!!!!

  Share, Pin or Retweet If You Love Writing! Exclamation points! Woohoo! Yeehaw! Is there any punctuation mark that could possibly be more fun for writers to use? (Okay, so there is the interrobang, but that’s still kinda the same...

  • Posted August 3, 2015
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  Why Writing Ideas in a Notebook is Best

  Share, Pin Or Retweet If You Like Writing! I assumed it was because I’m firmly in the “You kids get off my lawn” phase of my career, but after a dalliance with a keyboard, I found I...

  • Posted July 31, 2015
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  What’s The Right Writing Process?

  Share. Pin or Retweet If You Love Writing! I get a lot of emails (and tweets, tumblr asks, facebook messages, etc.) asking me about my process–and that’s great! I love sharing what I do, and I love...

  • Posted July 30, 2015
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  How to Write Great Headlines

  Share, Pin or Retweet If You Love Writing. When you’re pitching an article or writing a blog post, nothing is more important than your headline. Goldfish have longer attention spans than Internet users, so how can you...

  • Posted July 29, 2015
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  The Secret to Blogging Success is To Be An Entrepreneur

  Share, Pin or Retweet If You Love Writing! Do you ever wonder where this whole blogging thing will take you? I know you have dreams. It’s easy to look at that calendar in front of you, with...

  • Posted July 28, 2015
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