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Spring 2020–Tips on Marketing from the Back of an ARC

By B. Lynn Goodwin

“Book marketing is like opening doors for your readers to find you, not a stick you hit them with.”  ― Heather Hart   Marketing is tough. To guide you, I’ve adapted some of the Marketing Campaign and Promotion items listed on an ARCs that I just finished. The links will lead you to additional ideas.  

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Spring 2020–An Interview with Susan Cushman

By B. Lynn Goodwin

“The best editor I’ve had actually helped a book increase by 10,000 words by making suggestions to expand scenes and even add chapters where the plot was sagging.”             ~~Susan Cushman FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY An interview with Susan Cushman by B. Lynn Goodwin ISBN # 978-1633938953 Koehler Books   Informed by Issues from my

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Spring 2020 — Seeking Places That Want Your Work?

By B. Lynn Goodwin

“If it sounds like writing, I rewrite it.” —Elmore Leonard   Eager to find new places to put your work?  Click on the links, listed in random order, to find out what is required and expected. Good luck. Please tell us where you get published. If you’d like us to list your contest we only

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Spring 2020 — Writing Advice — Journaling in the Time of a Pandemic

By B. Lynn Goodwin

Sentence Starts – Journaling in the Time of a Pandemic    Since our bodies are confined but our minds are not, I’d like to share these sentence starts with you in case you could use a writing nudge as we shelter in place.    I’ve been creating these writing prompts since 2004, then writing about

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Winter 2020–The Winners of the Scintillating Starts Contest Are…

By B. Lynn Goodwin

Winter 2020–The Winners of the Scintillating Starts Contest Are… The Winners of Writer Advice’s 2019 Scintillating Starts Contest are Sue Stewart Ade, Sarah Russell, and Michael Jack Webb.  All are excellent writers and I love the voices represented here. The openings of their work are below. My compliments to everyone who entered. There are so many wonderful books

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Winter 2020–Hooked on Eclectic Books

By B. Lynn Goodwin

“Reading is a discount ticket to everywhere.” – Mary Schmich, American journalist   NORMAL PEOPLE Written by Sally Rooney and Reviewed by B. Lynn Goodwin ISBN-13: 978-1984822178 Hogarth     The Push-Pull of Love     What kinds of lovers are drawn to each other and push each other away? Perhaps they are those who are

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Winter 2020 — Market Your Work to Contests & Agents

By B. Lynn Goodwin

“ Too often writers submit to agents and editors without having any credentials, but winning a writing competition—especially a well-known one—gives you immediate credibility and something to add to your writing resume.”  —Brian Klems, writer, speaker, freelance editor, husband, softball player, perennial fantasy sports underachiever, Huffington Post contributor, N64 Golden Eye Champion, Saved by the Bell

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Winter 2020– Winners of Writer Advice’s 2019 Scintillating Starts Contest are …

By B. Lynn Goodwin

The Winners of Writer Advice’s 2019 Scintillating Starts Contest are Sue Stewart Ade, Sarah Russell, and Michael Jack Webb.  All are excellent writers and I love the voices represented here. The openings of their work are below. My compliments to everyone who entered. There are so many wonderful books out there.      In FIRST PLACE is  

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Winter 2020 Intriguing Interviews with Carolyn Howard Johnson, C. Hope Clark, and Carol Smallwood

By B. Lynn Goodwin

We have interviews with Carolyn Howard-Johnson, whose third edition of The Frugal Book Promoter came out recently with  C. Hope Clark, whose latest book is Edisto Tidings is a tale for all seasons, and with Carol Smallwood, whose book reviews you have read in many earlier issues of Writer Advice. Enjoy these inside looks into the

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2020 — Contests & Markets Looking for Your Writing

By B. Lynn Goodwin

Sites Seeking Your Work   It’s a new year, and the organizations below are looking for new writing, including Writer Advice. Go to Current Contest to learn more.   If you know of a contest or market you’d like me to publicize, please send the name of the contest and the URL through the Contact

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