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Five Links Friday 7/29/16

July 29, 2016 By: Jason Bougger

The best articles I read about writing this week.

And it’s the end of the pretty productive week for me in the writing world. Hope yours was good too. Let’s get on to 5 Links Friday! 1. Here’s an older post from Writer’s Digest, but one that can be useful to all of us, Allen Eskens with 3 Tips For a Better First Revision. […]

Five Links Friday 7/22/16

July 22, 2016 By: Jason Bougger

The Best Articles I Read About Writing This Week

Holy Moly, it’s like a million degrees out there. Let’s just read this stuff and write some stuff and hope we can survive it. 1. You know, I’ve never considered pursuing an MFA and really don’t know how useful they are at helping you get published. I suppose the program could help build contacts, at […]

Five Links Friday 6/24/16

June 24, 2016 By: Jason Bougger

The best articles I read about writing this week.

And…we are back for Five Links Friday. Enjoy! 1. Are You A Minimalist? Allow Derek Haines at Just Publishing Advice show you how the answer to that question can help with your ebook promotion. 2. Sometimes it feels like your entire writing career is one gigantic emotional obstacle. Here is Jamie Raintree at Writs in […]

Podcast Episode 12 – After You Publish

June 9, 2016 By: Jason Bougger

In this episode of The Write Good Books Podcast, Scott and Jason discuss finding a balance between promoting your first book while writing your next one.

In this episode of The Write Good Books Podcast, Scott and Jason discuss finding a balance between promoting your first book while writing your next one. Click the link below to stream the episode. Also available at iTunes, Soundcloud, RSS. About the hosts Jason Bougger lives in Omaha, Nebraska with his wife and kids. He […]

Five Links Friday 6/3/16

June 3, 2016 By: Jason Bougger

The best articles I read about writing this week.

It’s the first Friday in June! Summer is here! If you like summer, yay! If you don’t, I can relate… Here are five links for ya either way. 1. Seriously, you can’t be a writer if you’re not a reader. But even if you’re not a writer, you should be reading. Here are 10 Benefits […]

Five Links Friday 4/8/16

April 8, 2016 By: Jason Bougger

5 Links Friday. The Best Articles I Read About Writing This Week

And another stellar week has gone by. Hope yours was as good as mine 🙂 Here are five links for ya! 1. Let’s start with a post from Jane Dougherty over at Adventures in YA Publishing: On Writing YA – Reflecting the Emotional Age of the Reader. 2. I think we all struggle when it comes […]

Five Links Friday 3/4/16

March 4, 2016 By: Jason Bougger

The best articles I read about writing this week.

Time again for Five Links Friday. Give ’em a read and hope your weekend treats you well. 1. If anyone asks me my biggest weakness as a writer, it’s definitely my marketing skill. I have none. But don’t worry; help is out there. Here is a post by Miral Sattar at Media Shift with some […]

Promoting your book locally

June 30, 2015 By: Jason Bougger

Promoting your book locally. Don't forget your biggest audience is at home.

Check out this chilling statistic from a 2011 article posted on The Motley Fool: Out of at least 1.2 million titles published by the entire industry over the course of a year, almost 80% sell fewer than 100 copies. Similarly, according to this article at Forbes.com, the average book in the United States sells less […]

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