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Five Links Friday 8/12/16

August 12, 2016 By: Jason Bougger

The best articles I read about writing this week.

Well, here it is Friday already and it looks like I forgot something…I forgot to blog this week! The standard excuses are family illnesses, the day job, and working on the novel revision. FWIW, the revision is coming alone fairly well 🙂 But enough about me. Here is another Five Links Friday post for you […]

Five Links Friday 8/5/16

August 5, 2016 By: Jason Bougger

The best articles I read about writing this week.

Whoa, the weekend is almost here. I had a super-duper productive writing week, and I hope you did too. And if not, that’s okay. You’ve got a few more days to catch up. But first, take a break and check out Five Links Friday for some inspiration! 1. I think it’s safe to say that […]

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 7/15/16

July 15, 2016 By: Jason Bougger

The best articles I read about writing this week.

We’re back for another Five Links Friday! Enjoy! 1. Let’s start off with the bad guys. Here is The Ultimate Guide To Creating An Authentic Villain by Kyla Bagnall at Writer’s Edit. This is a long, great post that everyone writing genre fiction should read. 2. Here’s a very interesting article from DNAInfo looking at […]

Should you care about publishing format?

May 30, 2016 By: Jason Bougger

Should you care about publishing format?

I don’t mind reading a short story on my computer from time to time. In fact, I do it daily with my Theme of Absence submissions. But when it comes to novels, I still feel like nothing beats a good ole paperback. You can take it everywhere you go (including the airport security line) and […]

Podcast Episode 7: Small Press Publishing

March 30, 2016 By: Jason Bougger

In this episode of the Write Good Books Podcast, Jason and Scott discuss Jason's experience with small press publishing.

In this episode of the Write Good Books Podcast, Jason and Scott discuss Jason’s experience with small press publishing. 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 is the author of the YA novel, […]

Five Links Friday 3/25/16

March 25, 2016 By: Jason Bougger

The best articles I read about writing this week

It’s the final Friday of the crazy month of March. Hope yours was as great as mine. Here are five links to get you through the weekend! 1. Let’s start with a post on What Writing Success Requires by author John Ellsworth. 2. Did you know that writers can be happy? Here’s a great post […]

Five Links Friday 2/19/16

February 19, 2016 By: Jason Bougger

The best articles I read about writing this week.

Hey, another weekend is upon us. Hope yours is a good one. Here are five links for ya! 1. Louise Lilley has a nice post looking at the crime of wordiness. It’s something we’ve all done, especially those of us who write the occasion YA, so here are some solutions: How to Make Your Writing […]

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