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Five Links Friday 5/25/18

May 25, 2018 By: Jason Bougger

The best articles about writing I read this week

Hey, it’s Friday and I am still alive. Haven’t posted in nearly a week, but sometimes life just gets in the way. Anyhow, I’m back for another Five Links Friday. 1. Let’s start off this week with 12 Book Marketing Mistakes to Ban in 2018 from Reedsy. Some of these I agree with, and some […]

Five Links Friday 5/18/18

May 18, 2018 By: Jason Bougger

The best articles I read about writing this week.

Hey, it’s time again for Five Links Friday. Enjoy! 1. Let’s start with a place where I failed miserably with my first book launch and make sure you don’t make the same mistake with your. Promote it early! Here are some tips from Rachel Thompson at BadReadhead Media: How to Create Pre-Launch Buzz for Your […]

Time to move on from your WIP

May 14, 2018 By: Jason Bougger

I spent some time looking at an unpublished manuscript and evaluating whether or not to clean it up and query, or focus on something new.

I’ve been working on a new novel and have actually made some progress on it. It’s always fun to start something fresh and see some real progress. But this post isn’t about the new novel. It’s about my second novel. The unpublished second novel that may never see the other end of a query letter. […]

Five Links Friday 5/11/18

May 11, 2018 By: Jason Bougger

The Best Articles I Read About Writing This Week

It’s Five Links Friday! Check ’em out. 1. You’ve got your novel ready to query or self-publish, but you should still have a couple of beta readers before you pull that trigger. Lets start off with 12 Tips for Getting the Most Out of Beta Reader Feedback by Hannah Heath. 2. Developing your writing habit […]

You ARE Your Brand

May 7, 2018 By: Jason Bougger

How you present yourself as an author is important. You're not just selling books; you're also selling yourself.

I recently listened to an episode of the Writing Excuses podcast from a few years ago titled “Fake it until you make it.” In that episode, the team talks about some of the things they have done to help themselves feel “professional” as they built and advanced their writing careers. I don’t want to just […]

Podcast Episode 60 – Self-critique of my deleted first chapter

May 5, 2018 By: Jason Bougger

On this episode of The Write Good Books Podcast, Jason shares some excerpts of the original (and cut) first chapter of Holy Fudgesicles and why it was cut.

On this episode of The Write Good Books Podcast, Jason shares some excerpts of the original (and cut) first chapter of Holy Fudgesicles and why it was cut. Relevant Links: Holy Fudgesicles, Sharon Mignerey About the hosts Jason Bougger lives in Omaha, Nebraska with his wife and kids. He is the author of the YA […]

Five Links Friday 5/4/18

May 4, 2018 By: Jason Bougger

Five Links Friday: The Best Articles I Read About Writing This Week

It’s time again for Five Links Friday: The best articles I read about writing this week. Enjoy! 1. We (writing blogs) talk so much about how to find an agent. But no one talks about what happens after you do and they decide they don’t like you. Bill Coelius at Backstage.com has some advice on […]

Looking ahead in 2018

May 1, 2018 By: Jason Bougger

Sharing my accomplishments and goals for the remainder of the year.

Yesterday I posted my 2018 writing goals, as well as a progress report of sorts and shared how I have pretty much missed the benchmark on all of them. I wasn’t posting that to wine, or complain, or make excuses or anything like that. My motive for that type of post is to show that […]

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