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Writer's Block is a Lying Bastard (And How We Beat It Into Submission)

Writer's Block is a Lying Bastard (And How We ...

Charmain Kading

The Great Wall of Nothing So there you are, staring at a blank page like it personally insulted your mother. The cursor blinks mockingly. Your brain feels like it's been...

Writer's Block is a Lying Bastard (And How We ...

Charmain Kading

The Great Wall of Nothing So there you are, staring at a blank page like it personally insulted your mother. The cursor blinks mockingly. Your brain feels like it's been...

The Weird Shit We Research (and why our browser history scares us)

The Weird Shit We Research (and why our browser...

Charmain Kading

My FBI Agent Must Think We're Planning Something You know what nobody tells you about writing dark fantasy and horror? The research will destroy any chance you have of looking...

The Weird Shit We Research (and why our browser...

Charmain Kading

My FBI Agent Must Think We're Planning Something You know what nobody tells you about writing dark fantasy and horror? The research will destroy any chance you have of looking...

The Author Newsletter Nobody Talks About

The Author Newsletter Nobody Talks About

Charmain Kading

Do I Really Need a Newsletter? (Spoiler: Hell Yes) So you've got a book in the works. Awesome. But who's actually gonna read it when you're done? We've talked about...

The Author Newsletter Nobody Talks About

Charmain Kading

Do I Really Need a Newsletter? (Spoiler: Hell Yes) So you've got a book in the works. Awesome. But who's actually gonna read it when you're done? We've talked about...

Finding Your Publishing Dream Team

Finding Your Publishing Dream Team

Charmain Kading

Listen, we've all been there - you finish that manuscript, feel that moment of triumph, and then think, "Now what?" That blank page has become a whole book, but getting...

Finding Your Publishing Dream Team

Charmain Kading

Listen, we've all been there - you finish that manuscript, feel that moment of triumph, and then think, "Now what?" That blank page has become a whole book, but getting...

Investing in yourself as an author

Investing in yourself as an author

Charmain Kading

As the blank page transforms into a completed manuscript, many authors find themselves standing at a crossroads. The creative journey—challenging as it may be—suddenly gives way to practical considerations. Where...

Investing in yourself as an author

Charmain Kading

As the blank page transforms into a completed manuscript, many authors find themselves standing at a crossroads. The creative journey—challenging as it may be—suddenly gives way to practical considerations. Where...

Beyond the Scroll — Building An Author Platform

Beyond the Scroll — Building An Author Platform

Charmain Kading

Hello Fellow Creators!Let's talk about something that makes most authors break out in a cold sweat: building an author platform. I know, I know - just the phrase probably sounds...

Beyond the Scroll — Building An Author Platform

Charmain Kading

Hello Fellow Creators!Let's talk about something that makes most authors break out in a cold sweat: building an author platform. I know, I know - just the phrase probably sounds...