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From the Archives: Call Your Work a Draft to Accept Criticism More Easily
If you call your work a draft, then you come to expect feedback and are more ready to make edits.
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Middle Grade Magic
In this guest post, author Laura Anne Bird (Crossing the Pressure Line and Marvelous Jackson) shares what she loves most…
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On Writing Slim, A Technique for Productive Writing
All credit to author Colleen Behnke for the term “writing slim.” She mentioned it to me as we discussed working…
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How Well Do Ebooks Sell?
It’s royalty time here at Orange Hat Publishing! We have a new system that I’ve built for handling all the…
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Tailspin, Unexpected Success, and What’s Next
In this post, guest author John Armbruster reflects on publishing Ten16’s bestseller Tailspin. My book Tailspin came out in April…
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Stumbling Over Pebbles—The Little Things in Stories
I’m going to write a little scene here, and I want you to tell me what you think about it.…
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Comfort Reads
My family and I all ended up getting the flu over the weekend. Our symptoms have been tiredness and cough…
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Trying Out “AI Proofreading” in Our Editing Process
I’ve yet to see any “intelligence” in so-called artificial intelligence (AI) tools, but I’ve tried out as many as I…
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School Author Visits: 5 Things NOT to Do!
You’ve written your first (or third, or tenth) children’s book, and you are ready to share it with the world! And what better way to get your book in front of kids than at a school? Author visits at schools can be a wonderful way to engage with your core audience.
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