Writers! Use Facebook's Algorithms To Promote Your Work.
Here's a nifty article on how not to fight Facebook's restrictions, but to work with them. https://www.biz.me/articles/6-facebook-hacks-t...
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Matthew Bayan
- Oct 20, 2020
- 2 min
Inject Suspense into Your Writing
I just watched THE INVISIBLE MAN on HBO. Not the original with Claude Rains, but the 2020 release. I didn’t have high expectations. Was I...
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Matthew Bayan
- Aug 16, 2020
- 8 min
7 Things That Will Doom Your Novel (& How to Avoid Them)
Here's a great article from James Scott Bell with which every writer needs to do a self-check. 7 Things That Will Doom Your Novel (& How...
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Matthew Bayan
- Aug 9, 2020
- 3 min
ANALYZING A MANUSCRIPT
_____________________________________________________________ A great way to get and give feedback is to form what I call a Jump Start...
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by Matthew Bayan
- Jul 29, 2019
- 2 min
Tough to find writing time?
Today, a bestselling writer friend and I were discussing the recent disaster in my life. No, nobody died, though I don’t preclude the...
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by Matthew Bayan
- Nov 25, 2018
- 3 min
How To Describe Without Describing
As an editor, one of my pet peeves is the writer who thinks he needs to put every last detail on paper. It might be a place or a person....
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by Matthew Bayan
- Sep 1, 2018
- 2 min
Avoid Ho-Hum Dialogue - Flip the Script
AVOID HO-HUM DIALOGUE - FLIP THE SCRIPT While doing research, I came across a story I think can be very helpful in writing dialogue....
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by Matthew Bayan
- Aug 6, 2018
- 1 min
How to Write a Book Pitch that gets Noticed - Not ignored.
Here's an excellent eye-opener on how to go about pitching your book from Lee Constantine, CMO of Publishizer.com....
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by Matthew Bayan
- Jul 26, 2018
- 2 min
RUN AWAY FROM QUERYING IN AUGUST!!
RUN AWAY FROM QUERYING IN AUGUST!! Here’s why. All the big publishers and many of the medium publishers are headquartered in New York...
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by Matthew Bayan
- Jun 24, 2018
- 3 min
So You're at This Writing Conference and an Agent Wants To Talk To You...
How many times have you been told to develop an elevator pitch? A couple fast lines to capsulize your manuscript? So, you spend days,...
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by Matthew Bayan
- Jun 8, 2018
- 2 min
BLURB GOOD BLURBS
Q: What’s a blurb? A: It’s a short explanation of the plot and characters of your novel, designed to hook the interest of an agent, an...
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by Matthew Bayan
- Apr 29, 2018
- 2 min
How Strong Does Your Villain Need To Be?
An effective way to match your villain to your hero is to create an asymmetrical relationship between their strengths and weaknesses....
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by Matthew Bayan
- Apr 21, 2018
- 1 min
Holy Moly, Batman! Writers Bewair, Bewear, Beware. The problems of their, there, and they're.
OK, by popular demand, here's the skinny on how to get this straight. THERE is an indication of a place: Put the basket there. Go over...
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by Matthew Bayan
- Apr 11, 2018
- 4 min
Marketing for Writers 102
Last month I explained push/pull marketing and promised to get back with more information on “pull” marketing, which can best be...
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by Matthew Bayan
- Mar 8, 2018
- 2 min
SHOW vs TELL - How much detail is enough?
I want to talk about a coincidence that brought into focus an issue near and dear: showing vs. telling and how much detail is enough....
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by Matthew Bayan
- Mar 3, 2018
- 3 min
MARKETING FOR WRITERS 101
Marketing for Writers 101 When most writers use the term “marketing” they really mean “selling.” The two are worlds apart. What is...
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by Matthew Bayan
- Jan 3, 2018
- 2 min
WHO IS YOUR MAIN CHARACTER?
WHO IS YOUR MAIN CHARACTER? When you start a manuscript, you might only have a gut feel for the broad strokes of your main character. But...
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by Matthew Bayan
- Dec 24, 2017
- 2 min
SOPHIE'S CHOICE FOR WRITERS
SOPHIE’S CHOICE FOR WRITERS I think it would be helpful to contrast two key elements of a story: setting and immediate scene. I’ve talked...
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by Matthew Bayan
- Dec 24, 2017
- 2 min
GET READY! BEST TIME TO QUERY IS NOW!
Merry Christmas! A once-in-a-year opportunity for writers is here. Let me explain. Busy buying last-minute gifts? Cooking holiday meals?...
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by Matthew Bayan
- Nov 12, 2017
- 1 min
8 Novel Writing Tips From Successful Authors
I like to pass along writing articles that catch my fancy. Here are some helpful comments, especially the one from JoJo Moyes. Click here>...
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