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Writing for Reluctant Readers

December 12, 2012 by Jamie

Having worked with kids who have reading disabilities, I think a lot about the issues involved in writing for reluctant readers. But first, who are they, and how do they end up that way? –They often come from homes that have few or no books –They may have a learning disability that makes reading difficult –When they are young, they may not experience adults reading to them at home –They may have negative associations with reading through humiliating experiences at […]

Categories: Advice for Writers, Industry, Reading • Tags: audience, chapter books, children's literature, Dr. Seuss, genre fiction, middle grade novels, read, reading, reading to kids, Romance Novel, romance novels, teen fiction, writer, writing, young adult fiction

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How to Name a Book

August 31, 2012 by Jamie

My most popular blog post ever is this one on the subject of how to name a book. I don’t think I offered much in the way of useful advice though, and I was highly restrained in my opinions of the titles I’ve ended up with in the name of marketability (Okay, I was a total Pollyanna. Baby Under the Mistletoe? Hated it as a title, because it doesn’t match the story’s tone, for one thing. Endless list of titles […]

Categories: Advice for Writers, Creativity, Industry • Tags: audience, how to name a book, how to name a novel, Kingsolver, novel, titles, writer, writing

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The Dirty Little Secret of Self Promotion

June 11, 2012 by Jamie

I have never been a great self-promoter. I am shy, and I start to mumble and turn red when people ask me about my books. I have an author website, partly because when I read a book I like, I love to go check out the author’s website to learn more about her and any other books she might have written. If she has a newsletter, I sign up for it so I can find out when future books will […]

Categories: Advice for Writers • Tags: audience, blogging, creative process, instagram, promotion, reading, self promotion, selling books, writer, writing, writing life

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Your Most Important Audience Is You

February 5, 2012 by Jamie

We writers can get so caught up in worrying about finding an audience, selling books, and gaining recognition for our work, that we forget to love our work. We are our own first readers, and we should each be writing the book we would most love to read. That should be your test of every idea you have for a book and every sentence and paragraph and scene you put on paper. Do you love to read it? Is it […]

Categories: Advice for Writers, Creativity, Reading • Tags: audience, book ideas, reading, selling books, writing

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