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How to come up with great lines

02/18/202002/18/2020 Write Well, Write To Sell 444 Views 0 Comments crafting great lines, good writing techniques, misuse of metaphors, misuse of similes, rick taubold

From Rick: This week I promised no rants. So, no rants. No promises about next week though. We’ve all heard a line on TV or in a movie, or we’ve read one in a book that makes us think “That’s

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Rules of capitalization

09/09/201909/06/2019 Write Well, Write To Sell 384 Views 0 Comments

From Rick: Things have been busy this past week, and as a result I’ll be taking a break from the blog next week. For this week I thought I’d provide a couple of useful resources on capitalization. Capitalization has a

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Word fun

09/02/2019 Write Well, Write To Sell 380 Views 0 Comments rick taubold

From Rick: This week, I have some interesting and informational tidbits found on Merriam-Webster’s site, some possibly amusing. You might also want to try some of their word quizzes to test your knowledge, build your vocabulary, and increase your understanding

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Promote yourself on our blog: an offer for our blog readers

07/29/2019 Write Well, Write To Sell 385 Views 0 Comments rick taubold

From Rick: Writing a weekly blog can be time consuming, especially when it’s an informational and educational one. I often spend two hours or more on some posts. This blog has grown over the years in terms of readers, and

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Is writing fun for you?

04/15/2019 Write Well, Write To Sell 362 Views 0 Comments rick taubold

From Rick: A recent blog post by Kris Rusch posed this question to me. Unlike I usually do, I’m going to talk first and post the link to her article at the end. You can scroll to the link if

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The changes ahead for 2019

01/07/2019 Write Well, Write To Sell 461 Views 0 Comments Draft2Digital, indie publishing, marketing, rick taubold, self-publishing, Smashwords

From Rick: Welcome to 2019. This promises to be an interesting and hopefully productive year for me, and I trust it will be for all of you as well. Why will 2019 be an interesting year? Well, for one thing

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Stuff I learned in 2018

12/25/201801/06/2019 Write Well, Write To Sell 389 Views 0 Comments beware of click farms, indie publishing, marketing, rick taubold, self-publishing, unethical marketing practices

From Rick: As we approach the end of another year, I’m looking back on what I’ve learned and observed, what I’ve accomplished, and what I haven’t accomplished. Year after year, I’m constantly reminded that writing isn’t an easy endeavor, and

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Ego and ignorance: The writer’s two worst enemies

12/03/2018 Write Well, Write To Sell 446 Views 0 Comments advice for writers, importance of research, indie publishing, novel writing, rick taubold, writer education

From Rick: Lately, I’ve been doing occasional posts on what may sound like the seven deadly sins for writers. I did one called “Greed” (July 31, 2018) in which I talked about what can happen when writers get greedy, are

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Reflections on being a writer

11/28/201812/24/2018 Write Well, Write To Sell 387 Views 0 Comments indie publishing, rick taubold, self-publishing, writing, writing good dialog

From Rick: (Sorry for the late post this week) Over the years that Scott and I have been doing this blog, from the time of our first post on August 11, 2011, we’ve shared our thoughts about writing and publishing

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Ignorance and stupidity

09/03/2018 Write Well, Write To Sell 371 Views 0 Comments business basics of writing, business of writing, cockygate, contract negotiations, rick taubold, verbal agreements

From Rick: A few posts back, I did one called “Greed” wherein I pointed you to the bit of amusement called “cockygate.” Here’s an update on how it all turned out, and you’ll see that the author who started it

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