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At Vital Wordplay, topics I have covered range from how to thrive while working outside your homeland, to diversity initiatives in higher ed, to ways to mitigate global warming. Hover over the images to access feature links, and access blog posts and the Scoops4Scribes newsletter archive below for tips about writing, book content development and publishing, and mindfulness matters. To learn more about my offerings as a certified book coach, certified editor, and award-winning writer, visit Services.
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Learn about hybrid vs. traditional publishing, creating point of view in nonfiction, getting into bookstores, selecting beta readers, and more in carefully culled content for developing authors since 2022. Scoops4Scribes' content covers tips on the writing life, publishing resources and more, and leans toward writers of nonfiction, historical fiction, and memoir.
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Create compelling chapter endings, a new two-session coaching service, fighting book bans, using narrative tools to draw in lay NF readers, and more
Ghostwriter traits, self-editing tips, develop a book synopsis, valuing brief writing stints, working with emotional content, free audio book resources, and more
What book coaching focuses on, data on how publishers consider a fan base, co-authoring tips, an indie book development schedule, and more
Broadening audience through word choices, agent preferences, getting into bookstores, add suspense to NF, short story collections, and more
How to consider beta readers, overuse of em dashes, the financial side of authoring, a healthy first-draft mindset, five common book drafting myths, and more
How to avoid author scams, key steps to agent pitching, writing prompts, why having a rough draft stage matters, details of indie publishing routes, and more
