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Social Media Monster

Social media is not a monster. No, listen, keep reading, hear me out. I know you’re an introverted writer. I know that we’ll use any excuse to stay indoors (ok, but I’m in Melbourne and lockdown 4 does suck but so does covid so be safe). But if you are going to be a writer, readers need a way to find you, and that’s why your author brand is so important. When… Read More

Category: Advertising, Social Media Tags: #SocialMedia, #writers, #Writerscafe, #Writerslife, #writingcommunity

Butterfly to a Snake

Writing a whole novel, an honest over 70k full and complete manuscript, tears out your soul. But that doesn’t change that you wrote a whole book.

Category: #inspiration Tags: #amwriting, #inspiration, #writers, #Writerscafe, #Writerslife, #writing, #writingcommunity

Writer Resources

Writer Resources – You want to write a/nother novel? Here’s a list of top notch inspiration and resources to get you started. #amwriting #writerslife #writingcommunity #writers #writerscafe

Category: #inspiration, On Writing Tags: #amwriting, #writers, #Writerscafe, #Writerslife, #writing, #writingcommunity

Beta Readers Beginnings

Sometimes it takes another person to tell you that your story… is simply wonderful. Sometimes it takes another person to tell you that your story… is bloody awful. But what is it that a Beta Reader does, how do they do it, and what really is the difference between them and the host of other people who can read your script? After you’ve written a book, the first thing to do is… Read More

Category: On Writing Tags: #amwriting, #betareaders, #betareading, #writers, #Writerscafe, #Writerslife, #writingcommunity

Wrangling Advertising

Ah… advertising. What a hideous beast of fallibility that eats nothing but money and occasionally defecates a spike in sales. How on earth are you supposed to wrangle such a creature? Honestly, take tentative steps until you find something that works for you. I’ve spoken before about the basics of advertising but it never ceases to amaze me how many people don’t do these things. Start there because it helps prepare you… Read More

Category: Advertising, My Books, Social Media Tags: #advertising, #ebooks, #marketing, #selling, #Writerscafe, #Writerslife, #writingcommunity

Ana on Sensitivity Reading – Sensitivity Blog Series

Image Alt Text: This image depicts a purple sun on a white background and overlaid with the words “Exploring the need for / Sensitivity Readers / a blog series / by E.J. Dawson, Tara Jazdzewski, Alex Woodroe, Ashley Dawn, Fay Lane and Alexa Rose”. To the right of this image are a series of words arranged beside a black triangle, and from the top, the words read “disability / race /… Read More

Category: Sensitivity, Uncategorized Tags: #reading, #sensitivityreaders, #Writerscafe, #writingcommunity, amwriting, writerslife, writing

Sensitivity Readers – Blog Series

Category: On Writing Tags: #readers, #sensitivityreaders, #writers, #Writerscafe, #writingcommunity

Healthy Writing

I’m going to tell you all something that should come as no surprise; I loathe exercise. When I wake up in the morning I pour in Earl Grey tea and hope fortitude will get me through the day. I do walk my 35kg mastiff which is a challenge unto itself but that’s rostered under my “Take care of Pets” not exercise and therefore excusable. Given we’re all trapped in our houses and… Read More

Category: On Writing Tags: #health, #mentalhealth, #physicalfitness, #writers, #Writerscafe, #writingcommunity, writerslife

Taking Down Trolls

The last time I fought I troll I did so quietly and with anonymity. Last night on Twitter that did NOT happen. Was it the glass of wine or the late hour on a Friday night or the nature of the attack? Nope, it was because this guy had nothing to spew but a generalized hatred of the world, its laser beam focused on me. Why? I invited him to. On this… Read More

Category: Social Media Tags: #amquerying, #bullying, #MSWL, #querying, #selfpublish, #selfpublishing, #trolls, #Writerscafe, #writingcommunity, amwriting, writerslife, writing

The #WritingCommunity’s Inclusiveness & Support

We’re living in a world with a lot of chaos and fighting. Covid. The BLM movement. The art vs artists arguments. The truths coming about from the traditionally publishing industry, agencies that have had staff walk out, the disparaging differences for advances to black authors, and most recently the NYT revelations. *deep breath* All of these are confronting and difficult and we need to hear them. So… Read More

Category: Social Media Tags: #authors, #creativity, #selfpub, #selfpublish, #selfpublishing, #Writerscafe, #writingcommunity, writerslife, writing