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Sweet Writer Dreams Are Made of This
How writers and other creatives like Annie Lennox learned to break the mold and forge a new reality
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The Myth of "Upload Your Book and They Will Come"
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When the Math For an Author Event Doesn't Add Up
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The Day The Music Didn't Die, But Instead Outlasted The Video Star
Creativity, the long game, and how your stories can outlast the trends
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Eight Years, 452 Episodes, and One Simple Truth
Reflections on Eight Years of the Stark Reflections Podcast
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We Are the Sultans of Story: Playing Anyway, Writing Anyway
What writers can learn from a forgotten jazz band in a nearly empty pub
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Anatomy of an Author Photo: Beyond the Standard Headshot
Using Author Photos as a Branding and Marketing Tool
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The Myth of "Upload Your Book and They Will Come"
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When Your Writing Gets Rejected "A Gazillion" Times
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I Knew I Knew You! You're the Writer Who Tried to Write with Passion!
The Power of Writing With Passion and Focusing On The Nichest of Niches
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