Hello there, fellow author. Ready to learn exactly how self-published audiobooks are made? Well, let me pause and introduce myself. I am Kari Lynn M., an independent author who has lots of experience in making and publishing e-books and audiobooks completely on my own. And, here, I'd like to show you some behind-the-scenes clips of …
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Hello there, fellow authors and readers from all across the globe... and, perhaps, beyond! If you're new here, allow me to introduce myself. I'm Kari Lynn M., an independent author (and artist), and I recently sat down for a 10 question interview... with myself. Because, actually, no big-time journalist requested to interview me or anything—I …
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Hello fellow writers, and welcome back to my blog, where, today, we're going to cover this very, very, very, very, VERY important topic... "perfection." And, as you can tell by the title, I'm also going to prove to you that perfection IS NOT everything. I mean, it is certainly "something"... but, yeah, it's not everything. …
Hey y'all! So, today, I'm giving you a guided writing post that's going to take a very basic, beginner-friendly approach to... (drum roll, although you probably already read the blog title...) writing poems! Ah, poetry... you know, the thing some of us love, some of us hate, some of us love to hate, and some …
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Hey homedogs. So, I may or may not have just started a brand new novel in the midst of crafting the middle chapters of another novel... Oops, I did it... again. Well, ordinarily, in the past when I've started a second or third or fourth or fifth or tenth book on a whim, I usually …
We've all been there. We know the feeling. Uninspired. Drained. Loss of motivation. I've certainly been feeling stuck myself lately, so you're not alone. What's important to focus on, now, though, is the "how-to"... not how to get stuck, but rather how to get unstuck. So, below, I've created a short list of all my …
Hey y'all, remember the writing challenge I proposed to you last week? The one that goes something like... Compose a short story... made up of 14 text messages... and ONLY 14 text messages. And, as promised, I am here to today to take this challenge for myself! So, here goes. 122-215-5676 at 13:22, 11/11/20: Passed …
Guys, I just came up with a great idea. It's kind of like a mini writing prompt/challenge... So, here's what I want YOU to do! Compose a short story... made up of 14 text messages... and ONLY 14 text messages. And, that's it! But, is it really as easy as it seems? Well, I'll find …
Hey, you, writer feeling blue! I feel it sometimes, too. Cheesy rhymes aside, though, I want to make a little pep talk speech that both of us can refer back to when we need it. So, listen up! Did you write much today? Even a little? Every word counts, you know. Not even one? Well, …
Normally, I can't get myself to sit still long enough to write 100 words at a time. Now, though, I'm churning out 10x that (you can do the math for me) with no problem. It's great, really, and I love that I'm now making progress on my next novel... but now I'm afraid I'm just …
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