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Six Free Serial Novels with Fantastic Worldbuilding
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Six Free Serial Novels with Fantastic Worldbuilding

ByKendra Griffin October 8, 2022

If you’ve been curious about Kindle Vella serials, now through October 11th is your chance to unlock, for free, these awesome Vella serials. Each of these serials presents exceptional worldbuilding and lengthy and indulgent episodes,…

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5 Tips for Kindle Vella Authors: Writing Serials for Amazon
Marketing | Musings

5 Tips for Kindle Vella Authors: Writing Serials for Amazon

ByKendra Griffin November 30, 2021

If you’re like me, you’ve wondered if Vella is a good use of your time, writing, and marketing resources. The short answer: Maybe. The longer answer: Possibly, if you have a marketing platform already. And…

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YA Chapter Critique Event: Oh, and also, Some Tips for Young Novel Writers.
Craft | Creative Process

YA Chapter Critique Event: Oh, and also, Some Tips for Young Novel Writers.

ByKendra Griffin April 11, 2021

From now until April 23 at midnight (Mountain Time) I’ll take the first chapters of 5 Young Adult novels and offer some free critique and feedback.

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Write Your Novel for Democracy: seven tips for staying creatively focused during chaos

ByKendra Griffin January 6, 2021

I am picking a side. The side of voice. Voice and vote matter, and any person who serves to undermine another person’s right to share in the governing of their country — well, that’s an arch nemesis of epic proportions

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Save the Cat! Writes a Novel: A Review of the Book, not the Cat

ByKendra Griffin December 30, 2020

However, the real artistic integrity behind Save the Cat! is that it espouses character over plot, arguing that the structure of a story is woven through a successful combination of both character development and the timely plotting of events that resonate with said development.

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Tips for Writing Scenes with Multiple Characters

ByKendra Griffin December 17, 2020

Now the storm hits. You’ve got to include numerous characters without confusing the reader. Suddenly, you’re knee-deep in speech tags, waves sloshing over the bow, and trying to bail.

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Marketing | Publishing

Self-Publishing Online Even if Zeros and Ones Hate You

ByKendra Griffin July 18, 2020

Just don’t, if you decide to step into the world of self-publishing, don’t let yourself think for a minute you aren’t good enough. Gaining agency in your life is healthy and brave.

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What to Do While Waiting to Secure a Literary Agent

ByKendra Griffin April 29, 2019

As a writer, you’re probably like me– you’d rather do your taxes, clean the sink traps, gutters, and even your friends’ sink traps and gutters, and then do your backtaxes (not based on a real incident), than begin querying.

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Vetted Vellas: Crossover Serials on Kindle Vella that Don’t Cross Boundaries
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Vetted Vellas: Crossover Serials on Kindle Vella that Don’t Cross Boundaries

ByKendra Griffin March 25, 2022

A cross between magical realism, historical fiction, and a Raymond Chandler novel, Charlotte and the Demons has a noir feel while showcasing Eason’s seemingly effortless capacity for surprise and wit.

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Five Vella Serials that Deliver a Fantastic (Free) First Page
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Five Vella Serials that Deliver a Fantastic (Free) First Page

ByKendra Griffin January 11, 2022

Sidekick Wanted. No experience necessary. This sounds like the perfect side hustle for a financially challenged bicycle courier like me. Besides, who doesn’t want to be a hero?

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Keeping Your Novel Series Current: Writing about a Pandemic During a Pandemic
Craft | Creative Process

Keeping Your Novel Series Current: Writing about a Pandemic During a Pandemic

ByKendra Griffin April 8, 2021

How do you keep your series authentic and relevant when large scale current events change how readers interact with your worldbuilding?

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Finding a Novel-Writing Critique Group in Covid Times
Musings

Finding a Novel-Writing Critique Group in Covid Times

ByKendra Griffin August 25, 2020

Now get going! The only way to be a writer is to write!

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