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  • Short Story Series 3: Finding Publishers [#AuthorToolboxBlogHop]

    As part of the Author Toolbox Blog Hop this month, I’m picking up on my Short Story series. It fizzled out a while back, but it’s something I’ve wanted to get back to but just hadn’t found the time. Well this Blog Hop was the perfect excuse! Check out all the posts in this month’s…

  • Scrivener Tutorial Series

    If you didn’t already know, I post new videos every Friday on my new YouTube account: Marlena Frank, Author. This week I started doing something I probably should have done a while ago, started a tutorial series on Scrivener. Now I’m not doing this series because I’m being paid to do it or anything, I…

  • Short Stories Series 2: Getting Feedback

    So you finished drafting your short story? Fantastic! Now comes what’s perhaps the hardest part to get used to with writing: getting feedback. Let me warn you before you go emailing your reader friends for their advice, not everybody knows how to give constructive criticism. And you shouldn’t necessarily listen to all the criticism you…

  • Short Story Series 1: Getting Started

    First off – congratulations! You’ve taken the first step by doing your research! I can’t tell you how important that is. As a writer, you should probably get used to doing research. It doesn’t matter if you write pure abstract space fantasies or historically accurate murder mysteries, research is a necessity. So brush up on…