Hello again, authors! Last time, we talked about handmade giveaway items you can make to engage with your readers without spending an arm and a leg on the prize. This time, I’m going to discuss some giveaway purchases that don’t take the time or creativity of making something handmade but still won’t break the bank to buy.
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Hey, authors! As I write this, I’m preparing to release the second book of the Wildwood series, so the topic of author giveaways is near and dear to my heart at the moment. Like many of you, my budget is tight, but I love connecting with my readers.
A conundrum, right?
Well, maybe not as bad as you might think.
If you’re an indie author involved with other indie writers (or NaNoWriMo in November), you’ve probably heard of Camp Nano taking place in April and July. In honor of that, I wrote about what my process was for deciding to participate last year. And that was to make myself be okay with the possibility of failing. Here’s my story of learning to be OK with not finishing NaNo.
Can you believe we’re already a week into NaNoWriMo? It’s passing in a bit of a blur so far. This time around I get my best writing in after my daughter goes to bed too. It never ceases to amaze me how much my NaNo experience changes every year.
For those unfamiliar with NaNoWriMo is, it’s a challenge to write a novel in the month of November.
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If you participate, you are pledging to attempt to write 50,000 words throughout the month. If you break that into all 30 days, it comes out to 1,667 words/day. At its heart, NaNoWriMo is our kick in the pants to get off our behinds and buckle down on writing.
Hi! I’m Ellie Winter, author of the soon-to-be-released Entering Wildwood.
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