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Kelly Thompson is a success story for authors out there looking for ways to get published without going down the regular path. Her new novel, Storykiller, is about a girl who learns that all the ...

Lots of people have, at one point or another, harbored dreams of writing the next great novel. But where to begin? Luckily, MashReads went to the best in the business to ask for tips. Cheryl Klein, ...

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It’s true: Writing a book is challenging, but it’s also extremely exciting and rewarding. And if you’ve always wanted to write one, I’m here today to encourage you to go for it. What started out as a ...

So. You've decided to give up your social life and do NaNoWriMo. Or you've spent every moment of your free time for the last ten years working on your memoirs. Or you've locked yourself in your room ...

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