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    You Didn't Grow Up With Trains
    Averill Elisa Frankes
    • Mar 17
    • 4 min

    You Didn't Grow Up With Trains

    No experience is universal and that’s what makes the world as diverse and exciting as our bookshelves should be.
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    Leveraging Stereotypes and Developing Shorthand to Reveal Character Traits and Relationships
    Averill Elisa Frankes
    • Nov 16, 2021
    • 6 min

    Leveraging Stereotypes and Developing Shorthand to Reveal Character Traits and Relationships

    How can we use some light pre-planning to ensure a more well-rounded, realistic view of your world and web of relationships? Come see!
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    Plotting for Pantsers - The Reverse Outline
    Averill Elisa Frankes
    • Nov 2, 2019
    • 4 min

    Plotting for Pantsers - The Reverse Outline

    Reverse Outlines are a great way to revise for writers who are intimidated by outlines and prefer to "write by the seat of their pants".
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    How to Get (Traditionally) Published
    Averill Elisa Frankes
    • Jan 4, 2019
    • 3 min

    How to Get (Traditionally) Published

    Welcome to 2019, everybody! I know a lot of people want this to be the year they finally get published. That’s a great goal! I get a lot...
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    Do I Really Need A Social Media Presence?
    Averill Elisa Frankes
    • Oct 1, 2018
    • 4 min

    Do I Really Need A Social Media Presence?

    This is our first guest post by our very own Marketing Guru Sarah Sambles. Make sure you check her out at her website linked after the...
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    How to Find the Time to Write
    Averill Elisa Frankes
    • Sep 1, 2018
    • 2 min

    How to Find the Time to Write

    One of the most common question asked at the socials is how to find the time to write. It’s hard! Most of us have a full-time job or...
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    Averill Elisa Frankes
    • Jun 3, 2018
    • 2 min

    How to Conquer Writer's Block

    I have a secret. Writer’s Block doesn’t exist. Sorry to have to break it to you. Honestly, I’m being a bit flippant. Of course Writer’s...
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    Averill Elisa Frankes
    • May 12, 2018
    • 3 min

    How I Get My Drafts Done on Time

    All writers have their “process” and I’m no different. When I’m drafting, having a deadline is what works for me, and I’m usually pretty...
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    Averill Elisa Frankes
    • Mar 17, 2018
    • 2 min

    There's No One Way to Write

    At the mixers, a question that comes up a lot is, “How exactly do you do this writing thing?” And queue the avalanche of “shoulds” and...
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