HeyJaredShining Beacon by Katie Chambers
Teaching fiction and nonfiction authors to improve their writing and marketing so they can shine their beacon brightly with their words.
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Stop switching before it’s working (opens the original)
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In this month’s Shining Beacon, I'm guiding you through the too-soon storms, keeping you stuck in the same place: Abandoning a marketing tactic before it has real data, cutting a scene before you understand why it feels off, staying loyal to a version of a chapter your book has already outgrown.Plus, you'll find practical advice on nonfiction gaps, dystopian antagonists, expletive constructions, and more.And sharing featured resources, upcoming learning opportunities, and recommending a good boo
Closing gaps and cutting dead weight in your writing (opens the original)
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In this week’s Shining Beacon, I’m guiding you through the storms of readers getting lost in nonfiction that skips a step and leaving in dead weight in either your fiction or nonfiction book.Next week’s topic: General Writing HelpAs always, I welcome questions, so comment below or email me.<a class="image-link image2" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!UPS4!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F6178cee4-c48d-4
Professional Editing Roadmap Educational Email Course (opens the original)
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Revision paralysis and productive procastination (opens the original)
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Your villian needs logic, so do your ellipses (opens the original)
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