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The Reader Is Always Right: How to Think About Your Book Audience (and Stop Arguing With Taste)
“The customer is always right” doesn’t mean what most people think—and for authors, understanding what it actually means changes how you write, market, and respond to feedback about your book audience.
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Catherine Forrest
Oct 97 min read


3 Writing Excuses You're Making—and the Real Reasons Behind Them
"I'm too busy." "I'm not good at it." "I don't feel inspired." These aren't the real reasons you're not writing. Here's what's actually going on—and what to do about it.
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Catherine Forrest
Oct 28 min read


Writing Habits of Famous Authors: What Hunter S. Thompson, Ursula K. Le Guin, and Ray Bradbury Can Teach You
Three wildly different famous writers, three writing habits worth stealing. Here's what Hunter S. Thompson's retyping drill, Le Guin's daily schedule, and Bradbury's dedicated writing space can teach any writer about building a sustainable practice.
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Catherine Forrest
Oct 26 min read


How to Set Writing Goals You Can Actually Measure (and Know When You've Hit Them)
"Write more" is not a goal. Here's how to set meaningful, measurable writing goals across quality, quantity, productivity, and budget—and how to tell the difference between what you control and what you don't.
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Catherine Forrest
Oct 28 min read


How to Plan Your Novel Without an Outline: The Story Synopsis Method
Hate outlining but need to know if your story holds together before you write 50,000 words? This synopsis-based planning method works for plotters, pantsers, and everyone in between.
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Catherine Forrest
Oct 27 min read


Aphantasia and Writing: How I Write Vivid Fiction Without Seeing a Single Image in My Mind
Aphantasia means the mind's eye is completely dark—no mental images, ever. Here's what reading and writing fiction is actually like when you can't visualize anything, and the surprising ways it shapes the craft.
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Catherine Forrest
Sep 259 min read


The Book Marketability Matrix: Is Your Writing Good, Sellable, Both, or Neither?
Use the book marketability matrix to find out where your writing lands—and where you want it to go. Good writing and commercial success aren't mutually exclusive, but they don't always come together either.
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Catherine Forrest
Sep 256 min read
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