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Book Launch Ideas

Book Launch Ideas

On February 28, 2020November 19, 2021 By K.M. Allan17 Comments

I'm a huge fan of celebrating writing achievements, and why shouldn't we? Writers work hard—sometimes for years on end—putting a book together. If that's not worthy of a little reward, then I don't know what is. One of the ultimate things to celebrate as a writer is the publishing of your book. And one of …

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The In-Between Writing Plan

The In-Between Writing Plan

On October 11, 2019November 19, 2021 By K.M. Allan24 Comments

Writing a book takes time. Even if you're a fast drafter and can put something together in a matter of weeks instead of months or years, working through the multiple drafts it takes to reach the final draft is still tough. You're so exhausted at the end, that the thought of starting again at a blank …

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The Importance of Celebrating

On July 27, 2017 By K.M. Allan2 Comments

Last week I talked about setting deadlines and how doing so allowed me to finally make decent progress on the series I've been writing since 2001. Back then, I only managed to put down rough first drafts, and lots of notes about what I wanted to include, without actually writing the scenes to include them. Since …

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K.M. Allan

YA writer and blogger. Author of The Blackbirch Series, The Beginning and The Dark Half (books 1 & 2) are out now! I'm also an identical twin, but not the evil one.

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