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#IGWritersMay is an Instagram hashtag for writers to share their tips and experiences throughout the month, focusing on one topic each day. Created by Cheyanne Young (Instagram @NormalChey), YA author who's working on The Last Wish of Sasha Cade coming Fall 2018. For Day 17, "Inspiration," what came to mind was how movies inspired me to write my own stories. I looked for the small details, things I could imagine the director saying to the actors or actresses on how to say cer

If you've made it this far into your research and you're reading my article about book exhibits and advertising, by now you should have a solid idea of how to spend your big bucks. Seriously, us self-published authors (99.9% of us) are not rich and are in the red when it comes to capital versus expenses in our writing careers. It's very important for us to spend each penny wisely to ensure we have the maximum return on investment (ROI). Here's my list of categories or buckets

#IGWritersMay is an Instagram hashtag for writers to share their tips and experiences throughout the month, focusing on one topic each day. Created by Cheyanne Young (Instagram @NormalChey), YA author who's working on The Last Wish of Sasha Cade coming Fall 2018. For Day 15, "Author Headshot," writers are supposed to show their best picture, one with twinkling pearly whites, dressed in the best outfit from the closet, artistically faded background, and perfect complexion. As

#IGWritersMay is an Instagram hashtag for writers to share their tips and experiences throughout the month, focusing on one topic each day. Created by Cheyanne Young (Instagram @NormalChey), YA author who's working on The Last Wish of Sasha Cade coming Fall 2018. For Day 11, "Bookstore," there's a Barnes and Noble that the family and I visit regularly. It hosts story time for kids on the weekends, special events like Harry Potter movie releases and holidays, and has murals of

#IGWritersMay is an Instagram hashtag for writers to share their tips and experiences throughout the month, focusing on one topic each day. Created by Cheyanne Young (Instagram @NormalChey), YA author who's working on The Last Wish of Sasha Cade coming Fall 2018. For Day 10, "Behind-the-Scenes," for anyone wanting to be a writer or is a published writer with a day job, it's very difficult to juggle both. Add a family on top of that and it becomes nearly impossible. Well, it i