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Productivity, mood management, and battling the demons inside
- Video: 11 Fixes When The Words Won’t Flow by Morgan Hazelwood for Morgan Hazelwood
- 3 Simple Strategies To Help You Plan Your Day by Ann Gomez for Publication Coach
- Business Musings: Spoons by Kristine Kathryn Rusch for Kristine Kathryn Rusch
- Detect Your Genius Time by Rochelle Melander for Write Now Coach!
- Do You Like Binge Writing? Here’s Why You Shouldn’t by Daphne Gray-Grant for Publication Coach
- Five Ways To Beat The Mid-NaNoWriMo Slump by Eldred “Bob” Bird for Writers In The Storm
- Video: Getting Past Perfectionism by Lauren Sapala for Lauren Sapala
- Video: How Do I Know When My Book MindMap Is Ready? by Daphne Gray-Grant for Publication Coach
- Knowledge Burnout And Information Overload by Tiffany Yates Martin for FoxPrint Editorial
- Productivity, Deadlines, And The Creative Soul by Lisa Norman for Writers In The Storm
- Video: Stop Procrastinating And Finish Your Book by Chad Sanborn for Book Launchers
- The Importance Of Community by Greer Macallister for Writer Unboxed
- Video: Worried About Being Judged? by Lauren Sapala for Lauren Sapala
The art and craft of writing
- 3 Tips For Creating And Managing A Large Cast Of Characters by Holly M. Wendt for Writer’s Digest
- 4 Alternatives To Popular Writing Advice by Nicole Wilbur for National Novel Writing Month
- 4 Paths To Redeeming Your Villain by Becca Puglisi for Anne R. Allen’s Blog… with Ruth Harris
- Video: 4 Ways To Think Differently About Writing by Nicole Wilbur for Nicole Wilbur
- Video: 7 Short Story Tips | Simple Tricks To Improve & Deepen Your Stories by Shaelin Bishop for ShaelinWrites
- 7 Ways To Access Vulnerability by Kathryn Craft for Writer Unboxed
- Audiences Don’t Suspend Disbelief — We Do It For Them by Chris Winkle for Mythcreants
- Video: Bad Character Intros Vs Good Character Intros by Brandon McNulty for Writer Brandon McNulty
- Better Ways To Use ChatGPT by Daphne Gray-Grant for Publication Coach
- Can Clothes Make The Character? by David Corbett for Writer Unboxed
- Character Type & Trope Thesaurus Entry: Lady Of Adventure by Becca Puglisi for Writers Helping Writers
- Choosing Your Voice by Clea Simon for Career Authors
- Crafting My Sweet Spot….Writing The Villain by Yasmin Angoe for Writer Unboxed
- Description Tip: Make “Sense” Of Your Characters by Janice Hardy for Fiction University
- Five Obnoxious Villains In Popular Stories by Oren Ashkenazi for Mythcreants
- Video: GPT-4 Turbo Beats Claude? Huge News For Writers by Jason Hamilton for The Nerdy Novelist
- How Do I Make A Monster Sympathetic by Oren Ashkenazi for Mythcreants
- How High Stakes Keep Readers (And Viewers) Invested by Susanne Dunlap for Jane Friedman
- Podcast: How Messages Fail by Oren Ashkenazi, Chris Winkle and Bunny for Mythcreants
- Video: How To Crack Your Novel’s Beginning And Ending by Martin Cavannagh for Reedsy
- How To Create A Protagonist With True Depth by Angela Ackerman for Writers Helping Writers
- Video: How To End Your Story: Writing The Resolution by Tim Grahl for Story Grid
- How To Self-Edit: Tricks To Find The Fun In Editing by A. Dani for Writers In The Storm
- Is The Dramatic Question Answered At The Very End Of The Story? by Matt Bird for The Secrets of Story
- Is Your Chapter Length Affecting Your Novel’s Pacing? by Rebecca Moody for Writers’ Rumpus
- Podcast:NaNoWriMo Week 2 — Inciting Incident by Mary Robinette Kowal, DongWon Song, Erin Roberts, Dan Wells, and Howard Tayler for Writing Excuses
- Share Experiences With Your Characters by Kelley J. P. Lindberg for Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers
- Speech To Text: How I’m Writing Fiction by Sue Bradford Edwards for WOW! Women On Writing Blog
- Video: Sudowrite Made A Change We’ve Wanted For Months by Jason Hamilton for The Nerdy Novelist
- The Expanded Ultimate Story Checklist: Are Reversible Behaviors Used To Foreshadow And Then Confirm Change? by Matt Bird for The Secrets of Story
- Video: The Most Common Writing Mistakes: Prose & Writing Style by Shaelin Bishop for Reedsy
- Podcast: The One Where Sally Gardner Explains Why You Need To Take Your Main Characters Out To Dinner by J.D. Barker, Christine Daigle, Kevin Tumlinson, and Patrick O’Donnell for Writers, Ink.
- Video: The Story Climax: The Most Important Moment by Tim Grahl for Story Grid
- The Three Tiers Of Mindful Worldbuilding by E. M. Sherwood Foster for A Writer’s Path
- The Writer Has One Job by PeggySue Wells for The Write Conversation
- Video: Unleash Act 2 Magic: Key Elements For An Epic Story Experience by Stavros Halvatzis for Get Writing
- Unlock The Power Of Cause & Effect In Your Writing With The Story Chain by Lucy V Hay for Bang2write
- Violence In Fiction: 6 Archetypes by K. M. Weiland for Helping Writers Become Authors
- What Are Qualities That Make A Villain Memorable? by Debbie Burke for Killzoneblog.com
- What Draws Reader Into A Story by D.L. Finn for Story Empire
- What Exactly Is Conflict? Conflict’s True Form by September C. Fawkes for September C. Fawkes
- Write A Novel In 13 Steps by Angela Ackerman for Writers Helping Writers
- Writing Emotional Abuse Through A Fantasy Lens by Alison Levy for Writer’s Digest
- Writing My Novel With The Now Novel Process by Arja Salafranca for Now Novel
The business side of writing
- Creative Planning For Authors And Poets by Orna Ross for Jane Friedman
- Embracing A Positive Money Mindset For Self-Publishing Success by AskALLi Team for Self Publishing Advice
- Podcast: Pinterest For Book Marketing With Trona Freeman by Joanna Penn for The Creative Penn
- 8 Qualities Of A Great Book Editor by Andrea Moran for Live Write Thrive
- Ten Reasons Why You Shouldn’t Shortchange Self-Publishing by Carolyn Howard-Johnson for Writers On The Move
- 3 Common Fears Of Hiring A Freelance Editor by Hannah de Keijzer for Jane Friedman
- Instagram Bio Ideas: 3 Inspirational Examples And A Simple Guide For Freelancers by Erin Duchesne for Make a Living Writing
- Traditional Publishing Vs. Self-Publishing. Which Should You Choose? by Nathan Bransford for Nathan Bransford
- Planning Your 2024 Self Publishing With Orna Ross by Sacha Black for Sacha Black
- Crowdfunding Your Book With Kickstarter by Orna Ross and Howard Lovy for Self Publishing Advice
- Self-Publishing News: KDP Launches Artificial Audiobook Narration In Invitation-Only Beta by Dan Holloway for Self Publishing Advice
- How To Write A Powerful About The Author Page: Sonya Matejko Tells All by Sandra Beckwith for Build Book Buzz
- From Zero To Bestseller: Creating A Foolproof Book Marketing Plan by Penny Sansevieri for Author Marketing Experts, Inc.
- Self-Publishing School Review: The Pros, Cons, And 3 Things It Will Help You Do by Lise Cartwright for The Write Life
- Creating A Self-Publishing Imprint Logo: Best Practices And 10 Free Tools by Shannon Clark for The Book Designer
- How To Make Money By Writing Books: 7 Easy Steps by Jason Hamilton for Kindlepreneur
- Head Shots by Terry Odell for Killzoneblog.com
- Video: Findaway Voices By Spotify Premium Demographic Reports & Other Audiobook Self-Publishing Updates by M.K. Williams for M.K. Williams
- How To Become An Author Through Self-Publishing by Philip Kinsher for BookBaby Blog
- Podcast: The Amazon Book Sales Rank Demystified by Penny Sansevieri for Author Marketing Experts, Inc.
- Video: Webinar: How To Use D2D Preorders by Jim Azevedo for Draft2Digital
- Video: Selling Serials With The Pigeonhole by Mark Dawson and James Blatch for Self Publishing Formula
- Video: Amazon Announcement! New AI-Narrated Audiobooks? by Jason Hamilton for The Nerdy Novelist
- Podcast: Creative Tips For Crowdfunding: Creative Self-Publishing Podcast by Orna Ross for Self Publishing Advice
- Amazon Takes On Scammers And Mixed Success In Artist Lawsuit Against Stability AI by Dan Holloway for Self Publishing Advice
- Book Awards Update For Indie Authors: November 2023 by AskALLi Team for Self Publishing Advice
- Podcast: Amazon Introduces Virtual Voice Narration: Self-Publishing News Podcast by Dan Holloway for Self Publishing Advice
- Book Reviews: Why They Matter So Much by Kristen Lamb for Kristen Lamb
- Welcome Email Series Example: Part 1 by Patricia Durgin for Almost An Author
- How To Learn To Write Novels That Sell by James Scott Bell for Killzoneblog.com
- Video: Engagement Hacks To Save Time On Social Media | Part 2 by Shelby Leigh for Marketing by Shelby
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MetaStellar editor and publisher Maria Korolov is a science fiction novelist, writing stories set in a future virtual world. And, during the day, she is an award-winning freelance technology journalist who covers artificial intelligence, cybersecurity and enterprise virtual reality. See her Amazon author page here and follow her on Twitter, Facebook, or LinkedIn, and check out her latest videos on the Maria Korolov YouTube channel. Email her at maria@metastellar.com. She is also the editor and publisher of Hypergrid Business, one of the top global sites covering virtual reality.