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  • 3 Ghostly Tricks to Help You Finish Your Book

    In more than 15 of years ghostwriting books, I've worked with a lot of extremely busy professionals: CEOs, entrepreneurs, wealth managers, academic deans,

    April 21, 2022
  • A Commitment to Magic

    There are those of us who have made a commitment to listing resolutions for the new year. And there are those of us that have not.

    January 03, 2022
  • Inspired by a Beloved Character?

    Readers love character-driven fiction. We’ve all had our imaginations captured by a character (or characters) so well drawn that we feel compelled to dive

    June 22, 2021
  • Words We Love – #wordnerdwednesday

    Many authors find it easy to become overwhelmed, to feel as if they’re behind in their goals. The words just don’t come. Or, if they do, they are clunky and...

    February 09, 2021
  • Words We Love – #wordnerds

    Many authors find it easy to become overwhelmed, to feel as if they’re behind in their goals. The words just don’t come. Or, if and when they do, they are

    February 09, 2021
  • Class Materials — Writing for YA Audience Class — Wren Valentino

    Here is the video replay of the Writing for a Young Adult Audience class that took place on 4/25/2020. The link below it will take you to the PDF of the

    April 27, 2020
  • The Who Exercise – Discovering the Truths of Your Character

    Learning to develop juicy characters isn’t easy but The Who Exercise can help. Taking the time to come up with answers — from A thru Z — can provide you with

    April 25, 2020
  • 2 Ways to Stop Sharing A Most Annoying Quality

    Find out why Andrea frustrated with indie authors right now, and how you can avoid sharing an annoying quality with the world

    March 02, 2020
  • Author Winfield Strock Releases Long Shadows

    We sat down with author Winfield Strock to talk about his new science fiction novel Long Shadows, now available on Amazon.

    October 06, 2019
  • 3 Types of Nonfiction That Can Improve Your Novel

    We’ve all had to do it at some point in our academic and professional careers: the Dreaded Personal Statement™. Why do you want to join this university? Why

    July 23, 2019
  • Launching The Earl in Black Armor

    Join author Nancy Blanton as she reflects on her journey to launching The Earl in Black Armor and thinks about her next steps!

    May 26, 2019
  • Two Ways to Avoid Sharing That Most Annoying Quality

    Find out why Andrea frustrated with indie authors right now, and how you can avoid sharing an annoying quality with the world

    April 03, 2019
  • How a Tribe Can Make You a Better Writer

    I recently celebrated a birthday and received a wonderful card from dear friends. On the cover, with pictures of Dorothy and her three traveling companions...

    March 26, 2019
  • It’s Pretty Much Always Love – interview with bestselling author Diana Gabaldon

    This month the Amelia Island Book Festival welcomes Diana Gabaldon as one of the headlining, bestselling authors. She is already well known to many in our

    February 10, 2019
  • Research, Intrigue and the Internet

    Author LM Reynolds writes spy thrillers -- and about the time her research led her to some intrigue of her own.

    February 07, 2019
  • Voice Affects Content; Content Isn’t Voice

    You may have written a wonderful bit of prose that captures a feeling or belief that is close to your heart and soul. You may have a deep feeling about an

    October 10, 2018
  • Patience, Tender Writer

    As a journalism student in college, I learned several lessons about patience, deadlines, and editors. First of all, editors have no patience with late or

    October 01, 2018
  • 5 Ways to Love Your Editor

    When members of writers’ groups become friends, a wide variety of unintended consequences can arise. Catching-up on life can overtake story reading and

    August 07, 2018
  • You’re the Voice

    I encourage you to to do the same, especially if the story and the voice aren't working. Make the change. See what happens. You're the voice.

    February 19, 2018
  • Founder Chat: Screenplays — Part 2

    Wren: This is one of the greatest challenges when it comes to screenwriting. You not only have to rely on the actor’s intuition to convey the emotion but also

    February 17, 2018
  • Founder Chat: Screenplays — Part 1

    And so, I am deeply honored that he has agreed to answer some questions about writing screenplays, which I share today with Amelia Indie Authors. Thank you,

    February 13, 2018
  • The Art Connection — Part 2

    Take a look at the second part of this wonderful guest post from Linda Hart Green on the art of connection, and join her on her journey

    February 03, 2018
  • The Art Connection — Part 1

    Take a look at this special guest post from Linda Hart Green as she takes us on her journey of discovering her love of writing

    January 30, 2018
  • Hey Y’all

    Welcome to Amelia Indie Authors, a membership co-op for authors committed to quality through collaboration. Feel free to wander around our site but watch your

    January 21, 2018
  • Hey Y’all: A Big Welcome to Amelia Indie Authors

    Amelia Indie Authors is a membership co-op for authors who are committed to quality through collaboration. Check out our introduction.

    January 21, 2018
  • More Than Ever

    Are you curious to know what literary influences inspire one of the authors in the Amelia Indies community, read this post!

    January 10, 2018
  • Clutter and the Lizard Brain

    "Your lizard brain hates loss. It loves stuff. Lots and lots of stuff."

    January 03, 2018
  • Writing Tips from Robert Dugoni

    Not long ago I had an opportunity to attend a creative writing seminar series on getting your novel started, and it happened to be led by Seattle author

    November 15, 2017
  • Creative Writing Tips from Robert Dugoni

    Are you searching for great advice on creative writing? Writer Robert Dugoni shares some of his best writing advice in this post.

    November 15, 2017
  • Guarding Our Time

    Time. It is the most elusive thing. It is a luxury of which some of us are willing to beg, borrow, and steal for. People wish for more of it, convinced if

    November 10, 2017
  • Jacksonville Library Book Festival

    Join us as we take a look back at the inaugural Jax Book Fest that takes place as the main library in Jacksonville, Florida

    October 31, 2017
  • Love and…. the Inner Critic

    How's your self-love level? If you've struggled to love and approve of yourself, chances are you've created a list of personal qualities you like, love or

    October 29, 2017
  • Story With the inFRINGEment on Top?

    Are you looking for informatiion on copyright infringement, libel and more? Read this helpful and informative post from Nancy Blanton

    October 21, 2017