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Putting Words on the Page

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Emily Owens

Emily joined How2Conquer soon after moving back from Newcastle, England, where she lived for nearly seven years. Previously part of Mslexia, a UK-based women’s writing magazine, Emily is always a little bit homesick for the Toon, but she’s excited to be guiding H2C as it grows. In her spare time, she is the editor and founder of Palm-Sized Press, writes creatively as E.M. Killaley, and enjoys a number of nerdy TV shows. When she’s not geeking out over a good font or InDesign file, she argues with MadCap Flare.

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Putting Words on the Page
Putting Words on the Page

Drivel is better than the blank page. Adjust your thinking and get back to work. You’ve probably heard the quotation oft ascribed to Hemingway: There is nothing to writing. All you do is sit down...

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Category:  Blog, Writing & Publishing Advice
Tags:  blank page, creative writing, writer's block, writing
Starting a Book Club? Here’s 8 Things to Think About
Starting a Book Club? Here’s 8 Things to Think About

What do you need for a book club? People and books – that’s about it! But here’s a few things you may want to think about as you’re getting ready for that first meeting. Who is invited? Is...

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Category:  Blog, Life & Home
Readers’ Rendezvous
Readers’ Rendezvous

October is National Reading Group Month! Soon after moving back to the Newcastle-Gateshead area in 2015, I posted in my new neighborhood’s Facebook group to find out if there was a local book club....

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Category:  Blog, Life & Home, Personal Development
Tags:  book clubs, community, reading, reading groups
What is Hybrid Publishing?
What is Hybrid Publishing?

Hybrid publishers are not self-publishing providers or vanity presses. So what makes this model different from traditional publishing? If you’d asked me five years ago what hybrid publishing was, I...

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Category:  Blog, Writing & Publishing Advice
Tags:  hybrid publishing, IBPA, publishing industry, publishing models, traditional publishing
How to (Really) Format Your Manuscript
How to (Really) Format Your Manuscript

Some publishers specify guidelines. There’s plenty of general advice out there about margins, font, etc. But have you tried using styles? When I started writing my first (and still back-burner WIP)...

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Category:  Blog, Writing & Publishing Advice
Tags:  manuscript, manuscript format, publishing industry, submissions
What Is an Early Reviewer, and How Do I Become One?
What Is an Early Reviewer, and How Do I Become One?

Do you love to read? Does getting to see a book before it officially launches sound exciting to you? In the past, reviews printed before a book was published primarily appeared in newspapers and...

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Category:  Blog, Writing & Publishing Advice
Tags:  publishing industry, reading, reviews
Then and Now: Was My MA in Creative Writing Worth It?
Then and Now: Was My MA in Creative Writing Worth It?

Revisiting the Millennial worries I had before I did my MA in a degree that might not lead directly into a profession. When I was getting ready to apply for an MA Creative Writing program, one of my...

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Category:  Blog, Personal Development
Tags:  creative writing, master's degree, postgraduate
Your Creative Writing MA: Where do you want to be, and what do you want to get out of your program?
Your Creative Writing MA: Where do you want to be, and what do you want to get out of your program?

Weighing your options and priorities matters just as much as putting together your application. While I was working on my MA in creative writing, one of my old classmates asked me: How did you apply...

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Category:  Blog, Personal Development, Writing & Publishing Advice
Tags:  creative writing, master's degree, postgraduate
I Survived a Conference Weekend (And You Can Too)
I Survived a Conference Weekend (And You Can Too)

Tips to make it through long hours, short breaks, and networking if you’re an introvert. During one of the first sessions of the conference I was at the weekend before last in Chicago, one of my...

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Category:  Blog, Business & Entrepreneurship, Personal Development
Your Work is Valid: On Writing Your Own Bio
Your Work is Valid: On Writing Your Own Bio

Imposter syndrome tells you you’re not good enough. Help quiet that voice of doubt and motivate yourself to keep moving forward. Writing a bio isn’t easy. In a very limited number of words,...

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Category:  Blog, Personal Development
Tags:  imposter syndrome, professional development, self
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