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Dustin Ballard 11/24/24 Dustin Ballard 11/24/24

Tell the Story

So there's cool story I wanna tell you about...

Dustin Ballard 11/17/24 Dustin Ballard 11/17/24

Magic Systems

Dustin theorizes a magic system...

Tiffani Sahara 10/20/24 Tiffani Sahara 10/20/24

Tiff listens to the first few chapters of her audiobook... and has some thoughts about them.

Tiffani Sahara 10/13/24 Tiffani Sahara 10/13/24

Perfection is your enemy.

Tiffani Sahara 9/25/24 Tiffani Sahara 9/25/24

Tiff gets nerdy and pretends to be good at math. Let's talk about how much money I made my first year as an Indie Author!

Dustin Ballard 9/15/24 Dustin Ballard 9/15/24

Write just enough... or write the iceberg?

Tiffani Sahara 9/8/24 Tiffani Sahara 9/8/24

Why write such a surly and moody protagonist? Tiff shares her thoughts on the matter.

Tiffani Sahara 9/1/24 Tiffani Sahara 9/1/24

Pull your reader into the story by using all the senses.

Tiffani Sahara 8/25/24 Tiffani Sahara 8/25/24

Tiff got to ride a horse! It was pretty much the best thing ever.

Dustin Ballard 6/30/24 Dustin Ballard 6/30/24

Dustin shares some of his favorite resources for writing advice.

Dustin Ballard 6/23/24 Dustin Ballard 6/23/24

When your story falls flat… raise the danger!

Dustin Ballard 6/9/24 Dustin Ballard 6/9/24

Your first draft is done… now what?! Dustin has some pointers.

Tiffani Sahara 6/2/24 Tiffani Sahara 6/2/24

Powerful characters are fun, but they come with their own set of issues.

Tiffani Sahara 5/26/24 Tiffani Sahara 5/26/24

Should you leave a review on something you didn’t like?

Tiffani Sahara 5/12/24 Tiffani Sahara 5/12/24

Why lobsters > stars when it comes to rating.

Tiffani Sahara 5/5/24 Tiffani Sahara 5/5/24

How does someone become a villain?