Tag: writer
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7 Ways to Make Readers Fall in Love with You (Without Begging for Reviews)
Readers don’t fall for desperate authors. They fall for voice, sincerity, and the kind of storytelling that feels like a heartbeat. You don’t need to beg for reviews — you need to make people feel something. 💬 Read the full article on my blog for seven honest ways to build real reader love — the…
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Plot Holes, Panic, and Progress: When Writing Feels Like a Bad Relationship
Every writer’s been there — one minute, you adore your story; the next, you want to throw it into traffic. Writing isn’t just a craft. It’s an emotional rollercoaster with caffeine and self-doubt as your seatmates. The plot holes, the panic, the tiny sparks of progress — they all teach you the same truth: love…
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Trick or Treat… or Publish? The Real Scares of Indie Author Life
Forget haunted houses — the real scares? Bad reviews, blank pages, and the monster called “algorithm.” Indie author life is the spookiest story I’ve ever lived.
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Cozy Reads, Cozy Sales: How October Can Boost Your Author Brand
October isn’t just pumpkin spice season. It’s cozy reading season — and the perfect time to let your books shine like the candles readers light beside them.
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For the Ones Who Still Grieve
Some nights, the grief still wakes me before dawn. The house is silent, but I can almost hear his laughter in the dark corners where memory hides. That’s when I light a candle—not to bring him back, but to remind myself I’m still here. Every spell in Samhain was born from moments like that. Small,…
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Balancing Pumpkins and Pages: How Authors Survive the Fall Hustle
Fall isn’t just cozy vibes. It’s chaos, deadlines, pumpkins, and PTA meetings. The trick for indie authors? Stop fighting October — let it co-write your story.
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Writing in the Shadows: How Spooky Season Inspires Storytelling
October isn’t just pumpkin spice and skeletons. It’s the month when stories demand to be written — not the polite kind, but the ones that lurk at the edges, waiting for you to be brave enough to listen.
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Bananas, Books, and Becoming a Grown-Up
Turns out adulthood doesn’t hit you when you get a degree or pay bills—it smacks you in the supermarket with bananas in one hand and responsibility in the other. Honestly? Writing my first indie book felt the exact same way: chaotic, terrifying, and somehow the most grown-up thing I’ve ever done.
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If My Computer Disappeared Tomorrow…
If my computer vanished tomorrow, I’d lose my drafts, my Canva covers, and my late-night writing sprints… but maybe I’d finally slow down enough to just write for me. Anyone else feel that? #IndieAuthorLife #WritersOfTikTok #BookLoversUnite #IndieAuthorJourney #WriterProblems #SoniaRompoti
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How to Outsmart Your Brain (and Actually Do the Hard Stuff)
Your brain is brilliant at talking you out of hard things. Luckily, you’re smarter. Here are 8 psychology-backed tricks to get things done without the drama.
Sonia M. Rompoti, MSc, Bsc 