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You think you know your genre? Think again.
How to identify your book’s true genre and why it matters for agents, sales and readers
Jun 20
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Tracy Buchanan
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Guide: How to actually figure out your novel’s genre (before it’s too late)
A step-by-step guide to finding your true genre (before you pitch, publish or promote)
Jun 20
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Tracy Buchanan
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Guide: How to actually figure out your novel’s genre (before it’s too late)
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Video: How to use a blurb to write a bestseller
A simple trick that helps me shape my books, and keeps my drafts from going off the rails
Jun 13
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Tracy Buchanan
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Guide: How to use a blurb to write a bestseller
A guide to how writing and focusing on your blurb first can be a game-changer for your writing
Jun 13
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Tracy Buchanan
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How to deal with the void when publishing goes quiet
Creative limbo and how to live with it (without refreshing your email 87 times an hour)
Jun 2
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Tracy Buchanan
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How to deal with the void when publishing goes quiet
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May 2025
What my dog and tired evenings taught me about writing...
... and why I loved chatting to Mark Stay about it all
May 9
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Tracy Buchanan
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What my dog and tired evenings taught me about writing...
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GUIDE: Want to get published? Here’s what most writing advice leaves out
A practical guide for aspiring authors who want to write well, get published and sell books... because craft is only half the story.
May 9
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Tracy Buchanan
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GUIDE: Want to get published? Here’s what most writing advice leaves out
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Why aspiring authors need more than 'just' writing tips
Why understanding your genre, writing your blurb early and trimming the fat matters just as much as nailing your prose.
May 2
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Tracy Buchanan
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Why aspiring authors need more than 'just' writing tips
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April 2025
When your ‘track’ lets you down
A response to editor and author Phoebe Morgan's brilliant post on the influence of an author's sales 'track'
Apr 25
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Tracy Buchanan
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When your ‘track’ lets you down
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GUIDE: What to do when your sales track record holds you back
Some practical tips on what do you do when your numbers are low and editors can see that
Apr 25
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Tracy Buchanan
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GUIDE: What to do when your sales track record holds you back
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The dos and don’ts of how authors can support each other online
A guide to author-on-author etiquette with dos, don’ts and tips for being supportive without overstepping.
Apr 8
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Tracy Buchanan
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The dos and don’ts of how authors can support each other online
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March 2025
Social media feels broken for authors—but we still have to play along
Social media doesn’t sell books like it used to, but disappearing isn’t an option. Here’s why authors are stuck playing the game, even when the…
Mar 13
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Tracy Buchanan
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Social media feels broken for authors—but we still have to play along
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