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Category: Tips

These posts include or are focused on offering tips, tricks, and hacks for your writing or publishing journey.

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Build An Author Productivity Tool Chest

Posted on: 21 May 2025 13 May 2025 Written by: Auntie DD Comments: 0
By KimBoo York It’s not always easy to be productive, and when it comes to writing, the road is filled with hurdles, twists, and turns. Sometimes we need help staying focused or finding our groove. I’ve pulled together some recommendations…
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How A Writing Community Changed My Life And Fed My Children

Posted on: 14 May 2025 29 April 2025 Written by: Auntie DD Comments: 0
By HJ Perry When I joined Dirty Discourse, I was in my 40s and had 3 young children. I needed to earn some money from work that fitted around looking after kids. I was confident I could write fiction. The…
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Productivity Hacks For Writers

Posted on: 30 April 2025 22 April 2025 Written by: Auntie DD Comments: 0
By KimBoo York There are plenty of productivity hacks out there which are great for writers. The pomodoro method is a fantastic tool for writing sprints, and a lot of online co-writing session leaders use it. The method is simple,…
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Ask An Author

Posted on: 23 April 2025 22 April 2025 Written by: Auntie DD Comments: 0
Dear Author, My sister says my book is rubbish, should I bother carrying on? Answered by Hermia Ouch, I can feel that hurt all the way from the other side of your screen. I’m assuming that her criticism has left…
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The Secret To Productivity

Posted on: 16 April 2025 6 April 2025 Written by: Auntie DD Comments: 0
By Ruby Dixon Inevitably, the first thing an author who publishes several times a year is asked is how they do it. How do they manage to put out ‘so many books’? How are they so prolific? Are they three…
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How To Publish Your Book – Without Spending Any Money – Part 4

Posted on: 9 April 2025 9 April 2025 Written by: Auntie DD Comments: 0
By Word Ninja Part 4: Marketing​ In this final article in the series, I offer some ideas for free book marketing. These are primarily short-term tactics until you can afford to pay for marketing and promo. Advance Reader Copies (ARCs)​…
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Find Your Productivity Zone

Posted on: 26 March 2025 19 March 2025 Written by: Auntie DD Comments: 0
By KimBoo York One piece of advice writers hear all the time, especially newer authors, is to “write every day!” I’m here to tell you that is not necessary. Yay! …but what is necessary is understanding your own productivity zone…
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Ask An Author

Posted on: 19 March 2025 11 March 2025 Written by: Auntie DD Comments: 0
Dear Author, I can’t write a plot, but can I start the story now? Answered by HermiaYes! If you are eager to start writing, then you definitely have some kind of story knocking around inside your brain, so sit down…
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How To Publish Your Book – Without Spending Any Money – Part 3

Posted on: 12 March 2025 11 March 2025 Written by: Auntie DD Comments: 0
By Word Ninja Part 3: Publishing​ In this third article in the series, I describe how you can package your completed book for publication without spending money. These tactics may not be ideal, but they’ll serve until you can afford…
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Writing Routines and Schedules and Processes, Oh My!

Posted on: 26 February 2025 26 February 2025 Written by: Auntie DD Comments: 0
Welcome to the section of the blog where the delightful Dirty Discourse writers tell you all about their writing routines, schedules and processes – or lack thereof – in the hopes of helping you find the thing that works for…
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21 May

Build An Author Productivity Tool Chest

By KimBoo York It’s not always easy to be productive, and when it comes to writing, the road is filled with hurdles, twists, and turns. Sometimes we need help staying focused or finding our groove. I’ve pulled together some recommendations…
Continue reading “Build An Author Productivity Tool Chest”…
14 May

How A Writing Community Changed My Life And Fed My Children

By HJ Perry When I joined Dirty Discourse, I was in my 40s and had 3 young children. I needed to earn some money from work that fitted around looking after kids. I was confident I could write fiction. The…
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07 May

Dear Auntie DD

Dear Auntie DD, What’s the appropriate waiting period before eloping with my older sister’s former crush? Sincerely,Not Lydia Dear Not Lydia, Loss of virtue in a female is irretrievable; that one false step involves her in endless ruin; that her…
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30 Apr

Productivity Hacks For Writers

By KimBoo York There are plenty of productivity hacks out there which are great for writers. The pomodoro method is a fantastic tool for writing sprints, and a lot of online co-writing session leaders use it. The method is simple,…
Continue reading “Productivity Hacks For Writers”…

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