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Dear first time author #2...
…who's quietly panicking about All The Tech Stuff and wondering if “just writing the book” is actually the easy part
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Michelle Reeves
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Dear first time author...
...who just had an idea and now can't stop thinking about it
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Michelle Reeves
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Self-Publishing without crying (much)
A pep talk for the overwhelmed, confused and/or highly caffeinated writer
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Michelle Reeves
I built my author website for free
Quick question: have you ever put off building your own creator website because it felt too expensive, too complicated or just too overwhelming? About…
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Michelle Reeves
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An obsessive organiser's guide to podcasting
Or how I run the Behind The Debut podcast using Notion
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Michelle Reeves
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The Triangle of Joy (and other geometries of happiness)
Last Wednesday was one of those full-tilt days.
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Michelle Reeves
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Plot Holes, Panic and Problem Solving
Behind the scenes of outlining Rescue Quest book 3
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Michelle Reeves
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Let it go
A post about lorry drivers, commenters and creative muses that won't play ball.
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Michelle Reeves
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It feels dangerous.
I’ve never really thought of myself as separate from my creative muse—more like a part of me splintered off somewhere along the interconnected paths of…
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Michelle Reeves
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Why Grandma Jo Has Red Hair
And other acts of fiction defiance
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Michelle Reeves
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On honouring our creative energies
When I was 16 I made a huge mistake.
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Michelle Reeves
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Step-by-step free book website build-along
Plus why you need one (and a template to make it even easier)
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Michelle Reeves
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