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    Writing a Sci-Fi Podcast Series
    marthaengber
    • Aug 4, 2021
    • 1 min

    Writing a Sci-Fi Podcast Series

    Listen on Spotify When my daughter was in grade school, one of her best buddies was Rachel Kellum. Even then it was apparent Rachel’s...
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    My Interview on Chat and Spin Radio
    marthaengber
    • Oct 20, 2020
    • 1 min

    My Interview on Chat and Spin Radio

    My novel, Winter Light, successfully launched on Oct. 6, 2020! As part of my ongoing promotion, I recently did a 10-min. interview...
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    Book Review: “This is How We Leave”
    marthaengber
    • Aug 7, 2020
    • 2 min

    Book Review: “This is How We Leave”

    Memoirs have changed so much since Mary Karr made history with the spectacular success of The Liars’ Club in 1995. Before then, memoir...
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    5 Reasons to Love Independent Presses
    marthaengber
    • Jul 22, 2020
    • 5 min

    5 Reasons to Love Independent Presses

    Winter Light, a novel, now available on preorder If you’ve been following this blog for awhile, you’ve seen this novel’s progress toward...
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    3 Steps to Building Your Book Launch Team
    marthaengber
    • Jun 30, 2020
    • 4 min

    3 Steps to Building Your Book Launch Team

    I had the most pleasant surprise this morning when I opened my email to find a copy of my upcoming novel’s book cover by Jessica Bell,...
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    Your Virtual Book Launch: Make It the Party You Want!
    marthaengber
    • Jun 16, 2020
    • 7 min

    Your Virtual Book Launch: Make It the Party You Want!

    Do you recognize the now iconic lament of Lesley Gore’s 1963 hit: “It’s my party and I’ll cry if I want to!” Those words — and more...
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    Boundless Creativity: A Spiritual Workbook for Overcoming Self-Doubt, Emotional Traps and Other Crea
    marthaengber
    • May 1, 2020
    • 2 min

    Boundless Creativity: A Spiritual Workbook for Overcoming Self-Doubt, Emotional Traps and Other Crea

    Purchase on Martha’s website I want to give a shout-out to my friend and fellow writer, Martha Alderson, who today releases her new...
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    Man’s Search for Meaning
    marthaengber
    • Apr 19, 2020
    • 4 min

    Man’s Search for Meaning

    by Victor Frankl I’ve always thought that as a writer, my first duty is to be curious about people. Not a little curious, but doggedly...
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    Teaming With Other Authors = 29 Free Ebooks!
    marthaengber
    • Apr 7, 2020
    • 2 min

    Teaming With Other Authors = 29 Free Ebooks!

    Author Brian David Floyd recently decided everyone everywhere needed inexpensive distraction during this time of shelter-in-place. So he...
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    In the Fullness of Time
    marthaengber
    • Mar 9, 2020
    • 2 min

    In the Fullness of Time

    I was happy to receive an advance copy of this book. I was even happier to truly appreciate the author’s restraint when it comes to...
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    Photography for Writers
    marthaengber
    • Mar 2, 2020
    • 2 min

    Photography for Writers

    by Melanie Faith I grew up in Chicago and about once every winter would wake up to a mountain of snow outside my window and more falling...
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    When Your Book Rights Revert Back to You… Republish!
    marthaengber
    • Jan 23, 2020
    • 2 min

    When Your Book Rights Revert Back to You… Republish!

    I am jazzed to announce The Wind Thief, my second book and first novel, is now available as an ebook through all of the major outlets....
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    How to Build a Regular Writing Habit (or any habit!)
    marthaengber
    • Jan 21, 2020
    • 2 min

    How to Build a Regular Writing Habit (or any habit!)

    A lot of people I talk to want to build a regular writing habit, but don’t know how. Here’s my process, which works for undertaking...
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    The Business of Writing To-do Lists: Turning Have-to to Want-to
    marthaengber
    • Jan 2, 2020
    • 2 min

    The Business of Writing To-do Lists: Turning Have-to to Want-to

    I have a break in my workday as a personal trainer and fitness instructor and so am writing from my favorite coffee shop (Philz). I’ve...
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    Advice for Mystery Writers from Dennis Palumbo
    marthaengber
    • Dec 30, 2019
    • 1 min

    Advice for Mystery Writers from Dennis Palumbo

    Fellow author as well as podcaster, screenwriter and psychotherapist Dennis Palumbo has recently had a wonderful how-to article titled...
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