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Annie Dawid

An Evening with Annie Dawid on After Hours

December 17, 2024December 17, 2024Michael Brockbank

On December 23rd, 2024, Annie Dawid joins me on After Hours for a live interview. We’ll be discussing her books and what she has planned for the future. This is the last interview for the year and I’m excited to have Annie on the show.

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Author Plugins for WordPress

9 WordPress Plugins Every Author Should Use

November 8, 2024November 2, 2024Michael Brockbank

Regardless of how you publish your book, every author needs a website nowadays. When you use WordPress to build your author site, there are several plugins that are virtually a necessity. Let’s take a look at some of the best plugins every writer should use.

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YouTube Channel Memberships Are Live at WriterSanctuary!

May 30, 2024May 30, 2024Michael Brockbank

I finally hit the 3,000 hours of watch time in a 12-month span to monetize the channel – kind of. Although I still don’t have the watch time to get ad revenue, I can offer channel memberships! And these are similar to what I offer on Buy Me a Coffee.

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Writing an Anthology

What is an Anthology and Should You Write One?

January 10, 2022May 17, 2023Michael Brockbank

In today’s market, there are plenty of ways a writer can publish manuscripts. Novels, novellas, or a digital serials are just a few that you can self-publish right now. Today, though, we’re going to go over writing an anthology.

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Submitting Stories to Vocal

Submitting My Horror Story to Vocal, Now We Wait

January 7, 2022May 15, 2023Michael Brockbank

Recently, I decided to throw my lot in for the Fiction Awards challenge on Vocal by submitting a horror story. It’ll be a few weeks before we know the final results, but I messed up in several ways. So, what did I learn from this experience?

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