by Brad Pauquette | Mar 2, 2022 | Writing Tips
My oldest son wants to be a YouTube star. Not to brag, but he’s good at it. For twelve years old, he blows me away. He takes it seriously. He studies the craft of other YouTubers, reads book about it, and tries new things. What he’s producing is way beyond...
by Brad Pauquette | Feb 3, 2022 | Platform Building
Before I got into publishing, I worked as a small business consultant. I helped small businesses develop their brands and implement web marketing campaigns (website, social media, etc.). Becoming an author is exactly the same as developing a small business. Just like...
by Brad Pauquette | Aug 4, 2021 | Writing Tips
There are about six words that are ever-present in the real world, but taboo within Christian culture. How do we, as Christian writers, tell good stories about the real world without these six words? Is it OK for Christian writers to include profanity in their...
by Brad Pauquette | Jul 28, 2021 | Author Marketing
The math may be hard, but the concept is easy (and so important)! Plus 5 bad investments authors love to make. What is opportunity cost? You might hear this word thrown around in a business sense from time to time. Opportunity cost is the idea that if you invest in...
by Brad Pauquette | Jul 21, 2021 | Writing Tips
I met with an author yesterday to review her developmental edit. Like many first-time authors, she was struggling to make enough bad things happen to her protagonist, especially things that might be perceived as the character’s fault. Understandably, she wants her...
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