RJ Garside, Author at SavvyAuthors

Vanquishing Writer’s Block by RJ Garside

Three mornings this week, I have pulled myself out of bed two hours early to focus on my current manuscript—or at least that was the plan. I made my green tea (because I gave up coffee for my New Year’s resolution), lit a lavender-scented candle, and sat at my nicely organized desk. I opened Scrivener, …

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Back in the Saddle Again by R.J. Garside

Okay, so it has been a few years since I sat down to write a book. I tried to write for the last SavvyAuthors’ boot camp, but I failed miserably and quit not even halfway through. My word count was below 10k. That is a pathetic attempt at being a writer… Yep, I’ve been …

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Do you filter your fiction? by Robb Grindstaff

What is a filter, and why is it bad? First, I’ll point out (as I frequently do) that I don’t believe in hard and fast rules that say, ‘Never do this’ or ‘Always do that.’ But there are writing techniques that can help your writing become more engaging to readers. One of those writing techniques is …

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Call for proposals for our Eighth Annual SavvvyWriterCon Online Conference

In the spirit of SavvyAuthors’ motto, Writers Helping Writers, once a year, we open the site to everyone and encourage our presenters to give back to the writing community through their knowledge and expertise as we use our market reach to help you sell books and strengthen your brand. This year SavvyWriterCon will be from …