Saturday Morning Coffee ☕ #35

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Happy Saturday, folks! ☕

Hope you had a fantastic week, and you’re reading this post right now with a steaming mug of liquid goodness in one hand.

Just a couple of updates for today before we dive in:

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First, a quick reminder for anyone taking part in this month’s 1,000 Words Daily challenge to keep updating the sheet and sharing your progress your Notes. They’re great ways to keep yourself accountable. And if you missed the start, don’t be afraid to jump in now and record your progress for the second half of September:

1,000 Words Daily Writing Challenge (September 2024)

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Second, I’m still looking for a few more ARC readers for my upcoming horror novel, The Substitute. If you’re a fan of the genre and can spare some time to read the book and review it, please drop me a DM - the first ARC copies will be sent out next week:

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Thirdly, a couple of nice readers brought a big smile to my face with this video review of The Soulburn Talisman. If you haven’t grabbed a copy yet, you can do so here. I’m about 85% of the way through the sequel as we speak:

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And as always, here’s the result of last week’s poll:

Thanks for voting! Don’t forget to read to the end for this week’s version. ⬇️

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Some interesting thoughts from others:

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• I Will Never Forget by

  Kathleen Schmidt

• From a rejected memoir to a 6-figure book deal with Melissa Petro by

  Paul Zakrzewski
  and
  Melissa Petro

• Finishing the Job: Why Writing a Book is Only Half the Mission by

  Chris Stanley

• THE WRITER, THE READER, AND THE MAGIC THAT COMES BEFORE by

  Junot Díaz

• 7 Ways I’ve Made Money From Writing (With No Experience) by

  Derek Hughes

• Why Writers Must Check the Data Before They Go into Emergency Panic Mode by

  Walter Rhein

• It’s Not Your Fault You Haven’t Written A Book Yet by

  J.R. Heimbigner

• How I've doubled my income, as a writer, in a year by

  Annie Ridout

• Publishing isn’t a competitive sport by

  Alyssa Matesic

• My Book Got Canceled by My Publisher and There's Nothing I Can Do About It by

  Evelyn Skye

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• A Simple yet Powerful Tool for Coping with Grief by

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• I asked 33 published authors about their tips for upcoming writers by

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A good video:

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A good note:

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It’s always great to spend this time with you on a Saturday morning! ☕

And here’s this week’s poll:

Feel free to share this post if you found it useful/interesting.

Have a fantastic weekend! 😊

PS. You can read all previous editions of Saturday Morning Coffee here.

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