Deleyna’s Drift
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5 Secrets for Surviving the Social Media Apocalypse
Every day, authors ask me how to survive the current social media meltdown. The bad news: Here is some of the bad news authors are focusing on: There’s no denying it: these statistics are concerning. If you are an author who has built their entire platform on Twitter or Facebook, you may feel lost as…
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Welcome to the Future, Part 2
AI and Author collaboration via Dall-E In case you missed it, part 1 is here. Backstory You may remember that my first computer teacher, Mr. Wilson, shared a magazine article with me about the future of teaching. In this series, I’m talking a bit about trends in technological developments and daydreaming about the future of storytelling….
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Welcome to the Future, Part 1
Story time I learned to type on a manual typewriter. In my advanced typing class at a small private school, the teacher promised that anyone who finished all the lessons in the book could work one-on-one with her to learn how to use the school’s new computer. People often comment about how fast I type….
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Big changes coming to my life!
My life is a study in change right now. An adventure is unfolding as I focus on my career and explore world building.
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How to Painlessly Generate Dozens of Blog Ideas
Writers ask me what to blog about all the time. Recently, I was brainstorming story background (world-building) ideas with a writer. We were having a lot of fun just playing with the story. She stopped and stared at her screen full of ideas. “These are all great blogging ideas!” Her gasp of surprise was delightful….
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Why You Want People to Hate Your Website
One of the most common mistakes I see writers make with branding is to pull their punches. They have power. They have a unique take on life and story. But they also want everyone to like them. 15“I know your works, that you are neither cold nor hot. I wish you were cold or hot. 16So,…
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The Magic of World Anvil
In my last post, I talked about digital readers, a group of readers who like to interact with stories in new and creative ways. Many of these readers are young, but not all. People of all ages are discovering the fun of interacting with stories and the passion is contagious. Now I want to show…
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Level up Your Worldbuilding Skills
Deleyna interviews Janet Forbes, one of the creators of World Anvil, to showcase this exciting writing and worldbuilding tool in detail!
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The Invisible Reader You Don’t Want to Ignore
I recently attended the 2021 Publishing Year in Review: Opportunities & Continuing Trends, an online publishing seminar put on by Ingram Content Group. The entire presentation was encouraging and fascinating. One moment caught my attention during the presentation by Pete McCarthy, the Director of Consumer Insights from Ingram Book Company. This is a man who…
