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Madeline Smoot @buriededitor

Author, Editor, and Publisher

Joined February 2009
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Brainstorming a Bingeable Series madelinesmoot.com/brainstorm…

Brainstorming a Bingeable Series - Madeline Smoot

I was talking with one of my authors today, and we were discussing ways an indie (or self-published) author can be successful. And one of the things I

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The REAL Hero of the Story madelinesmoot.com/the-real-h…

The REAL Hero of the Story - Madeline Smoot

Who is the real hero of your children’s book? The one that should triumph because their motivations are so just and pure. The one character that is usually so

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Communal Writing for the Win! madelinesmoot.com/communal-w…

Communal Writing for the Win! - Madeline Smoot

Back in the BP (Before Pandemic) several of my writing friends and I used to get together once or twice a week to write. We’d meet in a coffee shop or some

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There’s no such thing as a truly low stakes book. madelinesmoot.com/theres-no-…

There's no such thing as a truly low stakes book. - Madeline Smoot

I recently came across the idea of Low Stakes Fiction. These are books where what’s at stake isn’t saving the whole world or even saving the town. These are

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If you want to write, read. madelinesmoot.com/if-you-wan…

If you want to write, read. - Madeline Smoot

I did not grow up wanting to be a writer. I don’t have any of those cute journals from when I was a kid. My parents didn’t save any sweet little books I made

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When Writing Feels So ALONE madelinesmoot.com/when-writi…

When Writing Feels So ALONE - Madeline Smoot

I love watching DIY home-improvement shows. Watching someone demo a wall or grout tile or reorganize a closet is Madeline catnip. In my free time I rearrange

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Restricted realism madelinesmoot.com/restricted…
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[Dispatch] scene! or not... madelinesmoot.com/double-dut…

Double Duty - Madeline Smoot

One of the best ways to know whether or not your scene is meant for your story is to consider whether or not it’s doing Double Duty.

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[Dispatch] scene! or not… madelinesmoot.com/double-dut…

Double Duty - Madeline Smoot

One of the best ways to know whether or not your scene is meant for your story is to consider whether or not it’s doing Double Duty.

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Double Duty madelinesmoot.com/double-dut…

Double Duty - Madeline Smoot

One of the best ways to know whether or not your scene is meant for your story is to consider whether or not it’s doing Double Duty.

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"I don't need an alarm clock. My ideas wake me," said Ray Bradbury. Now, my question: Is that as true for you as it is for me? I've woken up so many times in the middle of the night mid-story. #MotivationMonday #WriteMotivation #AmWriting #writerslife
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"Easy reading is damn hard writing," said Nathaniel Hawthorne. Can't argue with him today. #MotivationMonday #WriteMotivation #AmWriting #writerslife
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Toni Morrison said, "If there's a book that you want to read, but it hasn't been written yet, then you must write it." I have to say that by and large this is the main motivator behind almost all of my writing. #Monday Motivation #WriteMotivation #AmWriting #Writerslife
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Terry Pratchett said, "Stories of imagination tend to upset those without one." Let's go upset some people today, shall we? #MotivationMonday #WriteMotivation #AmWriting #writerslife
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"I don't need an alarm clock. My ideas wake me," said Ray Bradbury. Now, my question: Is that as true for you as it is for me? I've woken up so many times in the middle of the night mid-story. #MotivationMonday #WriteMotivation #AmWriting #writerslife
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"Easy reading is damn hard writing," said Nathaniel Hawthorne. Can't argue with him today. #MotivationMonday #WriteMotivation #AmWriting #writerslife
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Toni Morrison said, "If there's a book that you want to read, but it hasn't been written yet, then you must write it." I have to say that by and large this is the main motivator behind almost all of my writing. #Monday Motivation #WriteMotivation #AmWriting #Writerslife
Terry Pratchett said, "Stories of imagination tend to upset those without one." Let's go upset some people today, shall we? #MotivationMonday #WriteMotivation #AmWriting #writerslife
"I don't need an alarm clock. My ideas wake me," said Ray Bradbury. Now, my question: Is that as true for you as it is for me? I've woken up so many times in the middle of the night mid-story. #MotivationMonday #WriteMotivation #AmWriting #writerslife
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"Easy reading is damn hard writing," said Nathaniel Hawthorne. Can't argue with him today. #MotivationMonday #WriteMotivation #AmWriting #writerslife
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