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Smiling person with glasses holds a notebook displaying handwritten notes, pointing with a blue pen. They're in a brightly lit room.

Smiling person with glasses holds a notebook displaying handwritten notes, pointing with a blue pen. They're in a brightly lit room.

How to Write a Story (add Magic Sauce)

Put together a few basic elements in the right way, add some magic sauce, and you’ve got yourself a compelling story. Introduction, body, conclusion, keep upping the stakes + Magic Sauce!

Marley Betts

4 days ago5 min read

A person with glasses reads "Paulo Coelho" in a cozy library with a brick wall and bookshelves. Calm and focused atmosphere.

A person with glasses reads "Paulo Coelho" in a cozy library with a brick wall and bookshelves. Calm and focused atmosphere.

Rediscovering the Joy of Reading (in a Season of Busyness)

Can you relate to wondering how reading can be a source of joy when there is so much to do and so many better ways that you could spend...

Books & Reading

Marley Betts

Jul 284 min read

Woman frowning while holding the book "A Little Life" by Hanya Yanagihara. The cover shows a person in distress. She wears glasses and a green sweater.

Woman frowning while holding the book "A Little Life" by Hanya Yanagihara. The cover shows a person in distress. She wears glasses and a green sweater.

Book Review: A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara

I didn't cry, but I couldn't put it down. Perhaps that says more about me than the book? Is A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara just misery...

Books & Reading

Marley Betts

Jul 113 min read

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Smiling person with glasses holds a notebook displaying handwritten notes, pointing with a blue pen. They're in a brightly lit room.

Smiling person with glasses holds a notebook displaying handwritten notes, pointing with a blue pen. They're in a brightly lit room.

How to Write a Story (add Magic Sauce)

4 days ago

A person with glasses reads "Paulo Coelho" in a cozy library with a brick wall and bookshelves. Calm and focused atmosphere.

A person with glasses reads "Paulo Coelho" in a cozy library with a brick wall and bookshelves. Calm and focused atmosphere.

Rediscovering the Joy of Reading (in a Season of Busyness)

Jul 28

Woman frowning while holding the book "A Little Life" by Hanya Yanagihara. The cover shows a person in distress. She wears glasses and a green sweater.

Woman frowning while holding the book "A Little Life" by Hanya Yanagihara. The cover shows a person in distress. She wears glasses and a green sweater.

Book Review: A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara

Jul 11

Three books on display: "The Perfect Gift," colorful with balloons, "The Silver Sheep," and "The Silver Shepherd," featuring a woman in greenery.

Three books on display: "The Perfect Gift," colorful with balloons, "The Silver Sheep," and "The Silver Shepherd," featuring a woman in greenery.

Indie Writer Income: How Many Books do I Need to Sell to Make $100,000

Jul 5

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