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How to Write Exactly What Your Readers Want to Read

A magical ven diagram. — I taught a class a couple of weeks ago that ended up with a kind of epiphany for me. I was trying to explain niches to my students. I started where I always start — with the idea that niches aren’t the topics you write about. They’re the people you…

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How to Write Exactly What Your Readers Want to Read
How to Write Exactly What Your Readers Want to Read
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I Got 1000 Followers on TikTok in Two Weeks

Here’s why that matters and how I did it. — I started posting on TikTok about two weeks ago. Late last night, I reached 1000 followers. You can find that here. Ninja Writers (Shaunta Grimes) (@ninjawriters) TikTok | Watch Ninja Writers (Shaunta Grimes)'s… Ninja Writers (Shaunta Grimes) (@ninjawriters) on TikTok | 2.5K Likes. 1K Fans. Writer/Teacher Bit of a mess I'll help…www.tiktok.com There are a couple of reasons why it’s important to get to 1000 followers on TikTok. I’m going to talk about each of them. And then share the strategies…

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I Got 1000 Followers on TikTok in Two Weeks
I Got 1000 Followers on TikTok in Two Weeks
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A Guide to the Good Life, Even You Have to Live With Never Going Viral

Control what you can control. Let the rest take care of itself. — I came across someone on Tik Tok this week. They have 10 million followers. Ten. Million. They put on makeup and 10 million people pay attention. And someone else who has 1.5 million followers. They got a book deal. I’m not going to lie. It’s hard to look at my…

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A Guide to the Good Life, Even You Have to Live With Never Going Viral
A Guide to the Good Life, Even You Have to Live With Never Going Viral
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Write a Book in 2021. Here’s How.

It’s time for the second annual Blog-Your-Own-Book Challenge! — Last June, I thought to myself — what if we challenged everyone to write a blog post a day for one month. That morphed into something more like what if we challenged everyone to write a blog post a day for a month and turn those posts into a book? …

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Write a Book in 2021. Here’s How.
Write a Book in 2021. Here’s How.
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This Simple Little Accountability Buddy Will Change How You Write

Meet FRED . . . — FRED is the folder for reaching the end of your draft. And he is magical. This deceptively simple little tool keeps me on track, reminds me that I’m a real writer (when I need that reminder), and makes sure I actually finish my projects. He’s my accountability buddy— and he…

Wrriting

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This Simple Little Accountability Buddy Will Change How You Write
This Simple Little Accountability Buddy Will Change How You Write
Wrriting

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Sharon Astyk

·1 day ago

The Coming Recession

An Essay by Sharon Astyk — First published on May 3, 2023. There’s a really big recession coming. And there are a lot of reasons why it is coming. It is possible that the Republicans, for example, won’t cave on the debt ceiling. Banks are underwater. The commercial real estate market is collapsing, because it is…

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The Coming Recession
The Coming Recession
Recession

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Sharon Astyk

·4 days ago

The people most afraid of Covid (are NOT the ones still wearing masks)

An essay by Sharon Astyk — First published on May 22, 2023. Today’s reminder is that COVID SCARED THE CRAP out of people in power. At first, like everyone else, they were scared of getting sick and dying, which is why we got to find out what we did. But pretty damned quick they were scared…

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The people most afraid of Covid (are NOT the ones still wearing masks)
The people most afraid of Covid (are NOT the ones still wearing masks)
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Sharon Astyk

·May 19

Doom in Five…Four…Three…Two…One…

An essay by Sharon Astyk. — This essay was first published on May 17. Couple of things first — Sharon will be live, talking about gardening, on Saturday May 20 at 8 pm EST. Click here to register! This is a long post, but incredibly useful and worth reading all the way the way through. …

Preparedness

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Doom in Five…Four…Three…Two…One…
Doom in Five…Four…Three…Two…One…
Preparedness

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Sharon Astyk

·May 16

The Garden Understory

An essay by Sharon Astyk — First published on May 15, 2023. Sharon will be live, talking about gardening, on Saturday May 20 at 8 pm EST. Click here to register! Today’s thinking is about my understory. No, that’s not a cutesy term for my panties, I’m talking about the garden — what grows under all…

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The Garden Understory
The Garden Understory
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Sharon Astyk

·Apr 17

Fun and Useful Things to Plant in Your Garden

An essay by Sharon Astyk — By Sharon Astyk First published on April 13, 2023. As my family crawls its way out of the sucking grip of Covid, my brain goes mostly to my garden. I’ve got plans, as I’ve told you all before. Even though I’m wildly behind, and the weather isn’t cooperating (it was…

Gardening

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Fun and Useful Things to Plant in Your Garden
Fun and Useful Things to Plant in Your Garden
Gardening

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Shaunta Grimes

Shaunta Grimes

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Learn. Write. Repeat. Visit me at ninjawriters.org. Reach me at shauntagrimes@gmail.com. (My posts may contain affiliate links!)

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