Loot Crate, Bark Box, Snack Fever, whatever your interest, I’m pretty sure there is a swag box out there for you. What’s a swag box you ask? A swag box is a monthly subscription service that delivers a box full of goodies catering to a specific area of interest and often organized around a theme. Book related swag boxes cater to readers of mystery, YA, Inspirational, Jane Auston, Sci-fi and Romance, among other genres.

Recently, I caught up with Jeannie Lin, Ever After Box creator. The Ever After Box is a monthly subscription service, curated by romance writers for romance readers. Jeannie and her partners Shwantelle Madison and Amanda Berry, are multi-published in the romance genre.

How The Ever After Box Started

In 2015, the three women were discussing the rise in popularity of subscription boxes. It seemed there was a subscription for every interest, so they decided to…

by Felicity Annora

Hey guys! I’m back again with my self-help posts, and this time I’m going to tell you you how to become a better writer instantly. I know it sounds like one of those bad “get-rich-quick” gimmicks that you find in commercials- and you’d absolutely right. But this time, the tips and tricks are real and they truly are things that help you improve  your writing quickly.

So without further ado, here they are:

Authors need to know more than what kind of content to share on Instagram.|

When used correctly, hashtags can help authors connect with new readers and grow a massive audience on Instagram. Hashtags are how people find posts about specific topics they are interested in. That makes hashtags a fantastic way for you to connect with readers you might not have discovered otherwise.

More often than not, when I see authors struggling with Instagram, they are not using hashtags correctly – or at all.

Use Hashtags to Connect Directly With New Readers

read more: https://www.mixtusmedia.com/blog/130-of-the-best-hashtags-for-authors-on-instagram

You’ve seen this type of click prompt, I know you have.

But do you know how to add one to your blog?

A “Tweet Here” or “Tweet This” in the middle of your post.

It’s easy!

• Go to the website Click to Tweet, log in using Twitter. This provides a direct link to Twitter.

• After you’ve logged in, a dashboard screen pops up. Copy and paste the line or paragraph you want to be tweeted.

• Generate a shortened URL link.

• Use this super easy website called Click here and Tweet.
• Just connect the link to the phrase, word or picture you want to be tweeted.

Find out how to add a Tweet button in the middle of your blog post. 

Learning to tweet is easy. 

Is this clearer than mud?

Have you added Tweet This links to your blog before?

Will you try now?

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I do a lot of critiques for different writers during the week. Some of the writers are very polished; others, not so much.

The one thing I’ve noticed in all levels, is an abundance of adverbs. I must admit, I get jealous at how prettified some of those sentences read. I can’t write like that. My brain isn’t wired that way.

According to William Noble, many inexperienced writers, and I will add unpublished- but have been around the block a few times writers, throw in “pretty” words(adverbs or adjectives) to make their prose more dramatic and meaningful. These cosmetic touch-ups often turn out to be  redundant or simply uninspiring.

Adverbs bog down your story without adding meaning.

He zoomed around the oval speedily.-Is it possible to zoom without speeding?

He stutteredhaltingly.-Can you stutter without doing it haltingly?

Adverbs tell/ You want to show  Adverbs encourage lazy writing.

He whispered to herlovingly.