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How to Write a Novel That Sells

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  • A Different Way to Retire From Business with Dr. James Gregory

    Dr. James Gregory, known as The King of the Short-Reads, joins Lana Mcara for a revealing #Unputdownable conversation about how his corporate and business background influences and drives his work as a fiction writer.

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  • Secrets of a Ghostwriter: How Real-Life Stories Can Support Conflict in Compelling Fiction with Autumn Karen

    Autumn Karen, filmmaker, ghostwriter, educator, and advocate, joins Lana Mcara for an informative #Unputdownable conversation about real-life experiences create stories that will resonate deeply with your readers.

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  • What Should Be Your Writing Schedule?

    Lana McAra, author of 44 books and counting, shares her thoughts on how to craft your writing schedule, including whether you should even have one.

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  • Villains Aren’t All Bad: All Characters Have Good and Bad Points

    Lana McAra wades into the human condition and shows examples of how complex, complete good and evil characters make for #Unputdownable page-turners.

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  • Swift Sword: Uncovering the Untold Stories of Vietnam’s Unsung Heroes with Doyle Glass

    Doyle Glass, renowned historian, sculptor, and author, joins Lana Mcara for a poignant #Unputdownable conversation about the visceral power of military history and how to bring these powerful stories to light.

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  • Writing and Publishing Books As a Teen Author with Shanti Hershenson

    Shanti Hershenson, teen author of 20 published books (with many more on the way), joins Lana Mcara for an inspiring #Unputdownable conversation about telling your story, especially when it gets overwhelming.

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  • Through Dyslexia and Being an Indie: You Can Overcome Anything with Ivan Scott

    Ivan Scott, author of "The Redhead" series, joins Lana Mcara for am inspirationally #Unputdownable conversation about perseverance and how to find inspiration to achieve your success as a fiction novel writer.

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  • Connecting With Nonprofits

    Lana McAra provides examples of how incorporating a nonprofit into your fiction writing creates #Unputdownable fiction writing and can further a good cause.

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  • Show and Tell

    Lana McAra delves into the Show, Don't Tell method for fiction writing and raises the question of whether it's enough or you need to do more to make your novel #Unputdownable.

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  • The Rule of Threes

    Lana McAra provides examples of how the Rule of Threes strengthens your fiction writing and makes your story #Unputdownable in a way your readers cannot fathom - and cannot resist.

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  • Personality Pendulums

    Lana McAra illustrates how creating personality pendulums, where the character can go from being nice to not-so-nice, makes for scintillatingly #Unputdownable fiction writing.

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  • From Therapy to Literary with Jack Lawrence

    Jack Lawrence, author of Through The Ashes, joins Lana McAra and shares his very personal journey into creating #Unputdownable fiction writing driven by his experiences.

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  • Head Hopping: What It Is and What to Do About It

    Lana McAra reveals the phenomenon of head hopping, which can either make your fiction writing #Unputdownable or confuse your reader - depending on how effectively you manage it.

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  • Indie Author Makes Wall Street Journal Best-Seller List with Christopher Greyson

    Christopher Greyson, one of the top 100 Kindle authors of all time, joins Lana McAra to share challenges authors face and how to avoid pitfalls creating #Unputdownable fiction.

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  • No Longer Afraid: Here Is My Voice and This Is What I Have to Say with LLH Harms

    LLH Harms, author of The Aftertime, joins Lana McAra and reveals how her path to #Unputdownable publishing also exemplifies facing your fears and making the right choice.

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  • How Point of View (POV) Affects Setting

    Lana McAra explains how Point of View, or POV, affects your setting and your fiction writing so your novel becomes #Unputdownable in the eyes of your readers.

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  • Journal Writing for Fiction Writers and How to Embrace Your Muse with Kyle Ann Robertson

    Kyle Ann Robertson, author of "Not So Little Things", joins Lana McAra and explores how journal writing brings fleeting thoughts into an #Unputdownable narrative and helps you embrace your muse.

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  • Diversifying Your Publishing: How to Make It Work For You

    Lana McAra shows how the same principles of diversification involved in financial planning apply to your publishing strategy as you publish and promote #Unputdownable fiction writing.

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  • Writing Spooky Novels with Beth Castrodale

    Beth Castrodale, author of The Inhabitants, joins Lana McAra and reveals how to create a spooky fiction novel that quickly emerges as absolutely #Unputdownable in the marketplace.

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  • Fast Publishing: What That Means

    Lana McAra provides a comprehensive definition of fast publishing, including how it builds your fame as a fiction writer and makes your work uniquely #Unputdownable.

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  • Follow The Leaders in Fiction Writing

    Lana McAra draws a blueprint showing you how to identify fiction writers to follow, model, and emulate and discover their success secrets to creating #Unputdownable fiction.

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  • Unleash Your Inner Writer with Sally Lotz

    Sally Lotz, Author, Writing Coach, and Mentor, joins Lana McAra for a peer-to-peer mastermind chat about how effective and strategic journaling helps you create #Unputdownable fiction writing.

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  • Publishing Agreements with Elissa D. Hecker

    Elissa D. Hecker, acclaimed and top-rated Entertainment, Arts, and Intellectual Property Attorney, joins Lana McAra to discuss the ins and outs of publishing agreements for your #Unputdownable fiction novel.

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  • How to Know If Your Fiction Novel Idea Will Work

    Lana McAra gives you criteria that helps you know if your fiction novel idea will lead to a body of work your readers will find #Unputdownable.

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  • Becoming The Enlightened Passenger with Corey Poirier

    Corey Poirier, author of "The Enlightened Passenger" joins Lana McAra to discuss the Power of NO and why it's the new YES, and the need for a personal mission statement.

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  • Events, Festivals, Fairs, and Shows – OH MY! with Leigh Lincoln

    Author, speaker, mom, and world traveler Leigh Lincoln joins Lana McAra and reveals how events, festivals, fairs, and shows establish your novels as #Unputdownable in the marketplace.

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  • How to Become a New York Times Bestseller with Ginny Myers Sain

    New York Times Bestseller Ginny Myers Sain joins Lana McAra and reveals how she attained this milestone, and how you doing likewise can make your fiction novel #Unputdownable in the marketplace

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  • How Easy to Find Are You?

    Lana McAra reveals her experiences getting media publicity and making powerful contacts at book festivals so people know her fiction writing is #Unputdownable.

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  • Building Suspense

    Lana McAra takes you through steps and questions you can ask as you build cliffhangers and moments of #Unputdownable suspense.

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  • How to Finish That First Draft with R.M. Almonte

    Metaphysical Sci-fi author R.M. Almonte joins author and coach Lana McAra to discuss how to create a first draft of your fiction novel that is #Unputdownable.

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  • A Light Touch: How to Make It Work For You

    Lana McAra reveals tactics that prevent your fiction novel reader from getting triggered to stop and think. This makes your story #Unputdownable.

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  • Don’t Get Cutesy!

    Lana McAra delves into the many ways getting cutesy with your writing could distract your reader. Avoid these mistakes to keep your fiction writing #Unputdownable.

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  • How to Get Over Yourself – Marketing Your Novel with Raj Lulla

    Raj Lulla, author of The Caring House, joins author and coach Lana McAra to discuss how to break past the barriers and blocks that stop authors from marketing their #Unputdownable fiction writing.

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  • The Most Important Factor to Sell More Books

    Ex. Lana McAra shares insights from her conversation with a writer who is very successful at selling books and making them #Unputdownable to her readers.

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  • Successful Book Tables

    Lana McAra shares the secrets successful fiction novel writers, like you, use to manage a successful book table and make more sales of your #Unputdownable novel.

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  • Perfect Practice Makes Perfect

    Lana McAra shares a method for practicing and developing your writing skills that will make your fiction novel #Unputdownable for your readers.

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  • Review: Guerrilla Marketing for Writers

    Lana McAra reviews Guerrilla Marketing for Writers, the quintessential book on book marketing that gives you what you need to easily and effectively market your #Unputdownable fiction novel.

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  • Publishers and Marketing: Where Can I Find a Good One?

    Lana McAra reveals different types of marketing depending on which publishing method you choose to promote and sell youe #Unputdownable fiction novel.

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  • Agents: Do You Really Need One?

    Lana McAra discusses three types of publishing and whether you should work with an agent to get your #Unputdownable fiction writing published.

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  • Elevate Your Writing by Going Deeper

    Lana McAra takes you on a journey to going deeper into your characters that leads to #Unputdownable fiction writing.

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  • Elevate Your Romance to Touch the Reader

    Lana McAra shows you how understanding how humans create romantic connections causes your readers to fall in love with your #Unputdownable story.

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  • What Kind of Editor Do I Need, Anyway?

    Lana McAra breaks down the different types of editing that go into writing a fiction novel that make the finished product absolutely #Unputdownable.

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  • Distribution: The Most Important Aspect of Publishing

    Lana McAra takes you beyond publishing and shows you the ins and outs of book distribution, so readers pick up your #Unputdownable story in the first place.

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  • Reviews: A Secret Method

    Lana McAra shows you the step-by-step process for gathering powerful, effective reviews that show readers your story is #Unputdownable.

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  • Scenes: String of Pearls

    Lana McAra reveals how an effective storyline is like a string of pearls, where the string that holds them together makes your story #Unputdownable.

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  • Book Review: Make Your Words Work, by Gary Provost

    Lana McAra reviews this cornerstone book by the author whose method for changing the way you see writing makes your fiction novel #Unputdownable.

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  • Bosch: Characterization, or Why Your Readers Love Your Character’s Flaws

    Lana McAra reveals lessons from the TV character Bosch and how your character's personal flaws and quirks make your fiction writing #Unputdownable.

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  • Subplots and Side Characters: You Gotta Have Them

    Lana McAra shows you how to evolve subplots and side characters in your current novel into main characters in your next novel and make your entire series #Unputdownable.

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  • Relationship Energy: Matching or Not Matching?

    Lana McAra explains how relationship energy is the core of any strong fiction novel that makes your readers find it to be #Unputdownable.

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  • A Fresh Perspective From a Young Author

    Lana McAra shares about the time she discovered a new author by accident when she bought a fiction novel that turned out to be #unputdownable.

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  • Endings and Beginnings

    Lana McAra reveals a little-discussed aspect of fiction writing that creates a storyline that makes your fiction novel #Unputdownable.

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  • The Advantages of Delayed Publication

    Lana McAra explains how the benefits of delayed publication make your fiction novel something future generations will find #Unputdownable.

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  • Why Complete Failure is Essential for Success

    Lana McAra shows you how to develop and frame your character's failure to make your fiction writing #Unputdownable.

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  • The Difference Between Self-Publishing, Traditional Publishing, and Hybrid Publishing

    Lana McAra shows you how to choose the publishing method that gets you paid and preserves your control to create fiction writing that is #Unputdownable.

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  • Home is Where Your Identity Is

    Lana McAra shows you how the place your character lives defines them and makes the framework and storyline of your fiction writing #Unputdownable.

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  • Three Emotions that Happen in Conflict

    Lana McAra shows you how to harness and channel three emotions that create and drive conflict that makes your fiction writing #Unputdownable.

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Tune in with Writing Coach Lana McAra, who has over 40 published titles of her own, and you’ll find new energy, new perspectives, new resources, and new ideas that will spark your creativity into a blaze of brilliance!

Become #UnPutDownable

You’ve accomplished a lot in other areas of your life, but your ultimate dream of writing a story still lives only in your mind.

When do you get your turn to do what matters to you?

Meanwhile, you stare at a blank screen asking yourself: How do I make the story compelling?

How can I create scenes and characters that compel my reader to turn page after page, on the edge of their seat?

Are you ready, like them, to find out what happens next?

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  • Lana McAra: Award-Winning, Best-Selling Author Ghostwriter, Editor, Book Coach
  • Novel Writing Course: How to Write a Novel That Sells

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