THE ASHLEY DUFAULT BLOG
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Ashley Dufault
- Aug 30, 2019
- 4 min
Let's Get Social: Instagram Fast Facts
You can only excel at Instagram if you know some key facts about it. Read more for some social media tips.
Ashley Dufault
- Apr 19, 2019
- 4 min
Reasons Not to Give Your Book Away for Free
I'm currently on the tail-end of a 5-day book giveaway. It's by far my most successful, yet I still have mixed feelings about it. In...
Ashley Dufault
- Apr 1, 2019
- 4 min
All Successful Writers Do This
The other week I was sitting in my new tax man's office, going through the numbers. In 2018, I spent more money than I made with my...
Ashley Dufault
- Jan 14, 2019
- 4 min
REVIEW: WRITE TO MARKET
First thing's first: I'm skeptical of self-help books. I read a lot of them and often find that they're filled with a lot of...
Ashley Dufault
- Dec 14, 2018
- 9 min
WRITING VS. READING: WHICH IS MORE HELPFUL?
Every writer is confronted with this quote at some point: "If you want to be a writer, you must do two things above all others: read a...
Ashley Dufault
- Nov 21, 2018
- 2 min
BLACK FRIDAY BOOK SALE!
To celebrate the first publishing anniversary of If I Let You Go, the Amazon eBook will be 84% OFF from November 23rd to the 27th! And...
Ashley Dufault
- Nov 16, 2018
- 5 min
14 PRODUCTS THAT MAKE CHRONIC ILLNESS EASIER
Chronic illness makes everything just a little bit more difficult – sleeping, eating, cleaning, writing, reading, and so many more daily...
Ashley Dufault
- Nov 12, 2018
- 3 min
REVIEW: BIRD BOX BY JOSH MALERMAN
As a science fiction and horror writer, I feel obligated to tell everyone when I've read a good book. Bird Box by Josh Malerman ranks on...
Ashley Dufault
- Sep 13, 2018
- 2 min
DEA POIRIER: NEXT GIRL TO DIE
[This post was written by Dea Poirier, author of Next Girl to Die.] I am so excited to reveal the cover for NEXT GIRL TO DIE. This book...
Ashley Dufault
- Sep 3, 2018
- 4 min
PHASES OF EDITING A NOVEL
One of the questions I get a lot is: “How do I know if I’m ready to begin editing my book, and what should I expect?” Every author has a...
Ashley Dufault
- Jul 22, 2018
- 3 min
STORY IDEAS: IS A PLOT WHEEL RIGHT FOR ME?
You’re a writer with a great idea for a story. You’ve started writing and were off to a fantastic start, but now you’re stuck; your...
Ashley Dufault
- Jul 4, 2018
- 2 min
IF I LET YOU GO: FREE EBOOK
Starting tomorrow and ending Monday night, you can get your free digital copy of If I Let You Go. Why download it? You may not want a...
Ashley Dufault
- May 28, 2018
- 2 min
REVIEW: WHILE MY SISTER SLEEPS BY BARBARA DELINSKY
An Unusual Genre for me I’m not one for stories about family crises. I read about rebels overthrowing fictional governments. I buy books...
Ashley Dufault
- May 12, 2018
- 5 min
HOW TO ORGANIZE A NOVEL
for publication. So you’ve finished your manuscript and you’re ready to start adding the other various parts of a book to your document....
Ashley Dufault
- Feb 25, 2018
- 5 min
LET'S GET UPDATED
It’s been two months since my last post (approximately). A lot has happened in that time, even though it amazingly still feels like very...
Ashley Dufault
- Jan 2, 2018
- 5 min
2017 IN RETROSPECT
2017 was a wild year for me. I moved into my first apartment and started a new job at pretty much the same time. My boss at the time...
Ashley Dufault
- Jan 1, 2018
- 6 min
10 MISCONCEPTIONS ABOUT WRITERS
There are loads more common misconceptions about writers than what’s listed below, but these are just a handful that pop into my head:...
Ashley Dufault
- Dec 10, 2017
- 3 min
HONESTY IN ART
...for Money or for Art? Honesty in writing is pretty important to most fellow authors. We want to stay true to our own interests and...
Ashley Dufault
- Dec 4, 2017
- 3 min
IF I LET YOU GO: NOVEMBER 24TH RELEASE
I’m thrilled to announce that If I Let You Go has been up for sale for over a week! You can purchase it on Amazon and most other major...