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Ashley Dufault
Dec 27, 20195 min read
Books I Read in 2019
Check out this list of great books Ashley Dufault read in 2019.
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Ashley Dufault
Apr 1, 20194 min read
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...
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Ashley Dufault
Dec 14, 20189 min read
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...
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Ashley Dufault
Nov 21, 20182 min read
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...
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Ashley Dufault
Nov 12, 20183 min read
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...
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Ashley Dufault
Sep 13, 20182 min read
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...
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Ashley Dufault
Sep 3, 20184 min read
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...
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Ashley Dufault
Jul 22, 20183 min read
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...
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Ashley Dufault
Jul 4, 20182 min read
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...
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Ashley Dufault
May 28, 20182 min read
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...
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Ashley Dufault
May 12, 20185 min read
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....
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Ashley Dufault
Jan 1, 20186 min read
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:...
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Ashley Dufault
Dec 10, 20173 min read
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...
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Ashley Dufault
Dec 4, 20173 min read
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...
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Ashley Dufault
Jul 13, 20173 min read
WRITING GOALS AND DELAYS
Life is interesting, isn’t it? We set our goals and aim much higher than our arms can reach so that we’ll do the absolute best we can,...
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Ashley Dufault
Jun 8, 20173 min read
Blog Tour Scams
The other day, I got a message from someone asking if she could PLEASE review my book, If I Let You Go. She linked to her site in her...
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Ashley Dufault
Apr 27, 20174 min read
BAD REVIEWS
I want to talk about bad reviews today. When I was in college, I studied Communication, specifically Media & Technology. It was an...
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Ashley Dufault
Apr 25, 20174 min read
THE DARK SIDE OF ONLINE WRITING COMMUNITIES
As you know by now, I’m in love with J.A. Konrath’s blog. In a post made a few years ago, one of the things he suggested to do is to join...
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Ashley Dufault
Apr 21, 20173 min read
MY WRITING DISTRACTIONS
The volume of my distractions never ceases to surprise me. Currently, I’m supposed to be talking to my boyfriend about book cover...
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Ashley Dufault
Apr 19, 20172 min read
#THINGSONLYWOMENWRITERSHEAR: SEXISM IN PUBLISHING
If you’re on Twitter, you heard about this trending hashtag today: #ThingsOnlyWomenWritersHear. It started as a way to reveal sexism in...
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