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Building Your Community as an Author

Posted on August 29, 2023October 9, 2023 by R.M. Archer

To finish up this series on investments to make as an author, I want to talk about building relationships through your author career. Relationships are another integral part of succeeding as an author, in all areas, so let’s talk about what kinds of relationships you need and how to build them up effectively.

Building Relationships With Readers

There are multiple ways to connect with readers, but the most obvious way is through books. Joining Continue reading “Building Your Community as an Author” →

More Author Career Investments You Should Be Making

Posted on August 22, 2023October 9, 2023 by R.M. Archer

Last week I talked about what I think are some of the most valuable investments you can make in your author career. I started off with the basics in that post, but there are a lot of worthwhile investments you can make to improve your career. A lot of the investments listed in this post are Continue reading “More Author Career Investments You Should Be Making” →

Author Career Investments You Should Be Making

Posted on August 15, 2023October 9, 2023 by R.M. Archer

I know some of you reading this aren’t looking to build a whole author career; writing is a hobby for you, or something you want to dabble in from time to time but not something you want to invest significant portions of your life into. That’s totally fine, and I do think that this post–this series, in fact, because I had too many points for a single post–will still be of value to you in helping you be as professional as possible with the projects you do release.

But if you’re one of many whose goal is to make a career out of writing (and/or writing-related endeavors), this series is for you. Creating a sustainable author career requires investment of many different kinds in many different areas, and this series will dive into what some of those areas are and how to invest well for the career that you want to build.

Today’s post is about some of the most foundational Continue reading “Author Career Investments You Should Be Making” →

Homes & Hospitality in Fantasy

Posted on August 8, 2023August 7, 2023 by R.M. Archer

The topic of hospitality is one I’ve wanted to touch on in a worldbuilding context for a while, and it seemed particularly appropriate to tackle now that I’m newly married with a home of my own that I’m able to invite guests into. So let’s look at homes, hospitality, and how Continue reading “Homes & Hospitality in Fantasy” →

My Author Role Models

Posted on August 1, 2023July 25, 2023 by R.M. Archer

Today, I want to focus some attention on a few of the authors I admire most, and aspire to emulate in my own life and work.

I put together a post like this a few years ago, and when I came back across it in the archives I thought it would be interesting to compile an updated version. My writing focus has shifted, I’ve discovered new authors and had my perspective change on others, but even so there’s a fair amount of overlap between this list and the one I put together all the way back in 2017.

But without further ado, here are my thoughts about some of the authors I admire most and how Continue reading “My Author Role Models” →