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5++ stars for Discover Your Write Path to Publishing Success by Maddie James #nonfiction #writing #writingcraft #bookreview



Title: Discover Your Write Path to Publishing Success

Author: Maddie James

Genre: Nonfiction, Writing and Publishing, Writing Craft

 

Book Blurb:

 

Stuck? Stalled? Slow to Start?

 

Authors, this book is for you.


If you are a new writer, determined to break into the publishing world, you might think you must do it all—which often slows you down. Or worse, shoots you down the wrong spirally, sticky slope that oddly resembles Alice’s rabbit hole. You keep trying to open the doors to success but can’t find the right key. And just when you think you’ve found the right key, the door cracks open a little wider—enough to glimpse what’s on the other side.


Another golden key! It’s sure to bring success. Right?


And oh! You want that!


You’re tempted to drop everything and grab onto it.


Established authors suffer from Alice’s rabbit hole syndrome, too. Make no mistake—it’s not just new and aspiring authors. If you are an established writer with a stalled, stuck, slow to start, or even spirally career—no matter the reason—you may be desperate to get back on track.


Let’s talk about some ways to do that. This book shares 5 Path-Points to Writer Success:

 

  1. Your Write Path

  2. Your Ideas and Creativity

  3. Your Habits, Routines, and Processes

  4. Your Sweet Spot

  5. Your Publishing Path

 

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Part Workshop, Part Memoir, Part Damn Good Writing Advice

 

Maddie James has run the gamut of publishing options--from freelancer, to traditional publishing, to independent publisher. Her thirty-plus year writing career has provided opportunities for success, pitfalls and pivots, goals met, and lessons learned. She's dishing out her ideas in this book.

 

My Review:

 

No matter if you’re a new writer or have been writing for three decades, this book is perfect for you. Maddie James is an expert in the publishing world and has worn many hats. She wants to share all she’s learned with you. It’s like having a personal writing coach/trainer/mentor at your fingertips 24/7. Get ready to get motivated, writers. It’s time to discover your write path.

 

Each chapter is filled with personal experiences from the author along with invaluable advice. The advice covers every stage from writing to editing to publishing to marketing. What I love most about this book is Maddie James doesn’t talk down to the reader. She’s speaking to you like a friend and colleague.

 

I enjoyed reading this book and recommend it to all writers and authors. There are so many ways this book will help you on your writing journey. There’s even a workbook you can purchase as a companion.

 

My Rating: 5++ stars

 

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Author Biography:

 

Voices in my head. Stories from the heart.

 

In 2022, Maddie James celebrated her 25th year of publishing romance fiction.

 

As Maddie James, she writes contemporary romance stories set in small towns and on American western ranches.

 

While Maddie dabbles with cowboys and small town happily-ever-afters, Madeleine Jaimes, her women’s fiction pen name, explores the real-life, complicated relationships of women, men, and families, and tackles those problems through story. She also writes gritty, steamy, and deadly mainstream romantic suspense as M.L. Jameson.

 

Maddie and pen names have published nearly 80 romance titles worldwide, and in a variety of formats (ebook, print, audiobook, and translations). Affaire de Coeur says, “James shows a special talent for traditional romance,” and RT Book Reviews claims, “James deftly combines romance and suspense, so hop on for an exhilarating ride.”

 

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Reviewed by: Nancy

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