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  • Word on the Street: Putting Yourself Out There

    By Steffanie Costigan September 26, 2024 Last Saturday I had the opportunity of participating in Word on the Street. Word on the Street is a local book/literature festival held by the library. It was so amazing to see the community come out and support local authors.  Marketing is great but starting in your community first…

  • Book Blurb: Simple Strategies to Consider When Writing a Book Blurb

    By Steffanie Costigan September 19, 2024 I have taken a much-needed break from blogging as I recently had my new baby born, but I am back now and with some exciting new blogs and updates. During my blogging absence I had the opportunity to be a panellist in the Alberta, Calgary Writers Conference “When Words…

  • Shifting Gears Within Your Writing

    By Steffanie Costigan April 24, 2024 As much as I enjoy writing under a specific genre, I also enjoy trying out different and new writing styles and genres. This can be important as a writer because you are not only challenging yourself but growing your skill sets as a writer.  Trying new writing methods, being…

  • Writer’s Conference: WordBridge

    By Steffanie Costigan April 17, 2024 Once in a blue moon, the writers and authors emerge from their writing sanctuaries to come together for writing conferences. One of the fun things to do as an author is to meet up with a large community of authors to learn together more strategies and skills for writing.…

  • Expanding Your Books Roots into Other Communities

    By Steffanie Costigan April 10, 2024 Being a journalist, I often start things off with a quote, so here I go. “The secret of making progress is to get started.” ~ Mark Twain This weekend I took my family’s visit to Calgary as an opportunity to deliver some books to local Chapters and Indigo Spirit…

  • Land of the Dragon Free eBook Giveaway

    By Steffanie Costigan April 3, 2024 Today I wanted to start my blog off a little different than I normally do. I wanted to talk about this month from April 1st to the 29th the Land of the Dragon free eBook giveaway and a one-on-one talk with me as the author. In order to enter the draw…

  • Something Old, Something New: Something Worth Looking Into

    By Steffanie Costigan March 27, 2024 What goes into writing? An idea, a thought, a dream, or even history. It’s the things we are surrounded with that we can easily overlook or even take for granted. For example, an old safe… When I originally moved into my house with my young family an old safe…

  • Socialization Among Authors: Turning a New Page

    By Steffanie Costigan March 20, 2024 I am recognizing a really interesting pattern within the author community that I wanted to talk about. I have not seen much talk about it so I thought I would bring it up. On participating with a local author writing group, I realized there was a pattern of behaviour,…

  • Growing Your Roots Before Growing Your Tree

    By Steffanie Costigan March 2, 2024 It’s always been my dream to publish Land of the Dragon ever since I was 12 years old. I will admit when I dream, I really dream big however I am quite realistic at the same time even referred to at times as a pessimist.  I knew I wanted…

  • Blossoming Your Character’s Development: Advancing Tips.

    By Steffanie Costigan Feb. 28, 2024 Whether or not you are reading or watching a movie. A character’s personality, choices, actions, and development can make or break a story especially when it comes to a series. Just as plot holes can be irritating to a reader so can holes in the character development.  There are…