Author: Alan Petersen

I'm a full-time Internet marketer and infopreneur and an aspiring fiction writer. Blogging about my fiction writing at Fictive Universe.
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Scrivener Video Tutorial: Nonlinear Writing

In this less than five minute Scrivener Video Tutorial, you’ll see how to easily move scenes around your manscript with drag and drop ease.  

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Progress Report
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Met My Writing Goal!

I’m very excited to announce that I just hit my word count goal for my second book! When I started writing my second book, I…

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10 Reasons Why Self Publish Authors Should Use WordPress

On November 18th I gave a presentation to a local Meetup group I organize for Self Published Authors in San Francisco. The title of my presentation was “WordPress for…

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Manuscript Editing for Fiction
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I Hate the Editing Part

I’ve been working on the edited manuscript for my WIP (work in progress) and I really hate this part of writing. I’m at the stage…

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Scrivener Video Tutorial
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Scrivener Video Tutorial: Tweet, Right From Scrivener

Scrivener Video Tutorial #4 –  Twitter is a great way of holding yourself accountable to your writing goals and to brand/market yourself in one tweet, right…

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10 Steps To Become A Better Writer

This graphic says it all… Like this infographic? Get more content marketing tips from Copyblogger.

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eReader for Less Than $15

I was reading on Yahoo Finance about cheap versions of pricey products and was amazed to see a $13 eReader! That’s cheaper than the price…

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Progress Report
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Progress Report on my WIP

The writing has been clicking along nicely on my current WIP (Work in Progress). I set a goal of 80,000 words and as of today,…

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NCBPMA July Event: Introduction to Self Publishing

On July 31, 2012, I participated in the Northern California Book Publicity & Marketing Association‘s luncheon and panel discussion on self publishing in San Francisco….

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