Ann Christy
Ann Christy is a retired Navy Commander with more than twenty-eight years of operational and scientific experience. A graduate of the University of South Carolina and the Naval Postgraduate School, she has a strong educational and professional background in oceanographic and meteorological physics, biochemical marine science, and coastal ecosystems. Her hobbies include watercolor and oil painting (with varying degrees of success), fiber arts, thinking about science, and obsessively reading way too many books. Her favorite people tend to be animals or equally obsessive readers. She also sometimes writes books and is a USA Today and Wall Street Journal Bestselling author.
Ann Christy
Ann Christy is a retired Navy Commander with more than twenty-eight years of operational and scientific experience. A graduate of the University of South Carolina and the Naval Postgraduate School, she has a strong educational and professional background in oceanographic and meteorological physics, biochemical marine science, and coastal ecosystems. Her hobbies include watercolor and oil painting (with varying degrees of success), fiber arts, thinking about science, and obsessively reading way too many books. Her favorite people tend to be animals or equally obsessive readers. She also sometimes writes books and is a USA Today and Wall Street Journal Bestselling author.
Books by Ann Christy
2 works.
Ann Christy's Articles
9 posts.
7 Minute Read
Writing Inspiration vs. Perspiration
Bestselling author Ann Christy discusses the writer's process from the first inkling of inspiration to the sweat-inducing revision stage.
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Editing Yourself or Going Pro
Should you self-edit your novel or work with an editor? Author Ann Christy reviews the two paths to editing for fiction writers.
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Reader Magnets: Effective Lead Magnets for Authors
Reader magnets can be incredibly effective lead magnets for authors. Here, we look at the different types and how to get started!
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How to Write a Book Blurb That Sells
What goes in a book blurb? Turns out, a sprinkle of stress, a dose of "Am I doing this right?", and these four critical parts!
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Book Advertising and Publicity for Self-Published Authors
Book marketing, or the art of getting your novel noticed, is a multi-faceted pursuit. Paid advertising and publicity are two ways to go about it!
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How to Use Book Promotions to Find Your Audience
Book promotions are effective tools authors can use to find new readers. This case study examines a few types of book promos and their outcomes.
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How to Build Characters Your Readers Will Love
Ann Christy walks through the questions to ask and steps to take when creating believable characters and their backstories!
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Samuel Peralta: On Anthologies, The Lunar Codex, and Doing It All
Samuel Peralta joins Ann Christy to talk about curating anthologies and collections of short fiction, sending art to the Moon with the Lunar Codex, and managing his many creative enterprises.
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Lunar Codex: I’m Inplanetary! Well, My Books Are
The Lunar Codex is an incredible feat of human artistry and ingenuity. Along with 35k+ creators, Ann Christy's, The Never-Ending End of the World, is going to the Moon!
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