<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Whiskey and Writing, LLC]]></title><description><![CDATA[Author Victoria M. Patton]]></description><link>https://www.whiskeyandwriting.com/blog-by-victoria-m-patton</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 09:14:39 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.whiskeyandwriting.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Mastering the Art of Crime Writing: Tips and Techniques to Enhance Your Craft]]></title><description><![CDATA[Books are hard enough to write. Add in writing a crime thriller, suspense, or mystery, and you have upped the ante. 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Patton</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Quirks and Habits of Authors]]></title><description><![CDATA[If you know a writer/author, then you probably know they are some weird creatures. We do things that others might find mental. And I...]]></description><link>https://www.whiskeyandwriting.com/post/quirks-and-habits-of-authors</link><guid isPermaLink="false">64ee2cc9603ccb9af9243737</guid><category><![CDATA[For Readers]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 29 Aug 2023 18:11:18 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Victoria M. Patton</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Crime Fiction Writing: How To Create That Killer Character]]></title><description><![CDATA[Creating the killer character.]]></description><link>https://www.whiskeyandwriting.com/post/2019/01/03/crime-fiction-writing-how-to-create-that-killer-character</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5c65a29bf12c24001c7d2d82</guid><category><![CDATA[Writing Tips]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 21 Jun 2023 13:03:00 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Victoria M. Patton</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Blurbs Why They Are The Key To  Selling Your Books]]></title><description><![CDATA[What exactly is a blurb? It's ad copy for your book. They can be hard to write and leave you in tears. Yet, you can't half-ass this step.]]></description><link>https://www.whiskeyandwriting.com/post/blurbs-why-they-are-the-key-to-selling-your-books</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5e75819f0e478c0017bb0b8f</guid><category><![CDATA[Selling Direct]]></category><category><![CDATA[Publishing]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 10 Jun 2023 14:00:36 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Victoria M. Patton</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Does Sex In Thrillers Bother You?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lately, I have had a few people tell me they don’t like sex in thrillers. To each his own. I get it. I really do. 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Patton</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why You Need To Use an Outline When Writing]]></title><description><![CDATA[One question I get asked by new authors is how do I get my story out of my head and onto paper? ]]></description><link>https://www.whiskeyandwriting.com/post/why-you-need-to-use-an-outline-when-writing</link><guid isPermaLink="false">64011f0f88c1693fa0650fd3</guid><category><![CDATA[Writing Tips]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 02 Mar 2023 22:40:03 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Victoria M. Patton</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Selling From Your Own Site: What You Need To Know To Get Started]]></title><description><![CDATA[If you have been considering selling digital and / or print books and other physical products from your website, then you need to think...]]></description><link>https://www.whiskeyandwriting.com/post/selling-from-your-own-site-what-you-need-to-know-to-get-started</link><guid isPermaLink="false">634ad285a70b6b4f4f73bb4f</guid><category><![CDATA[Selling Direct]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 07 Nov 2022 20:21:29 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Victoria M. Patton</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Selling From Your Website And Taxes: What You Need To Know]]></title><description><![CDATA[Once you self-publish, you will more than likely want to sell from your website. Why? You can control it You get more profit You can...]]></description><link>https://www.whiskeyandwriting.com/post/selling-from-your-website-and-taxes-what-you-need-to-know</link><guid isPermaLink="false">63409099fc8211def5702ed7</guid><category><![CDATA[Selling Direct]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 07 Nov 2022 20:08:11 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Victoria M. Patton</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ooh That Mistake Is Going To Cost You]]></title><description><![CDATA[How many of us have made a mistake? Um…all of us. How many of us have made a mistake in our business that we thought would ruin us?...]]></description><link>https://www.whiskeyandwriting.com/post/ooh-that-mistake-is-going-to-cost-you</link><guid isPermaLink="false">62d17ebc65017b640f77b7cf</guid><category><![CDATA[For Authors]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 15 Jul 2022 15:27:37 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Victoria M. Patton</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Costly Mistakes To Avoid When Publishing Your Paperback]]></title><description><![CDATA[Publishing paperbacks work a little differently than ebooks. If you are using your own ISBNs, then you will use a different ISBN for each...]]></description><link>https://www.whiskeyandwriting.com/post/costly-mistakes-to-avoid-when-publishing-your-paperback</link><guid isPermaLink="false">61d5e64cba3fde0016fce5bd</guid><category><![CDATA[Publishing]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jun 2022 18:02:04 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Victoria M. Patton</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ebook Pricing and Royalty Rates: What You Need To Know]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pricing Ebooks can be a challenge. If we charged what we think our books are worth, due to time, effort, and how fantastic we think they...]]></description><link>https://www.whiskeyandwriting.com/post/ebook-pricing-and-royalty-rates-what-you-need-to-know</link><guid isPermaLink="false">61b76ec156c6b200169c9bca</guid><category><![CDATA[Pricing Books]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 13 Dec 2021 20:12:34 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Victoria M. Patton</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Publishing Your Book: A Few Tips To Keep You Sane]]></title><description><![CDATA[Publishing your book can be overwhelming. Should you have print or just eBook or both? Should you list everywhere or just on one...]]></description><link>https://www.whiskeyandwriting.com/post/publishing-your-book-a-few-tips-to-keep-you-sane</link><guid isPermaLink="false">61802a0e7920bc00165a1faf</guid><category><![CDATA[Publishing]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 04 Nov 2021 16:06:16 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Victoria M. Patton</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Perma-Free Books: How To Make Them Work For You]]></title><description><![CDATA[How can you make a perma-free book work for you and help you sell other books? I'll tell you in a minute. But first, let's look at a few...]]></description><link>https://www.whiskeyandwriting.com/post/what-the-heck-is-a-clean-link-and-why-should-i-care-1</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5fd790ccdac2d000174dce24</guid><category><![CDATA[Pricing Books]]></category><category><![CDATA[Marketing Your Book]]></category><category><![CDATA[Publishing]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 28 Apr 2021 17:15:09 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Victoria M. Patton</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rye Sense of Humor: Costly Mistakes]]></title><description><![CDATA[At some point, you will have to advertise your book. Mistakes are easy to make and they can be costly.]]></description><link>https://www.whiskeyandwriting.com/post/rye-sense-of-humor-costly-mistakes</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5fd812d79414c60017bad6de</guid><category><![CDATA[Rye Sense of Humor]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 06 Jan 2021 07:24:18 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Victoria M. Patton</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Is Your Book Series Profitable?]]></title><description><![CDATA[How do you know if your book series is profitable? Well, it involves math. Which I know a lot of you hate. How do you figure out if a...]]></description><link>https://www.whiskeyandwriting.com/post/is-your-book-series-profitable</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5f456c765599150017bcea9e</guid><category><![CDATA[Marketing Your Book]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 15 Dec 2020 00:06:11 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Victoria M. Patton</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ways To Market Your Book That Won't Break The Bank.]]></title><description><![CDATA[As an indie author, I have to find ways to help sell and market my books.  ]]></description><link>https://www.whiskeyandwriting.com/post/ways-to-market-your-book-that-won-t-break-the-bank</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5f08989a84bf88001749893d</guid><category><![CDATA[Marketing Your Book]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2020 17:28:39 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Victoria M. Patton</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rye Sense Of Humor]]></title><description><![CDATA[It's Friday, May 15th, 2020. Most of the world has been in some kind of government or self-imposed lock down. ]]></description><link>https://www.whiskeyandwriting.com/post/rye-sense-of-humor-4</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5ebeac132647b800179bed88</guid><category><![CDATA[Rye Sense of Humor]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2020 16:56:56 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Victoria M. Patton</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[WTF? Who Left That Review?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Why are we so upset when a reader leaves a bad review of our book? I mean, I can see the obvious reasons. ]]></description><link>https://www.whiskeyandwriting.com/post/wtf-who-left-that-review</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5e5ad6c8c41f9b003407fe14</guid><category><![CDATA[For Authors]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2020 23:08:52 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Victoria M. Patton</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>