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10 Ways to Raise the Bar on Book Promotion
This has some excellent advice and things to keep in mind for one of the most confusing and fear inducing areas of writing…
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When Reading Old Writing
Recently I found myself reading old stories I’d written a long time ago. Not whole manuscripts, mind you, just bits and pieces of the story and hastily drawn out plot lines. My first reaction, as…
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What is the Genre of your Novel?
Yesterday I was finally been able to sit down to write after almost a week of chaos. Two of the goats on the farm I live at kidded this weekend, leaving me with four cute…
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The “Writer’s Curse”
I suffer from something a few call “the curse” in writing – otherwise known as the seeming inability to keep oneself from writing. I’m sure you’ve all either heard of it or have dealt with…
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3 Terrible Ways Self-Sabotage Ruins Our Success
Ah, any writer can relate to this…
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Thoughts from a Meeting Today
I met with a published author today, who I came in contact with through my doctor, of all things. She was pretty awesome, and I got some insights into the publishing world and what I should…
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When Reading Crappy Fiction…
… I’m finding that I can actually learn a few things. You probably know that most people recommend that writers consume high-quality literature, thus giving great examples of writing of which to draw upon. There’s a…
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Number 202!
Guys! I just passed 200 WordPress followers. Okay sure, that’s nothing compared to some of you out there. But it’s still, it makes me pretty excited to converse and share with you all, and I…
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What is Improving, Anyway?
All around us we see stuff about improving as writers. I’ve even said vague things about “can improve writing” or whatnot in various things that I’ve written. But what does this even mean? I’ll be…