Author: andrewmfriday
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Friday’s Findings
I’m about to release my third novella and I’ve been using the resources available through Amazon/Kindle to create my book. Amazon may not be for everyone, but right now, it has most of the market for selling books. There’s a lot of competition out there on the Amazon website. Kindle has some marketing tools to…
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MY FAVORITE SF&F SHOWS, PART 5
Even though I should be writing, I couldn’t help but binge-watch these shows. Here are some I’ve watched in the past few weeks: His Dark Materials I’ve read the His Dark Materials trilogy a few times and watched the 2007 movie, The Golden Compass. Now HBO has made it a series and covers the first…
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Friday’s Findings
I’m putting today’s list of Friday’s Findings together in a coffee shop. It’s only the second time since January I’ve been to a coffee shop, which happens to be my favorite place to blog. I wore my mask when I ordered my coffee. My hand sanitizer sits on my table. And speaking of tables, the…
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Forget validation
I came across this article the other day on seeking validation as a writer. Neil Gaiman, famous writer, sent one of his books to Ronald Dahl, another famous writer. Gaiman had hoped to get positive affirmation from Dahl; however, he never heard back. That turned out to be a good thing. How’s that a good…
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I came across this sign
During my morning walk, I came across this sign.
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Friday’s Findings
Usually, I link to articles about the writing craft for Friday’s Findings – articles on character, plot, writing style and such. This past week I found several articles focusing more on a writer’s overall plan; things like an author’s mission statement, planning process, story concept and marketing. I even found a link to famous authors…
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WhereHow Now available for preorder
WhereHow, the third installment of my space opera series, Consortium, is now available as an ebook preorder on Amazon. Here’s a preview: At first, neither the ships nor the inhabitants of the ships interfered with them. That changed. WhereHow, Episode 3 of the Consortium The Xyce — the only known indigenous inhabitants from the WhereHow…
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Some good Storytelling advice
Sometimes, I go see a movie by myself. John Carter of Mars was one of them. I had read the book and was looking forward to watching the film. After sitting down in the theatre by myself, popcorn and soda in hand, I watched the previews. Then the featured movie lit up the screen. Even…
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Reading for awareness
My coworker’s sister created these infographics. I’m going to check out some of these resources. Rynn Grogran online portfolio. Photo by Steve Johnson from Pexels
Andrew M. Friday 