Author: andrewmfriday
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The Furious Five Hundred
It’s a busy week for me for several reasons, one of which my house is being remodeled and every room is in disarray. I have no place to sit in my own home. Despite that, I’ve been camping out at the coffee shop for the past few days and I’m getting work done. I’m using…
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Keeping the Distance
Scott Nicholson says in Seven Bad Habits of Unsuccessful Writers: Newer writers tend to rely on “He saw,” “He felt,” “He smelled,” “He tasted,” or “He heard” instead of just letting the actions or sensations occur. It shows a lack of confidence. If you have done a good job of securing your character viewpoint, then…
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Hello Darkness
Writing a scene in which I dragged out a villainous character from an unused rough draft of a novel–one I wrote seven years ago. Hello my wicked friend. Do your stuff. View my Consortium SF Series at Amazon.
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My Facebook Author Page Is Greenlit
It took me a while, but I finally created an Author’s Page on Facebook. I’m not sure why I waited–I think I subconsciously wanted to have at least a couple of episodes out beforehand. Now that episode 2 is available, I went ahead and did the deed. So, I’m inviting you to “LIKE” my author’s…
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Writing is my sanity
New floors being put in throughout whole house; house in disarray; writing is my sanity and salvation. View my Consortium SF Series at Amazon.
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Author Interview: Lydia Sherrer
I met Lydia Sherrer at an indie author event last fall. Her urban fantasy books for young adults (and grown ups) attracted my attention because of their colorful covers. She created the Love, Lies and Hocus Pocus series. I have just started reading one of her latest projects, Accidental Witch, which is part of her…
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Friday’s Findings 03.16.18
Here are some articles on writing I’ve read lately: 15 Reasons Why Your Book Isn’t Selling What writing rules do you live by (and which ones do you break)? Re-reading your work 3 Ways to Quit Waiting for “Perfect” Writing Conditions Exercising is a good analogy for writing View my Consortium SF Series at Amazon.
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Review of Omniorb
Here’s what’s happening with my books: Sandy, from her blog, Feed My Biblio-Diction, gave Omniorb a good review. See the review here. Sandy also placed her review on Amazon and Goodreads. Advocate: Consortium, Episode 2, is released tomorrow. LibraryThing is listing my books for free giveaways. Omniorb is available to read for free on Kindle…
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Friday’s Findings 03.09.18
Here are some articles on marketing as a self-published author I’ve read lately: New Author? 3 Tips To Help You To Outline Your Novel How to build a book audience: 6 smart methods Book Promotion: Do This, Not That How to Get Book Reviews on Amazon Sell More Books With These Critical Cover Rules Writing…
Andrew M. Friday 