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Friday’s Findings
Here’s a few things on writing I’ve read lately . . . Creative Leaps Are The Lifeblood Of Great Writing Nothing is Wasted (If You Put It To Use) How to Make Your Setting Come to Life A Stitch in Time: Pacing, World Building, and Time Travel What Happens When the Apocalypse You’re Writing Starts…
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How to sell more books
I can across the article on getting your book noticed. It has some good ideas.
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Some Tips on Self-publishing
I went to some workshops on self-publishing at Imaginarium 2019. Here are a few tidbits I came across: Consider wide distribute-Don’t just put the ebook versions of your novels on Amazon KDP; also use Kobo, Smashwords, iBooks, etc.). If you opt to enroll your ebooks in KDP select, you can’t place them on any other…
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Making a scene
Originally posted on Andrew M. Friday: One thing I find helpful for NaNoWriMo is making an informal list of scenes. The key is to not get married to this list; just use it as a jumping point. I usually end up moving the order of the scenes around. Here are some things to keep in…
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What is the most important aspect of revision?
Originally posted on Andrew M. Friday: NOTE: I dusted off some notes I took for a webinar, How to Revise Your NaNo Novel, from January 2016. Grant Faulkner hosted the segment on writing advice with guest speakers KM Weiland, James Scott Bell and Kami Garcia. The following was one of the questions asked. What is…
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Author Interview: Pat Paxton
I dog sit for a friend in a town across the river from where I live. A couple of times, while walking the dog, I came across one of my friend’s neighbors. Pat would also be walking his dog. One afternoon, Pat invited me to chat in his backyard while the dogs played together. I…
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Friday’s Findings
Some articles on writing I’ve read lately . . . More on Plotting, Pantsing & Personality Type How to Stay Inspired as a Writer Show What Your Characters Are Afraid Of How to Hurdle Your Writer’s Block How to develop your book idea: 8 exercises What Microtension Is and Why Writers Must Master It 3…
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Five Tips on Marketing
While at Imaginarium 2019, I ended up going to more workshops on marketing than I had planned. I realized creating awareness of a novel presents itself as a whole separate part of the publishing process than its creation. I managed to come away from the conference with several pages of notes. I want to share…
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Liars & Lunatics: A Southern Mystery Seasoned With Pepper, Paprika and Cayenne
Virgil Pepper has stirred up the MeToo movement in Goose Pimple Junction. He cheats on all his girlfriends. He can’t keep his hands to himself. He knows just what to say to charm a woman, but never keeps his promises. He also has political aspirations for the Junction. Or does he? No one trusts him.…
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