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Words To Cut From Your Manuscript
Here is some great information I found on Diana Urban’s blog. When you’re revising any piece of writing — a novel, a news article, a blog post, marketing copy, etc. — there are certain words you should delete to make the … Continue reading
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Graphic Ways to Build Your Brand as an Author
Many authors new to the published scene are astonished at how overwhelming the marketing piece to our industry is. Believe me, I’m still learning! In this blog post, I’m going to post a few tips that are necessary to begin to building … Continue reading
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Book Marketing – Self-Publishing Tips
I recently received a newsletter from Publisher’s Weekly/Booklife and wanted to share it with you. I gained a great deal of valuable knowledge from this article. There was a lot here I already knew, but there are some new marketing … Continue reading
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Writing Tip – Cleaning Up Word Vomit #amwriting
I believe it was the movie Mean Girls that first introduced this term to me, and I thought it was an apt description of what I see a lot in the submissions I’ve read. Word Vomit is a phrase I … Continue reading
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To “CON” or “Not To CON”, That Is The Question #awriting #authors
I’m sitting here recovering after my most successful conference attendance as an author since becoming published. I just got back from Authors After Dark 2o15 in Atlanta, and I’ll tell you it was extremely successful. I met a ton of … Continue reading
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Mara’s Passion Excerpt – Thought I’d Share Some of My Own Work
Good Morning, For those who have been asking, I thought I’d share a writing sample from my latest release Mara’s Passion, Book Three in the Saving Shenanigans Trilogy. Enjoy! While he made his way to a nearby table, the crowd … Continue reading
A Compelling Story Is Not Enough
I started a new book by a new author last night, and while it had a great hook, and the story began with a bang, it is already disappointing. Why? Poor editing. I am so disappointed for this writer. The … Continue reading
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Writing Tip – Patience, Grasshopper – Let it Marinate #awriting
I want to share with you a lesson I learned from a very wise young man. My 20 year old son. He is quite the visionary attending the University of Florida, hoping to eventually enter the film industry. Very often he reviews … Continue reading
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