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An Interview with Daniel McFatter: Author of Miguel Traveler #1: The Man from Texas

by SPR Source link Daniel McFatter has worked in the oilfield industry for over fifteen years and he believes Spanish should be required learning in Texas schools. He lives in Houston with his wife, Johanna, and a gaggle of animals where he is currently writing his next book.…

Writing techniques to polish your prose

by Jordan Source link Writing techniques make individual authors’ styles distinctive. From poetic devices (such as metaphor and simile) to narrative strategies, writers use various literary techniques and in doing so create their (often unmistakable) personal styles. Here are writing techniques you can use to elevate your own writing: 1. Literary techniques such as similes

Flog a BookBubber 137: Elizabeth Hunter

by Ray Rhamey Source link Writers, send your prologue/first chapter to FtQ for a “flogging” critique. Email as an attachment. Many of the folks who utilize BookBub are self-published, and because we hear over and over the need for self-published authors to have their work edited, it’s educational to take a hard look at theirs

Interview with James Johnson, Founder of Freelance Writers School

by Richard Rowlands Source link Hi WriteWorldwide readers, and welcome to the latest in our series of inspirational and advice-packed interviews with professional freelance writers. Today’s interview is with James Johnson, founder of Freelance Writers School. Keep reading to find out why James uses the “Upside Down” method to find profitable new writing clients, thes

The Raptor & The Wren (Miriam Black Book Five)

by terribleminds Source link Buy in print (Indiebound), or in e-book (Amazon | B&N | iTunes) Miriam Black, in lockstep with death, continues on her quest to control her own fate in The Raptor and the Wren, the brand-new fifth book in the Miriam Black series. Having been desperate to rid herself of her psychics

Advice For Young Writers, Embracing Magic & ENGINERDS: Three Questions With Jarrett Lerner

by Debbie Ridpath Ohi Source link Jarrett Lerner writes books about farting robots, belching knights, and other serious matters. You can find him online at jarrettlerner.com and on Twitter at @Jarrett_Lerner. You can also often find him at the mgbookvillage.org, which he cofounded and helps run. He lives with his wife, his daughter, and as

How Should I Charge For Writing? Is Hourly or a Flat Fee Best?

by Anne Wayman Source link “I’d like to charge for writing using a flat fee but I don’t know how long it will take me.” “I always charge hourly so I know I’ll get paid for every minute I work.” And so the debate continues. Is it better to charge for writing by the hours

Goop?

by Michael Davis Source link I love Gwyneth Paltrow’s Goop media franchise-festival-website-train wreck-tent revival-circus because it’s so bad, so transparent, so cynical, so marketed to the sad and the gullible, that it’s good.  It fails so spectacularly that it inadvertently succeeds at being something else: not just more disingenuous commerce beneath a layer of new age double-talk,s

Write! 1.64.0: Merge Documents

by Joyful Jerboa Source link Today we released a scheduled update with the merge documents feature, new black theme, RTL improvements and a couple of other bug fixes. Here’s what’s new in Write! 1.64.0 Merge documents feature. Works with both cloud and local documents. To get started: open side panel → select documents → merges

5 Steps to land more writing gigs from your blog

by The Proof Angel Source link As with many of these lists, there is an element of simplification about this post. But still, there are some useful points about getting writing work by blogging. Visit my websites via the links at the top of this page.