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March 7, 2018
21 Shortcuts Everyone Should Use to Speed Their Workflow
by Joyful Jerboa Source link There are tons of shortcuts that you can use in or across different apps and devices. Besides key combinations alike copy-paste (Ctrl+C, Ctrl+V) and save (Ctrl+S), that even newborns already know, we suggest you delve deeper and remember these 21 more shortcuts that dramatically will change your life and makes
Getting your book into the High Street
by The Proof Angel Source link Here is some useful advice about dealing with your local book shop. It is all common sense, but it is still useful to have it all listed in one place, and coming from an authoritative source: The Booksellers Association. Visit my websites via the links at the top ofs
March 6, 2018
Hire an Intern for Your Next Cookbook!
by diannejacob Source link A guest post by Clotilde Dusoulier Recently I made a key decision: to hire an intern to help me with my new cookbook, Tasting Paris. It’s my fifth book in 11 years, and releases this month. I am proud to say this is the one that finally made me feel Is
Be There to Write
by JW Source link Over the years, I’ve found one rule. It is the only one I give on those occasions when I talk about writing. A simple rule. If you tell yourself you are going to be at your desk tomorrow, you are by that declaration asking your unconscious to prepare the material. Yous
Ten Myths About Creativity
by Melissa Donovan Source link Myths about creativity. Today I’d like to share an excerpt from my book 10 Core Practices for Better Writing. This excerpt is from “Chapter Nine: Creativity,” which offers insights and tips to help you stay inspired and creative as a writer. The excerpt I’ve chosen presents ten myths about creativity.s
Giveaway: Win a Fully Loaded Kindle Paperwhite!
by Joe Bunting Source link If you’re a writer, you’re also a reader. Reading amazing stories is the inspiration you need to write your own. And the stories you write are your gifts to other readers. This week, we’re giving away something that will be a boon to both your reading and writing. Enter the giveaways
‘No’ Is My Favorite Word
by Stefanie Flaxman Source link On your own, without any way to gauge whether or not your ideas are practical or wise, you might get carried away with your creativity. That’s why the word “no” is an essential part of the professional creative life. Hearing it helps me incorporate another perspective into my vision. Is
Using 5 senses in writing (or what erotica teaches all writers)
by WW Office Source link Guest author and blogger, Anastasia Parkes (or Primula Bond, her often used pseudonym), has been a successful writer of erotic romance and domestic drama for over 20 years, but has always had passion for exploring ‘real life’ scenarios and teasing the … Continue reading →
What Happened to Flynn by Pat Muir
by Marta Cheng Source link Writer Pat Muir shows us that missing person cases are rarely what they seem in the compelling police procedural, What Happened to Flynn. A divorced real estate agent and avid fisherman, Art had been reported missing by his broker ten days earlier.…
March 5, 2018
How to expand your novel idea into a stronger story
by Jordan Source link Novel idea generators and writing prompts are some tools for finding ideas for a story. Yet once you have your central idea – the single sentence that encapsulates the key, interesting details – you need to expand this so you’re ready to draft. Here are tips for finding interesting plots, sub-plots,s
