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Oft-Overlooked Ways to Connect with More Prospects

by Sonia Simone Source link This week, we talked about forming stronger relationships with prospects. Someone may know you, but do they like you enough to remain an engaged member of your audience? On Monday, Stefanie Flaxman kicked things off by asking that very question. Be sure to try her simple exercise for uncovering whats

Using 5 senses in writing: 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 →

Hearts on Fire by T. Renee

by Marta Cheng Source link Four foster sisters, on different life trajectories, are the focus in Hearts on Fire, a powerful work of women’s fiction by T. Renee. All four young women are alumni of a state-run group home close to their current residences in a housing project just outside of Philly.…

What is rising action? How to build to an epic climax

by Jordan Source link What is rising action? It’s the events in a book, story, play or movie that build towards a climax. Rising action consists of the character actions, encounters, and situational changes that propel your story to your denouement or ending. How do you build your book to a satisfying climax? Try thes

Flog a BookBubber 129: Catherine Lea

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

Writing College Textbook Supplements, Third Edition, Is Here!

by John Soares Source link I’m pleased to announce the release of the third edition of Writing College Textbook Supplements: Developing Test Questions, Quiz Questions, Instructor Manuals, Lecture Outlines, and Other Curriculum Components. Most long-time readers know that this has been my main freelance writing niche for over two decades. This expanded and completely up-to-dates

Advice to writers/illustrators: Take the long way. Shortcuts rarely pay off.

by Debbie Ridpath Ohi Source link

Katie Weiland: Inspiration is Everywhere

by Joyful Jerboa Source link K.M. Weiland is the IPPY, NIEA, and Lyra Award-winning and internationally published author of the acclaimed writing guides Outlining Your Novel, Structuring Your Novel, and Creating Character Arcs, as well as Jane Eyre: The Writer’s Digest Annotated Classic. Katie, please tell us something about you and what you are workings

Nobody’s Opening Your Marketing Emails. Here’s Why.

by Grammar Chic, Inc. Source link Email marketing is growing in its popularity and in its prevalence—but that doesn’t necessarily mean that marketers know what they’re doing. It’s as possible as ever to sink a lot of money into an email marketing campaign and get nothing out of it whatsoever. This can happen for as

IACP Strips Winner of Cookbook of the Year Award After Outcry

by diannejacob Source link On Sunday night, at the IACP cookbook awards in New York, Martha Holmberg, Chief Executive Officer of IACP, won the association’s highest honor, for Cookbook of the Year. She co-wrote Six Seasons: A New Way with Vegetables with chef Joshua McFadden. She wrote the book on the side, as a freelance writer.s