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May 17, 2018
GDPR – How it Affects Authors in 2018 – With FREE Privacy Policy Template
by Cate Baum Source link If you’ve been relying on a mailing list to sell books online, or you sell books from your website, you need to know about the GDPR, a new law that comes into effect on May 25, 2018 that protects people online from spam and unwanted data sharing.…
Flogometer 1055 for Douglas—are you compelled to turn the page?
by Ray Rhamey Source link Submissions sought. Get fresh eyes on your opening page. Submission directions below. The Flogometer challenge: can you craft a first page that compels me to turn to the next page? Caveat: Please keep in mind that this is entirely subjective. Note: all the Flogometer posts are here. What’s a firsts
May 16, 2018
The Wendigo Configuration: Eat The Sandwich, Join The Cult
by terribleminds Source link I should rewind. Last week I said, “Hey, you should eat this sandwich.” And many of you did. Between Twitter and Facebook I stopped counting at 50 attempts by folks to make and enjoy the sandwich, and countable on one hand were those who didn’t actually like it. Those who dids
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by Michael Davis Source link First, a Sincere Declaration of Thanks I’ve spent most of my life running in circles looking for something authentic, then waiting for permission to explore it, and harshly criticizing myself when I didn’t get that permission. Maybe other people have different experiences, but this has been mine, my personal through-lines
The difference between affect and effect
by The Proof Angel Source link Many people get confused about affect and effect. Once you have written one of these words, somehow it looks wrong. Looking it up often doesn’t help. If you are already confused, working out whether you are dealing with a verb or a noun can cause a lot of dithering. Oxfords
Get a Decent Social Media Following First to Get a Cookbook Deal, says Gibbs Smith Editor
by diannejacob Source link Michelle Branson says she wants cookbook authors with a decent social media following. She’s Senior Editor and Contract Administrator of Gibbs Smith, in charge of cookbooks acquisition team, and a member of the children’s books acquisitions team. The question, though, is what constitutes a “decent social media following?” Big. But evens
Good Fiction Does Not Offer Solutions
by JW Source link A good piece of fiction, in my view, does not offer solutions. Good stories deal with our moral struggles, our uncertainties, our dreams, our blunders, our contradictions, our endless quest for understanding. Good stories do not resolve the mysteries of the human spirit but rather describe and expand up on thoses
12 Character Writing Tips for Fiction Writers
by Melissa Donovan Source link Character writing tips. Characters are the heart and soul of every story. Almost every great story is about people. Plot, setting, theme, and other elements of fiction are secondary to realistic characters that an audience can connect with on an intellectual or emotional level. There are exceptions, of course. Somes
May 15, 2018
6 Creative Ways to Strengthen Your Story Idea
by Joslyn Chase Source link Coming up with a story idea isn’t hard. Coming up with a story idea that hits it out of the park, fires on all cylinders, and has never been done before is. In fact, it’s the equivalent of winning the lottery—an unlikely event that can burn up your resources ifs
New Indie Book Release: Loyalty – War of Nytefall (Charles E. Yallowitz)
by Alan Kealey Source link New Indie Book Release: Loyalty (War of Nytefall) – Charles E. Yallowitz Fantasy (Vampire) (380 pages – April 2018) Loyalty (War of Nytefall) takes place in the magical world of Windemere. This is…
