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Tracy Townsend: Five Things I Learned Writing The Nine

by terribleminds Source link In the dark streets of Corma exists a book that writes itself, a book that some would kill for… Black market courier Rowena Downshire is just trying to pay her mother’s freedom from debtor’s prison when an urgent and unexpected delivery leads her face to face with a creature out ofs

My Favorite Quote Which Changed My Life (and Can Change Yours, too)

by Bryan Hutchinson Source link Every now and then you read something, view something, or hear something that resonates in such a way that it prompts change. You don’t know why exactly, or even that it is happening, but in time you realize what’s happened and you can pinpoint the exact moment it started. Thiss

Pulp Literature magazine Calls for Short Fiction Stories – Pays 7 cents/word

by Brian Scott Source link The editors of Pulp Literature magazine have opened a limited reading period to curate short fiction stories for forthcoming issues. The reading period is open now and will close December 5th. (The… ***

You Must Not Come Lightly to the Blank Page

by JW Source link You can approach the act of writing with nervousness, excitement, hopefulness, or even despair—the sense that you can never completely put on the page what’s in your mind and heart. You can come to the act with your fists clenched and your eyes narrowed, ready to kick ass and take downs

What Not to Do When NaNoWriMo Ends

by Sue Weems Source link Writers across the globe spent a frenzied month neglecting their laundry, sneaking writing time at lunch, and compulsively checking their word counts. Whether you won, lost, or didn’t participate at all, here’s what NOT to do the day after NaNoWriMo ends. I always sign up for NaNoWriMo, even when thats

New Indie Book Release: Invasion (Roxanne Bland)

by Alan Kealey Source link New Indie Book Release: Invasion – Roxanne Bland Paranormal Dark Urban Fantasy/Science Fiction (305 Pages – November 2017) Invasion seamlessly pulls together two disparate genres, fantasy and…

Writers: It’s Time to Get Paid What You’re Worth

by Sonia Simone Source link This week is for our professional writers — whether you’re a freelancer or you work for a bigger organization. We’re tired of you missing out on the great gigs and the plum jobs, while you watch people zoom past you who can hardly type The Cat on the Mat. Povertys

Year-End Review Helps Writers Truly Assess Their Writing Business

by Anne Wayman Source link A year end review is a good practice for freelance writers. Since tomorrow it will be December, it’s a good time to start thinking and writing your year-end review of your writing business. Fortunately, since we’re freelancers, we don’t have to approach this evaluation with the kind of dread thats

Write! 1.58.0: Copy and Paste, Autosave and New Themes

by Joyful Jerboa Source link In this update, we have delivered an autosave option for local documents, Copy and Paste items, more themes and other improvements and bug fixes. Here’s what’s new in Write! 1.58.0: Typing sounds The typing sounds item was moved from Advanced to Tools mini-tab in Settings menu. Moreover, now you cans

Is Style the Missing Ingredient in Your Online Copywriting?

by Grammar Chic, Inc. Source link Online content creation is often spoken of in a purely functional capacity: You need to generate some words that will, in turn, give the search engines something to chew on, all while conveying your branding message in a clear and effective way. But your writing can be technically precise,s