Nancy Christie's Blog, page 33
August 4, 2021
Wednesday Writing Inspiration for 8.4.21 from Neil Gaiman
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July 28, 2021
Wednesday Writing Inspiration for 7.28.21 from Margaret Atwood
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July 21, 2021
Wednesday Writing Inspiration for 7.21.21 from Vladimir Nabakov
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July 14, 2021
Wednesday Writing Inspiration for 7.14.21 from Ralph Keyes
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July 13, 2021
Enjoy an excerpt from “Lucinda and the Christmas List”
Check out the excerpt from my holiday-themed short story “Lucinda and the Christmas List” (from the award-winning Peripheral Visions and Other Stories) here!
And don’t forget to register for the $75 Amazon gift card giveaway!
Creating “How Abella Found Her Voice”—Guest Post by Laura Handke
It’s been nearly a year since Laura Handke and I had “met” each other, introduced by Dorothy Rosby, our mutual writer friend. This was followed by Laura’s first guest post on this blog on how to be more comfortable and confident when speaking in public. (You can read it here.)
So when she told me about her experience writing How Abella Found Her Voice, I thought it would be an interesting topic to share with you. (Laura has also included an excerpt from her book, available here.)
So without furt...
July 7, 2021
Wednesday Writing Inspiration for 7.7.21 from Rita Mae Brown
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June 30, 2021
Wednesday Writing Inspiration for 6.30.21 from Ursula K. Le Guin
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June 23, 2021
Wednesday Writing Inspiration for 6.23.21 from Isaac Bashevis Singer
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June 22, 2021
Giving an Old Book a New Lease on Life
We like to think that, once we publish a book, it’s a done deal.
We’ll never have to work on that particular book again. No new lease on life needed. It will live just the way it is for all eternity on bookshelves—physical and virtual—and people will be able to buy it forever.
That’s what we’d like to think. But things happen. Publishers go out of business. Rights revert back to the author due to lack of sales. Or for whatever reason, we want to update the content, which can mean starting from s...
