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March 10, 2017

Drumroll…BookBub results! Spoiler…they are awesome!

Originally posted on Ana Spoke, author:
I’m not one to wish that every day was Christmas or my birthday, but I wouldn’t mind reliving the 6 March 2017 a few times. Well, 7 March, actually, because even though my BookBub…
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Published on March 10, 2017 11:06

Why You Should Read About Writing

Originally posted on A Writer's Path:
? by Kelsie Engen The moment you think you know everything about writing, that’s the moment your writing plateaus. Last week I talked about why writers should read voraciously. But that was a post…
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Published on March 10, 2017 11:04

March 8, 2017

Emotional Beats: Out Of The Mouth…

Originally posted on Nicholas C. Rossis:
Back in September, I published Emotional Beats: How to Easily Convert your Writing into Palpable Feelings. As promised, I will be posting the book on my blog. So, here is the next installment, featuring Part…
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Published on March 08, 2017 14:36

How Michael Crichton Mined Classic Literature to Write Modern Science Fiction

Originally posted on The Black Cat Moan:
Years after his death, Michael Crichton is still dominating American culture. Jurassic World  shattered records at the box office upon its release, demonstrating that Crichton’s dinosaurs-run-amok brainchild still holds wide appeal. HBO’s remake of…
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Published on March 08, 2017 14:33

On Your Next Great Book Idea

Originally posted on A Writer's Path:
? by Samantha Fenton You’re ready to start writing another book. Writing’s a habit, or to some an addiction. Why wouldn’t you be writing? You really, really need to start another writing project. The only problem: finding…
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Published on March 08, 2017 14:30

An Amazonian-Sized Problem

Originally posted on Story Empire:
Hi, SEers! Happy Wednesday. I wrote a post on my own blog recently about Amazon and reviews. If you’d like to read it, you can find it here.  That post was the inspiration for this…
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Published on March 08, 2017 14:27

March 7, 2017

Ranking America’s Largest Publishers

Originally posted on A Writer's Path:
by Jim Milliot by Publisher’s Weekly Anyone even remotely interested in book publishing knows who the Big Five trade publishers are—if not necessarily in what order they rank. For the record, Penguin Random…
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Published on March 07, 2017 10:08

Do You Have An Elevator Speech? #RRBC

Originally posted on Rave Reviews By Nonnie Jules:
Right now, some of you are staring at this page wondering “What the heck is an elevator speech and why do I need one?”  Well, EVERY writer needs one if he wants…
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Published on March 07, 2017 07:40

March 6, 2017

10 Similarities Between Searching For A New Story & Dating #SundayBlogShare #AmWriting

Originally posted on BlondeWriteMore:
I am currently searching for a new story to work on. Story hunting is not easy. Just because you are a writer doesn’t mean you have a queue of ideas, all waiting patiently for you to…
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Published on March 06, 2017 10:39

Kobo Launches Kobo Plus in The Netherlands and Belgium

Originally posted on A Writer's Path:
by Kobo Newsroom Toronto, February 22, 2017 – Booklovers from The Netherlands and Belgium will never run out of things to read thanks to Kobo Plus. The new subscription service jointly created by…
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Published on March 06, 2017 10:15