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December 10, 2016
The Writer’s Journey – Guest Author, Yecheilyah Ysrayl
Welcome author, Yecheilyah Ysrayl to THE WRITER’S JOURNEY segment of Kim’s Author Support Blog. Take it away, Yecheilyah.This is her journey. 3 Self-Publishing Lessons I’ve Learned this Year As we come to the end of another year, this one has … Continue reading 
December 9, 2016
How to find the best keywords and tags
Originally posted on jean's writing:
The shopping frenzyhas started. If you’re like me, you’ve burned up Google and Amazon, searching for just the right gifts. Late last night I was doing just that as I hunted for just the…
The shopping frenzyhas started. If you’re like me, you’ve burned up Google and Amazon, searching for just the right gifts. Late last night I was doing just that as I hunted for just the…
How to Find and Use Your Largest Creative Inspiration
Originally posted on A Writer's Path:
? by Pekoeblaze First of all, it goes without saying, but all artists and/or writers should have more than just one thing that inspires them. If you only have one major inspiration, then…
? by Pekoeblaze First of all, it goes without saying, but all artists and/or writers should have more than just one thing that inspires them. If you only have one major inspiration, then…
Rewriting: An Overview of the Process
Originally posted on MDellert-dot-Com:
“It is perfectly okay to write garbage—as long as you edit brilliantly.” — C. J. Cherryh The goal of the rewrite is simple, but not easy. You want your story to live. To accomplish this, it’s…
“It is perfectly okay to write garbage—as long as you edit brilliantly.” — C. J. Cherryh The goal of the rewrite is simple, but not easy. You want your story to live. To accomplish this, it’s…
Emotional Beats: Ways to Portray Pain
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, listing beats…
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, listing beats…
How To Survive Naming Your Characters #Writers #AmWriting
Originally posted on BlondeWriteMore:
Naming characters is hard and there are painful consequences if you get it wrong. If you have ever written 70k + words with a character who has an irritating name, you will know where I am…
Naming characters is hard and there are painful consequences if you get it wrong. If you have ever written 70k + words with a character who has an irritating name, you will know where I am…
December 7, 2016
A Better Way to Use Worldbuilding, Backstory, and Multiple POV to Write a Kick Ass Series
Originally posted on A Writer's Path:
? by Lauren Sapala In the past few years, trilogies have become all the rage. Whether you write sci-fi, fantasy, horror, or some other kind of speculative fiction, you’ve probably heard that everyone…
? by Lauren Sapala In the past few years, trilogies have become all the rage. Whether you write sci-fi, fantasy, horror, or some other kind of speculative fiction, you’ve probably heard that everyone…
December 6, 2016
Describers vs. Prescribers: Reaching a Linguistic Common Ground
Originally posted on Nicholas C. Rossis:
When I published The Power of Six, my first collection of short stories, a reviewer said that the book had grammatical errors, albeit small ones. This shocked me, as the book had been professionally…
When I published The Power of Six, my first collection of short stories, a reviewer said that the book had grammatical errors, albeit small ones. This shocked me, as the book had been professionally…
December 5, 2016
The 5 Stages of ‘I Have Got To Keep Going!’ #MondayBlogs #MondayMotivation
Originally posted on BlondeWriteMore:
There are some creative projects which bring you to your knees, force you to question your motives, present you with obstacles and make you want to run away. I am trying to tell myself that these…
There are some creative projects which bring you to your knees, force you to question your motives, present you with obstacles and make you want to run away. I am trying to tell myself that these…
BookBub Features and Ads Update
Originally posted on alfageeek:
I was rejected once again in my attempt to get a Featured slot on BookBub. The difference this time is that my book is now on lots of different stores, not just Amazon-exclusive. BookBub chooses very…
I was rejected once again in my attempt to get a Featured slot on BookBub. The difference this time is that my book is now on lots of different stores, not just Amazon-exclusive. BookBub chooses very…
