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May 10, 2016
#BlogBattle 60 “Duplicitous” Entries & Voting
Originally posted on BlogBattle:
Hello! Welcome to the new Blog Battle! This is our first official week with the slightly altered rules and twice monthly story posting (there’s a calendar with all the dates on the rules page). We’ll call the next few months a testing phase to see if the new changes are worthy…
Hello! Welcome to the new Blog Battle! This is our first official week with the slightly altered rules and twice monthly story posting (there’s a calendar with all the dates on the rules page). We’ll call the next few months a testing phase to see if the new changes are worthy…
It’s All an Act #blogbattle #microfiction
Here’s my Blog Battle #60 “Duplicitous” story! Genre: contemporary Hard, smooth, ridged, white, and tainted by the leathery smell of animal hide, I rub my fingers along the braided seams and wait for Coach to give the go ahead. A faint raindrop tickles at my nose and reminds me yet again of the stupidity of […]
May 9, 2016
How Not to Get Overwhelmed: The Book Cover Design
This is the third article in the series:How Not to Get Overwhelmed with Indie Publishing. Since there’s a lot that goes in to this process today we’re going to discuss something that falls during and/or after you’ve written your story, started acquiring beta readers, and let’s not forget retained editing assistance. If you are not […]
May 3, 2016
#BlogBattle Reminder
Hey Battlers! This is just a reminder of all the awesome changes to Blog Battle! You have a whole extra week to read the submitted stories from last week! And next week on Tuesday, May 10th we’ll post our next story (Duplicitous), reveal last battle’s winner, and find out the next word for May 24th. […]
May 2, 2016
How Not to Get Overwhelmed: The Editing/Editor Consideration
I hadn’t really planned to cover editing in the How Not to Get Overwhelmed with Indie Publishing series–except to say that as far as I’m concerned, editing is a must–but a question arose that I didn’t want to gloss over. Trust me when I say I know that editing can seem like a lofty, unattainable […]
April 29, 2016
I Write.
Just sharing a bit of inspiration and encouragement before I’m off to dreamland. What about you? What do you write?Filed under: My Writing Journey
April 28, 2016
Indie Publishing: How to Make Your Big Goal Manageable
When we last discussedHow Not to Get Overwhelmed with Indie Publishingwe worked on setting a publishing goal, and today we’ll talk about the breakdown; we’ll get an idea of the separate parts which are easier to tackle. If you’ve decided to publish for more than yourself or a select few of your family members then […]
April 27, 2016
7 Ways Blogging Makes You a Better Creative Writer
Reblog from I Came for the Soup with Candice Coates! Escapades of an Indie Author & Publisher by Rachael Ritchey:7 Ways Blogging Makes You a Better Creative Writer Excerpt: First off, I gotta say thanks to Candice for this chance to share on her blog! It’s not every day I get the opportunity, and she […]
April 26, 2016
When Men Speak
#BlogBattle 59 “Voice” genre: fantasy (historical fiction) “. . . life is in your hands dear boy.” The king’s voice carried over the cobbled terrace, but it wasn’t the cryptic words which caught Xavier’s attention. Florian sprang up from his seat and leaned into Orn’s face. It was too dark to make out either man’s […]
#BlogBattle 59 “Voice” Entries & Voting
#BlogBattle 59 Story Theme:Voice (basic rules at the bottom of the post) *** Please, please don’t be afraid to tell me if I’ve missed adding your story! I don’t want to leave any out, and I’d rather you bopped me on the head than miss your contribution! Thanks. *** Post your story by 11:59 PM […]
