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March 16, 2018

Book Marketing: Developing a Pitch Message

Once you publish a book, it’s your job as the author to spread the word about the book, to create a buzz about it. This will get some folks interested in or curious about the...


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Published on March 16, 2018 04:41

March 12, 2018

Ebook Freebie!

My ebook, Chapter One, is a great way to get aquainted with my fiction books.  It contains the first chapter (and sometimes more) for each novel. I just finished updating it to add the first...


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Published on March 12, 2018 05:25

March 9, 2018

Creating Stories: Character Arc

Every story needs a character arc. Basically, there are two types of character arcs. One concerns itself with what great lesson the main character(s) learn over the course of the story. The second is what...


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Published on March 09, 2018 04:14

February 25, 2018

Book Marketing Basics

My new Padlet page covers book marketing basics. It isn’t complete yet and I’ll be adding content in the future so you may want to bookmark it and check it out occasionally.  The link is...


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Published on February 25, 2018 05:26

February 9, 2018

Moxie’s Problem Reviews

Pasted below are recent reviews for my novel, Moxie’s Problem.   The reviews all showed up originally on blogs and then on Goodreads. Moxie’s Problem is now on sale for $.99. Grab a copy while...


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Published on February 09, 2018 06:22

February 3, 2018

My new novel

I finished the first draft of a new fantasy novel called The King Who Disappeared. Right now it runs around 48K words. I estimate it’ll be around 55K when finished  It takes place in my...


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Published on February 03, 2018 07:23

February 1, 2018

Queen Moxie Has Arrived

My newest novel, Queen Moxie is now available.  It’s been ten years since Moxie became Queen and her peaceful queendom is suddenly surrounded by hostile tribes.  And her nine-year-old daughter doesn’t want to be the...


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Published on February 01, 2018 04:59

January 23, 2018

Creating Stories Reviews

My non-fiction book Creating Stories has picked up a number of great reviews from other writers. Below, I’ve pasted three of them. Crystal: 1/21/18: 5 stars The author is extremely thorough in his instruction about...


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Published on January 23, 2018 07:10

January 17, 2018

Queen Moxie

The next book in the Moxie Series will become available on February 1, 2018.   The novel is available for pre-order at a reduced price. Moxie’s adventures continue. This time she’s the Queen and her...


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Published on January 17, 2018 07:32

January 14, 2018

Short Story Workshop for Kids

I believe it’s important for grammar school kids to learn how to write stories. One of the stumbling blocks the kids encounter is how to develop the ideas necessary to create the story. They need...


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Published on January 14, 2018 04:42

Hank Quense's Blog

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