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October 15, 2015

October 14, 2015

Jeff Phillips: Stuck Forces, A Meditation on What It Might Be Like To Be A Ghost

Originally posted on Drinkers with Writing Problems:
With Halloween creeping up, I’ve been embracing my fascination with the spooky, in particular, a good ghost story. In exposing myself to both fictional and nonfictional accounts of ghosts, I find myself wondering what being a phantom might be like. The old thespian in me, that would once…
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Published on October 14, 2015 19:01

October 11, 2015

Book Review: The Baby Thief by L. J. Sellers

What does a woman who runs a fertility clinic do when she desperately wants to birth her own child, but is unable to produce the necessary eggs?  She uses a donor, of course. . Jenna McClure is single and feels time is running out to have a child, so she visits a fertility clinic.  Unfortunately […]
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Published on October 11, 2015 05:00

October 10, 2015

WTF Happened to My Writing Style? (And why beta readers are important)

You are a writer. You are a sponge.
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Published on October 10, 2015 05:00

October 8, 2015

WritersLife Wednesday – Blogging to Build an Author Platform

Originally posted on amiecus curiae:
I ran across a post today on how blogs aren’t as great for building an author platform as they are made out to be.  It’s here: https://authordylanhearn.wordpress.co... I’m here to offer the counterpoint.  Now, this writer is completely correct in saying you should blog because you want to and not just…
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Published on October 08, 2015 19:31

Amazon and Reviews

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Published on October 08, 2015 19:23

October 7, 2015

Reading Quality Books

Originally posted on Rebecca Weir - A Pensive Writer:
You always want to read a quality book right? But what does that look like? Quality can mean a myriad of different things in the world of literature. To some (usually English majors), that means Fitzgerald level writing–it’s a classic, or it’s not worthy! To others,…
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Published on October 07, 2015 10:05

October 3, 2015

Everybody’s Poop Stinks by L.V. Gaudet

Whether the scents are pleasant or vile, expected or out of place, they can trigger in your reader an automatic response they don’t even realise they are having.
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Published on October 03, 2015 05:00

September 25, 2015

Developing A Whole New Appreciation For Publishers by Sheila Deeth

Originally posted on Second Wind Publishing:
I got an email today from one of the bold brave editors of a journal soon to be released by our local writers’ group. She complimented me on the fact that there were fewer egregious errors this year than in last year’s document. The reason, mostly, is I learned from last year’s…
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Published on September 25, 2015 04:40

September 4, 2015

Pia Pucknucker: The Mystery Of The Indian Treasure

Originally posted on Second Wind Publishing:
Cameron calling for his cat Braveheart While awaiting for ” Pia Pucknucker :  The Mystery Of The Indian Treasure”  to be corrected and printed, I have decided to make Pia a series of mysteries and adventures. In Pia’s next book, I’ll be introducing three new characters:  Cameron, Hank and…
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Published on September 04, 2015 04:38