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OMG Why Does My Computer Hate Me? Problem Solved: Dates Formats in Microsoft Excel

When you reinstall Microsoft Office on a new computer and Excel refuses to use the same date format you are used to.

Who Let the Dogs In? (and my dog looks like a reverse-shade lamp)

In making our stories real for our readers, we want to add as many little touches of reality as the story needs. These details are also valuable tools in revealing things about our characters, both obvious and hidden personality characteristics.

What Kind of Creative Are You?

What gets your creative juices flowing, spurring on sudden onsets of new ideas?

Story Bible – What the Heck?

The story bible is a quick and short reference guide for editing. Its focus will be narrow and restricted to the basic details. This guide makes a handy tool to quickly check when you’re making changes to your story. It’s also helpful for your cowriters if you have any, editors, and proofreaders.

SELF-PROMOTION IS A FOUR LETTER WORD: Oh The Wicked Webs We Weave

Having a website is as important as blogging. It’s another tool in your promotion toolbox. Think of your website as the center of everything you. It gives you a homepage to send people to for various purposes.

SELF-PROMOTION IS A FOUR LETTER WORD: Blog Away And Cliché

Blogging is one way to promote yourself and your work on any budget.

Children’s Submission Deadlines Coming Soon

Loose the fuzzy creatures, these children's markets submission deadlines are ready to play.

Nonfiction Submission Deadlines Coming Soon

Dust the writing cogs, these nonfiction markets submission deadlines are coming up.

SELF-PROMOTION IS A FOUR LETTER WORD: Who Are You? Really?

Readers like to feel a personal connection to the author.

SELF-PROMOTION IS A FOUR LETTER WORD: It’s a Gong Show Out There In Self-Advertising Land

Self-promotion is both a case of self preservation and an expectation of the publisher.