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January 11, 2016
Author Interview ~ Nicole Turner
The woman you’ll meet today is a very good friend of mine—intelligent, witty, and compassionate.
She’s described herself as, “Just a little old lady in a muumuu at heart, habitual writer, raging bibliophile, raving loony.”
I think we’re both right…
I met Nicole when I was the Events Manager on Book Island in the virtual world, Second Life.
I’d be getting ready for our weekly Writers’ Discussion and Nicole would arrive and sit on the rope that surrounded the stage we gathered on…
It sometimest...
January 9, 2016
10 Outstanding Short Stories to Read in 2016
Today’s Re-blog is very cool :-)
Below is a guest post from Mumbai-based writer-filmmaker—and longtime #longreads contributor—Pravesh Bhardwaj (@AuteurPravesh).
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Solo self-publish, seek a book deal, something in the middle? Advice for the 2016 writer
Today’s re-blog is Roz Morris at her best…
She spent many years dealing with traditional publishing as a very successful ghostwriter…
Now she’s deep into self-publishing her own books…
Read on for wisdom :-)
Last year I wrote a round-up of the advice I’d give on publishing options. A year on, would I say the same? In some cases yes, in some no…
The sales problem
This time last year a main concern was how indies were feeling the pinch with dwindling sales. Did we think it could...
January 8, 2016
Bonus Post: “Sorry, grammar nerds. The singular ‘they’ has been declared Word of the Year.”
The quote in the title of this blog is the title of an article in The Washington Post…
Why I decided to feature this in a Bonus Post will be left to explanation in response to a proper query in the comments…
A hint of my possible answer is this excerpt from the article:
“…the singular they is ‘the only sensible solution to English’s lack of a gender-neutral third-person singular personal pronoun.’”
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Some of the “Best” Books of 2015
I got an email the other day from WorldReader—“…on a mission to bring digital books to every child and her family, so that they can improve their lives.”
The email directed me to their article, Top Books Read in 2015, from which I’ll share a few excerpts, in the hope of encouraging you to read the whole article:
“Access is the initial hurdle when building a literate world, so books need to be easily accessible, especially in places where they have historically been sparse. Thanks to Worldread...
January 6, 2016
You Say Tomato, I Say Pomodoro!
Goals, planning, tasks…
Are you good at managing your life?
Need a new idea to try?
Today’s re-blog may be just what you need………
I was taking stock on New Years, as I am wont to do. For me, taking stock this year is trying to figure out what productivitysystem would work for me. For me, a planner is more than a calendar, it is a map for my life. One of my goals for 2016 is to balance it all a lot better. All of it–life, work, family, health, fun, writing, teachin...
Author Interview ~ Jennifer Morrey
You may know that I’ve jumped into the middle of Wattpad in full Engagement-mode…
So much so, that I already have interviews here with three Wattpad authors:Holly Gonzalez,J. A. Partridge, andRaphyel M Jordan(here are all the Author Interviews…).
And, here comes number four :-)
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Welcome, Jennifer. First of all, please, tell us about your series, how many books are planned, and any other info you want to share.
Thank you for this opportunity to have an interview! I think the favorite subjec...
January 4, 2016
Planning out the year – where do you want to be 1 year from now?
Readers, Writers, Publishers…
We all need to plan…
Think you could plan-out the whole year?
Today’s re-blog might help :-)
Happy New Year!
Many folks are getting back to work today after enjoying some downtime during the holidays. If you had some time off, I hope it was refreshing and re-energizing.
If you didn’t have time off, I’m with you.This was the first holiday season I can remember where I didn’t have downtime, so I’m starting 2016 a bit rushed – or at lea...
Author Interview ~ Raphyel M Jordan
There were already 62 Author Interviews on this blog; and, included in those, 2 Wattpad Author interviews.
Today’s interview will make it 3 Wattpad Author interviews.
I’ve read what Mr. Jordan has on Wattpad and can heartily recommend the series we’ll be talking about :-)
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Raphyel, tell us about your “Prossia” science fiction series.
Prossia is a coming-of-age adventure that follows a seventeen-year-old alien girl named Aly whose first encounter to the world beyond her home comes in the fo...
January 2, 2016
Write What You Know? Try Writing What You’d Love to Learn by Chris Barton
Stuck in your writing?
Read today’s re-blog :-)
Next time you hear a student say, “I don’t know what to write,” I’d like you to think about dancing. About ballet, to be exact.
‘The Nutcracker’ Comes to America, written by Chris Barton, illustrated by Cathy Gendron, and published by Millbrook Press.
Two ballets are mentioned by name in my new book,‘The Nutcracker’ Comes to America: How Three Ballet-Loving Brothers Created a Holiday Tradition. One of them, you can probably gues...
