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Story Questions and “Plights”: Which Did You Leave Out?

In my own writing and in my various writing groups, I’ve often focused on the need for a “story question.” Basically, if you don’t have a story question, you don’t have a story. You may have a diary, or a … Continue reading →

BELIEVE! Do Not Pay Someone to Publish Your Book! ALLI Agrees.

Here’s support from ALLI, the Alliance of Independent Authors, for my claim that you SHOULD NEVER PAY SOMEONE TO PUBLISH YOUR BOOK. Yes, there are some reputable book packagers out there who will charge you for various services, but the … Continue reading →

Can Social Media Ban Your Content? Apparently, Yes.

Here are some thoughts from the ever-informative Derek Haines at Just Publishing Advice covering an issue many of us may not have considered seriously: the possibility that social media might refuse to feature our advertising or even allow us to … Continue reading →

Dialogue tags and how to use them in fiction writing – by Louise Harnby…

Originally posted on Chris The Story Reading Ape's Blog:
Dialogue tags – or speech tags – are what writers use to indicate which character is speaking. Their function is, for the most part, mechanical. This article is about how…

Earn a Salary by Writing Novels? Not So Fast.

Victoria Strauss of Writer Beware assesses a start-up, “De Montfort Literature,” that promises to hire writers for $24,000 a year plus royalties just to write novels. Strauss and John Doppler from the Alliance of Independent Authors find that there’s a … Continue reading →

Green River Writers 2018 Writing Contest Now Open!

Low entry fees 14 Categories, including 2 Grand Prizes with $175 to First Place Postmark Deadline October 31, 2018 2018 Contest Entry Form and Guidelines Have questions? Send them to me! GREEN RIVER WRITERS   Advertisements

Now That CreateSpace is Being Absorbed: Try Ingram, Too.

Now that you’re looking at new options in light of Amazon’s demolition of CreateSpace in favor of KDP Print, here’s help adding Ingram to your mix of choices, from Melinda Clayton at Indies Unlimited. In my how-to book, You CAN … Continue reading →

THE THINGS YOU MISS WHEN YOU PROOFREAD, PART 3: Creative Finds and Fixes

Part 3: Proofreading Slips You Can Find and Fix with Creative Tricks Fact: You will miss things when you proofread your manuscript. Your eyes see what they expect to see. Fact: A little creative use of Find/Replace, in Word or … Continue reading →

THE THINGS YOU MISS WHEN YOU PROOFREAD, PART 2: Minute Finds and Fixes

Part 2: Proofreading Slips You Can Find and Fix in Minutes Fact: You will miss things when you proofread your manuscript. Your eyes see what they expect to see. Fact: A little creative use of Find/Replace, in Word or your … Continue reading →

CreateSpace Merges With KDP

Originally posted on Nicholas C. Rossis:
The day we’ve all been waiting for (or, in some cases, dreading) is here! CreateSpace has officially announced that CreateSpace (CSP) and Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP) will become one service. All titles it hosts…