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January 13, 2013
Calling All New / Indie Writers!
Reblogged from Charlotte Howard: Before I go any further, I should explain that I have discovered the world of smartphones & apps so am writing this from my phone. So I apologise for any weirdness or errors! Now onto the main point: A new website is currently in development: www.charlottehowardauthor.co.uk As part of this website, [...]
January 12, 2013
When You Have Editorial Differences
Reblogged from Behler Blog: So you've signed the contract, the ink is dry, and now your book is in editing. Yay! Welllll...maybe. There are times when authors will have differences of opinion with their editor, and this can either go well or make you want to mainline Drano. Let's face it, there are few authors [...]
January 11, 2013
Read this if you asked me to review your book!
Reblogged from Michelle Proulx - The Blog: What up, fellow bloggers. This post is for housekeeping purposes, so bear with me. I’ve amassed a large selection of self-published books I’m supposed to read and review, and I’m getting a bit confused. Therefore, here is a list of all the ebooks that I currently plan to [...]
January 10, 2013
List? A writer don’t need no stinkin’ list!
Today’s guest is Bill Hopkins, a good friend and a good writer from southeast Missouri. Bill and his wife, Sharon, are the Deadly Duo – of books, that is! Here’s Bill’s take on writing and lists: I’ve attended many writing conferences in my lifetime, enough to have several lists of things a writer (especially a [...]
January 9, 2013
Confessions of a Wanna-Be Doomsday Prepper
Reblogged from Eleventh Stack: You wouldn’t think, to look at me, that I worry about disasters as much as I do. I seemnormal enough, I don’t belong to any organizations (religious OR political) that believe The End is Near, Ihighly doubtthere’s going to be a zombie apocalypse, and you wouldn’t catch me dead wearing survivalist [...]
January 8, 2013
Family Dynamics in REDUCED and REUSED*
*SPOILER ALERT Some paragraphs may contain clues and outright statements of scenes in either REDUCED or REUSED! In my novels, family plays a rather integral part of the storyline. To begin, Abby is a self-sufficient woman who seems, in some ways, locked into her own internal dialogue. Her best friend, Emmy, is perceived by Abby [...]
January 4, 2013
5 minute Friday is back with an Opportunity to write ...
Reblogged from HOPEannFAITH: let’s do this thing … Let’s write. Set your timer, clear your head, for five minutes of free writing without worrying about getting it right. 1. Write for 5 minutes flat – no editing, no over thinking, no backtracking. 2. Link back here and invite others to join in. 3. And then [...]
January 3, 2013
Everything You Need To Know About Writing What You Don’t Know
Today my guest poster isauthor Shannon Yarbrough, who’s published three books so far – with a fourth coming out some time this year. Shannon, who is an excellent writer, has also been invaluable to us at All on the Same Page Bookstore, providing us with suggestions and ideas and much-needed moral support. Especially when we’re [...]
December 27, 2012
Is There Such A Thing As Genre?
Today’s guest post is from Misha Burnett, author of Catskinner’s Book. I’ve already reviewed it on Goodreads, but I’ll tell you again that it’s definitely something amazing! Misha Burnett: “Is There Such A Thing As Genre? “Silly question, right? The Amazon Kindle store lists eighteen separate genres and a total of forty-three sub-genres, and I’m [...]
December 20, 2012
Call for Guest Posters
No, not posters to hang in the guest room – I’m just extending an invitation to any writers who might like to post a blurb/blog or two over the next few weeks. Since my blog is, after all, called Robin Writes, I’m looking for advice, suggestions, how-tos, and so forth for writers: anything to do [...]
