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December 18, 2015
A Talk with Author Donna Goodrich
I’m speaking today with Donna Goodrich. Donna is no novice to the publishing world. She is a freelance proofreader, editor and speaker, and the author of 25 books and over 700 published manuscripts. Her latest books are A Step in the Write Direction; The Freedom of Letting Go; The Little Book of Big Laughs; and […]
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December 8, 2015
4 Life Principles I Learned as a Marine – Part 3
We all know life comes with problems, as much as we wish it didn’t. In light of all the recent shootings and violence, today’s subject is a difficult topic. This post was written and planned long before the recent events in Paris and those in the US in Colorado Springs and San Bernadino. My heart […]
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December 7, 2015
What do you have to offer?
“Holy cow!” I hear you saying. “Am I on the right page?” Yup, you are. I made some major changes last week. (Thank you Tamara Clymer for your design work.) I hope you like the new look as much as I do. It was kind of scary making such big changes, but fun and exciting, […]
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November 24, 2015
4 Life Principles I Learned as a Marine – Part 2
Today continues my 4-part series on principles I learned as a Marine that can be applied to our lives and to our work as writers. Click Teamwork to read part 1. Marines have the well-earned the reputation of being the toughest fighting force of the US. Hard work, not laziness, laid the foundation. Boot camp […]
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November 20, 2015
Charlee Harris on Publishing
Today I’m pleased to interview Charlene Harris, though she prefers to be called Charlee. She’s both an artist and writer, and previously wrote for a local newspaper, reading and critiquing books by established and new authors. Many moons ago, Charlee was the first female basketball official for her section of the Eastern conference in Alabama. But […]
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November 16, 2015
5 Magazines’ Submission Guidelines
Congratulations to Edward Arrington, winner of the $20 Amazon gift card. I certainly hope those of you who participated in the CrossRiver author hunt enjoyed it. This was the first time I’ve used Rafflecopter for a prize giveaway. I’m very pleased with how easy it was and recommend if you blog, that you give Rafflecopter […]
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November 12, 2015
Fun for Friday the 13th – Giveaway
Welcome to stop #12 on the CrossRiver Author Hunt. I hope you’ve been enjoying the author hunt and have discovered some new authors whose books you want to read. I’m a CrossRiver Media author as well as a freelance editor. I’m also CrossRiver’s editor, so I get to read all these wonderful books before they […]
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November 10, 2015
4 Life Principles I Learned as a US Marine
I’m celebrating a birthday today—the 240th birthday of the US Marine Corps. Yes, the Marine Corps really is one year older than the United States. Today is also an anniversary of sorts for me. On Nov. 10, 1977, I was honorably discharged from the Marine Corps. I never realized how much I learned about life by […]
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November 2, 2015
6 Publishers Accepting Submissions
Here are today’s markets. After reading today’s submission markets, hop on over to CrossRiverMedia.com to read The Making of a Book Cover. The 4-part series discusses the fun and difficulties the CrossRiver team and I had in creating the book cover for Road to Deer Run, due to release Dec. 10. 6 publishers now accepting […]
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October 30, 2015
An Author Interview with Jennifer Slattery
I’ve got an extra treat for you this month. Author Jennifer Slattery, whose books include Beyond I Do, When Dawn Breaks, and now her newest release Intertwined, has stopped by for an interview. Jennifer writes soul-stirring fiction for New Hope Publishers, a publishing house passionate about bringing God’s healing grace and truth to the hopeless. She […]
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