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A Few Tips on Editing For Writers

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Readers and Writers Websites Wednesday

Got a lot of reading to do? Aware of the demise of Google Reader?  Need a replacement - hopefully free?   
Check out CNet's 5 Worthy Alternatives. For you RSS feed folks losing Google Reader you might find the answer here.

Make Them Laugh, Make Them Cry

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Writers & Readers Websites Wednesday -Baby Name Genie

For you writers out there searching for the perfect names for your characters --
For you readers who enjoy tagging along---
For you readers and writers who are about to be parents for the first time or the second or the ---well you know. 
Here's the Baby Name Genie and it suggests great first and middle names.
Play, explore, have fun with it.  Fun to see what comes up. 

Readers And Writers Alert: Stormrider Now in Paperback

Today is a day of shameless self promotion. 
Well, who hasn't done it? So proud of what you accomplished you just want to share it with the world. 
So I am.
I'm a writer after all.  I get excited about writing and reading and publishing and editing...well you know. 
So today I announce my book, STORMRIDER, originally available in Ebook format is now available in paperback format as well with plans to bring an audio version out by the end of summer.

I'm collecting, enjoying an...

Writers and Readers Websites Wednesday

This is a site for anyone who wonders where the time went - writers, readers, business people, whoever needs to manage their time efficiently and not lose entire days. 
Check out Rescue Time.  You can get a totally free account or upgrade to Pro for a monthly charge. Personally I think the free edition is just fine.   Even if you don't want to track your time spent forever, it might be helpful to do it for a few days, a week or a month to see where that times of yours reall...

M Pax's Boomtown Craze Launch Party

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Writers & Readers Websites Wednesday - Screenwriting Tips

There it is, my script shelfWriter? Want helpful tips, I mean really helpful tips on screenwriting? 

Reader? Want to see the kind of stuff that goes into screenwriting - writing the script for that favorite movie? 

Then visit ScreenWriting Tips...You Hack he is, afterall, there to help.

Writing & Reading - Two Sides Of a Coin

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Writers & Readers Websites Wednesday-Bookcover Archive

Want to see a whole bunch of book covers in one place? 
Are you a reader? What sort of cover grabs you? What's the influence? Color? Words? Type? Illustrations?  
Are you a Writer? Looking for what is appealing for ideas for your own book cover? Think yours is better? Why?
Well, The Book Cover Archive is one place to be awash in book covers. Maybe you'll even want to track down one of these books and read it. 
Check it out, tell me what you like and what you don't and why. ...