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What’s Your Preference?

Originally posted on Story Empire:
Hello, SE Friends. Mae here today, ready to talk support and organizations. As authors when we sit down and peck away at the keyboard, it’s a solitary process. If you’re like me, you have a cat poking in every so often and strolling across your keyboard or curling up on…

Satisfying Ends to Series

This week marks the end of two television series that I watch and love—Grimm and Bones. Grimm is on its sixth season, Bones its twelfth. And they share more with each other than eerie titles. I think there are several reasons why these series had such broad appeal: Each episode was a self-contained mystery while... Read More

What Your Author Website is Likely Missing, Pt. 1

Over at Story Empire today, we’re discussing an important and often neglected aspect of the author website. I’ll give you a hint—it’s something that is tremendously helpful for marketing, and almost no authors take advantage of it. Curious? Please go check it out by clicking here. And leave a comment; we’d love to know what... Read More

Curated Content

Originally posted on Story Empire:
Hi, SEers. Another week come and gone, and another week we have great content for you to look at. If you haven’t already, check out Monday’s post, Freedom From Distractions, by Joan Hall, and Wednesday’s post, The End in Mind, by Harmony Kent. Then peruse the links below for industry…

Keeping the End in Mind as You Write

Hey, gang. Happy Hump Day! Over at Story Empire today, Harmony Kent is talking about planning stories and keeping the end in mind when you write. She offers some great tips for pantsers and plotters. Why not check it out and leave her a comment? You can find her post here. Hope to see you... Read More

Curious About What This Author Reads?

Hi, guys. I have something a little different for you today. I found, through several writer friends, a blogger (D. S. Nelson) who hosts authors on her site. She spotlights not their written works, but rather what they read. And it’s so much fun! She’s hosting me today on her site. I hope you take... Read More

Avoiding Distractions When Writing | Freedom App

Joan Hall at Story Empire wrote a great post today on the Freedom App. It’s free and it helps eliminate distractions when we write. Check out her post and the awesome tool! By the way, it’s the first day of spring. Hope it’s a warm and wonderful one for you!Filed under: Productivity, Reblogs Tagged: fiction,... Read More

Visiting Teri Polen | Talking Writing and Romance

St. Patrick’s Day is a big party day for a lot of people. I’m part Irish, so it’s a celebration all day! (Well, not really. It’s Lent, so no feasting, and it’s Friday, so no meat. Western Pennsylvania got special dispensation from the bishop to eat meat today, but not down here in Arkansas, so,... Read More

Curated Content

Happy St. Patrick’s Day! I’m part Irish, so you know I’ve got my green on. I hope you’re wearing green so you don’t get pinched. I also hope you take a minute to visit Story Empire today. There’s a great post with a list of articles for writers. The best of the best this week had... Read More

Branding

Originally posted on Story Empire:
Craig here again. It’s a challenge to write these tips and tricks every time, because so many of the items are debatable. I hate to take a hard line stance, but I do for the sake of the comments that trickle in during the week. The topic today is branding.…