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April 29, 2016

Just an Odd Job Girl serialisation – Chapter Thirteen – Extensive Renovations.

Originally posted on Smorgasbord - Variety is the spice of life:
Where we left off – Imogen as excelled at selling property and car adverts and is asked to run the personal section of the newspaper which brought her into contact with some delightfully quirky and charming people. Now it is time, in a break…
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Published on April 29, 2016 06:44

Getting Edited

Originally posted on Lit World Interviews:
Some writers love being edited, and others really, really don’t. Once we’re finished with our darling that we think is absolutely perfect as it is, the last thing we want is criticism. Ann Rice refuses to be edited. Other than proofreading, her words are all written exactly as she…
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Published on April 29, 2016 06:03

Resolution by Andrew Joyce

Originally posted on Feed My Reads South Africa:
Click on the cover image to buy the book on Amazon It is 1896 in the Yukon Territory, Canada. The largest gold strike in the annals of human history has just been made; however, word of the discovery will not reach the outside world for another year.…
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Published on April 29, 2016 05:56

April 21, 2016

Memories are made of this – 1998 – Dublin, Drogheda and Sam

Originally posted on Smorgasbord - Variety is the spice of life:
Welcome to the first Memories are made of this…. from Ireland. It is 19 years since our first return to Ireland from Belgium in 1998 which was intended to be a permanent move!!. We had rented a house in Sandymount in Dublin in November…
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Published on April 21, 2016 06:47

Guest Post and FREE Book!

Originally posted on C.N. Faust:
Hey everyone! This is a guest post to promote the fact that the first book in the Legends of Windemere series has been made permanently free. So grab yourself a copy, and curl up to this delightful treat! I will let Charles take it away from here. Thank you…
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Published on April 21, 2016 04:49

Be a Writing Warrior

Originally posted on Lit World Interviews:
One of the best books to have in your writer’s tool box is Steven Pressfield’s The War of Art. Just like any other profession, we scribblers should have books by those who have so successfully gone before to inspire and teach us. Steven’s original claim to fame was the…
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Published on April 21, 2016 04:07

Free Books and Kindle Countdowns

After so many months of zero book promotion I decided that it’s time to give my scribbles a tiny party. As always, life always finds it amusing to toss me a curve ball just when I’m getting ready to rock something. This time though, it’s tossed me something really interesting as well, and quite cool […]
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Published on April 21, 2016 02:07

April 19, 2016

Here Ya Go. The Winning Story!

Originally posted on heylookawriterfellow:
To be clear, the story below will not  be about birds. When Jo Robinson won my Doodle Contest, she didn’t just win a doodle, she also won a story, written by me, using the five words she provided. Her words are: Weatherwax Books Nuts Jelly Zimbabwe Below is the result of…
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Published on April 19, 2016 07:11

April 18, 2016

Big News! Legends of Windemere: Beginning of a Hero is #FREE! #fantasy @amazon

Originally posted on Legends of Windemere:
Cover Art by Jason Pedersen Every hero must take the first courageous step into adventure. For Luke Callindor, it’s more of a blind stumble. Depending more on bravery than common sense, Luke sets out to protect a royal heir who is attending the prestigious Hamilton Military Academy. With a…
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Published on April 18, 2016 21:20

The door will open…

Originally posted on MEANINGS AND MUSINGS:
When one door closes, another opens… Or another five or ten open…but only when that one door closes. Sometimes we don’t know what that one door is. Sometimes we do know but do nothing about it. We do nothing about it because we need the promise of another door…
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Published on April 18, 2016 07:46