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February 12, 2021
How Did I Get the Idea for The Window? / The Window by Dave Cole / Guest Post
I had the pleasure of editing The Window by Dave Cole (a Dancing Lemur Press title). When I chose a guest post and needed to come up with a topic, there was one thing I was curious about...how did Dave come up with the idea for "the window" in the story?
Keep reading for Dave's answer...
How Did I Get the Idea for The Window?Guest post by Dave Cole
There was a screech of brakes. I quickly looked out of the window, but I wasn’t a witness to what had happened. All I saw was a late model Honda...
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Keep reading for Dave's answer...
How Did I Get the Idea for The Window?Guest post by Dave Cole
There was a screech of brakes. I quickly looked out of the window, but I wasn’t a witness to what had happened. All I saw was a late model Honda...
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February 3, 2021
New Release Marketing Conclusions / IWSG
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New Release Marketing Conclusions:
Last month, I had a new release: A FIGHTING CHANCE. I did a lot for this release. And I mean A LOT. Rather than hash out my marketing plan here, you can visit my guest post at Victoria Marie Lee's blog.
What I want to share here are the results of my marketing. This post is long. If you want, you can skip to the...
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New Release Marketing Conclusions:
Last month, I had a new release: A FIGHTING CHANCE. I did a lot for this release. And I mean A LOT. Rather than hash out my marketing plan here, you can visit my guest post at Victoria Marie Lee's blog.
What I want to share here are the results of my marketing. This post is long. If you want, you can skip to the...
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New Release Marketing Conclussions / IWSG
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New Release Marketing Conclusions:
Last month, I had a new release: A FIGHTING CHANCE. I did a lot for this release. And I mean A LOT. Rather than hash out my marketing plan here, you can visit my guest post at Victoria Marie Lee's blog.
What I want to share here are the results of my marketing. This post is long. If you want, you can skip to the...
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New Release Marketing Conclusions:
Last month, I had a new release: A FIGHTING CHANCE. I did a lot for this release. And I mean A LOT. Rather than hash out my marketing plan here, you can visit my guest post at Victoria Marie Lee's blog.
What I want to share here are the results of my marketing. This post is long. If you want, you can skip to the...
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January 25, 2021
10 Reasons Why Readers Quit a Book / Guest Post by Jacqui Murray
Today I have Jacqui Murray on my blog talking about why readers quit books, an important topic for us all. Please help me to welcome her!
10 Reasons Why Readers Quit a Bookby Jacqui Murray It used to be I almost always finished any book I started. I'd think about all the work the author put into writing it, figure it was my personal lens not their skill, and continue in the hope I'd learn a different way of thinking. Over the years, I've changed. With Kindle Unlimited, I can borrow a book, read...
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10 Reasons Why Readers Quit a Bookby Jacqui Murray It used to be I almost always finished any book I started. I'd think about all the work the author put into writing it, figure it was my personal lens not their skill, and continue in the hope I'd learn a different way of thinking. Over the years, I've changed. With Kindle Unlimited, I can borrow a book, read...
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January 18, 2021
Girls' Time "Date" with Elizabeth Seckman and Her Character Maureen Privet / Flip My Heart
I would like to welcome author Elizabeth Seckman and her character Maureen Privet for a girls' time author/character date.
On to you Elizabeth and Maureen...
1. Which character are you going out on a "date" with? Maureen Privet from Flip My Heart
2. Where are you going? (What will you be doing?) No, this isn’t a date-date. I mean it’s a real date as in you can write the place and time down on your calendar, but it’s not that kind of date. No romance, just the scheduling of...
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On to you Elizabeth and Maureen...
1. Which character are you going out on a "date" with? Maureen Privet from Flip My Heart
2. Where are you going? (What will you be doing?) No, this isn’t a date-date. I mean it’s a real date as in you can write the place and time down on your calendar, but it’s not that kind of date. No romance, just the scheduling of...
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January 11, 2021
Why did I write a story for Thorn in the Disaster Crimes series? / NEW RELEASE / GIVEAWAY / FREE EBOOK / NEW WEBSITE
Today is release day for A FIGHTING CHANCE!!! WOO-HOO!I am also launching a new website AND have a new short eBook for free!
Why did I write a story for Thorn in the Disaster Crimes series?
When I was writing Flaming Crimes (Book 4), which featured Beth and Donovan, I was thinking ahead to Frozen Crimes (Book 5) and considering what would come after that. I had a hurricane, earthquake, tsunami, wildfire, and would soon have a blizzard. However, there was always one disaster I thought about...
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Why did I write a story for Thorn in the Disaster Crimes series?
When I was writing Flaming Crimes (Book 4), which featured Beth and Donovan, I was thinking ahead to Frozen Crimes (Book 5) and considering what would come after that. I had a hurricane, earthquake, tsunami, wildfire, and would soon have a blizzard. However, there was always one disaster I thought about...
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January 6, 2021
A NEW YEAR / IWSG
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IWSG BOOK CLUB ON GOODREADS:
Our book club is changing things up!
We will have quarterly book selections now, giving us more time to read. We will also have one fiction book selection and one writing craft book selection. Members can read both or choose between them. Finally, we won’t be offering 5 optional discussion questions anymore. Instead, we...
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IWSG BOOK CLUB ON GOODREADS:
Our book club is changing things up!
We will have quarterly book selections now, giving us more time to read. We will also have one fiction book selection and one writing craft book selection. Members can read both or choose between them. Finally, we won’t be offering 5 optional discussion questions anymore. Instead, we...
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December 14, 2020
What's Your Writer's Bane? / Guest Post by Sandra Cox / Gwen Slade Bounty Hunter
I am happy to welcome Sandra Cox to my blog. She's introducing us to one of her heroines of steel...Gwen Slade, who is a bounty hunter. I love that!
Welcome Sandra!
Writer’s Bane I Got Itby Sandra Cox
Most folks have a bane, writers in particular. Mine—editing/proofing. Let me share my schedule with you and you’ll see what I mean. After I finish a rough draft, I comb through it two or three times looking for typos, word usage, awkward sentences. In other words, editing and proofing....
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Welcome Sandra!
Writer’s Bane I Got Itby Sandra Cox
Most folks have a bane, writers in particular. Mine—editing/proofing. Let me share my schedule with you and you’ll see what I mean. After I finish a rough draft, I comb through it two or three times looking for typos, word usage, awkward sentences. In other words, editing and proofing....
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December 2, 2020
Help! Again / IWSG Book Club News / Cover Reveal + Pre-Order Sale / IWSG
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HELP:
Yes, I know...I'm asking for participants yet again. This blog tour is for the conclusion to the Disaster Crimes series, A Fighting Chance (Book 6). Each post will also announce a short story (Disaster Crimes 7, an eBook that'll be free for a limited time), and I'll be launching a website inspired by this series. So, I could use all the blogs I can get...
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HELP:
Yes, I know...I'm asking for participants yet again. This blog tour is for the conclusion to the Disaster Crimes series, A Fighting Chance (Book 6). Each post will also announce a short story (Disaster Crimes 7, an eBook that'll be free for a limited time), and I'll be launching a website inspired by this series. So, I could use all the blogs I can get...
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November 23, 2020
5 Things To Know Before You Self-Publish a Book on Amazon by Desiree Villena / Guest Post
Please help me to welcome Desiree Villena to Write with Fey. She has an amazingly detailed post for you all about self-publishing with Amazon. Thank you, Desiree!
5 Things To Know Before You Self-Publish a Book on Amazon by Desiree Villena
Self-publishing via Amazon can be very attractive — it’s the largest marketplace for ebooks, and incredibly convenient for authors to boot! That said, there are some finer points about how Amazon’s self-publishing process works that might not be...
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