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February 16, 2018
Minder by Sandra Cox + Word Search
WELCOME, SANDRA!
Thank you so much for the opportunity to visit on your blog today and interact with your lovely followers and fellow bloggers, Chrys. I’m so excited to be here.
I don’t work a lot of crossword puzzles but I love word search puzzles. But whether it’s doing a crossword puzzle, a word search or writing a book, it’s all finding the right word. It’s about wordsmithing. I’m hoping everyone out there enjoys word search puzzles as much as I do because, just for grins and giggles, I...
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Thank you so much for the opportunity to visit on your blog today and interact with your lovely followers and fellow bloggers, Chrys. I’m so excited to be here.
I don’t work a lot of crossword puzzles but I love word search puzzles. But whether it’s doing a crossword puzzle, a word search or writing a book, it’s all finding the right word. It’s about wordsmithing. I’m hoping everyone out there enjoys word search puzzles as much as I do because, just for grins and giggles, I...
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February 7, 2018
Bactine for Submissions + Souper Blog Hop
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Submitting a query letter can bring a lot of anxiety. Submitting a partial or full manuscript can be down-right scary. Let’s take the fear and worry out of the submission process. Take the stress out of it, for one. Writers rarely get an acceptance with their first submission.
Put the fun into the submission process, instead. You may have to convince yourself...
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Submitting a query letter can bring a lot of anxiety. Submitting a partial or full manuscript can be down-right scary. Let’s take the fear and worry out of the submission process. Take the stress out of it, for one. Writers rarely get an acceptance with their first submission.
Put the fun into the submission process, instead. You may have to convince yourself...
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January 29, 2018
Calling ALL Animal Lovers! + Monthly Mishmash
THIS IS MY 600TH BLOG POST!
A friend emailed me about a great cause she's helping with to rescue at least 20 stray cats. In her email she said:
"It was brought to my attention that there is a colony of cats living outside of a home that went into foreclosure. The people who were living there moved out a little over a week ago so the cats lost their source of food. They never had the cats spayed/neutered so the cats kept reproducing. At one point, a few years ago, over 50 cats were...
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A friend emailed me about a great cause she's helping with to rescue at least 20 stray cats. In her email she said:
"It was brought to my attention that there is a colony of cats living outside of a home that went into foreclosure. The people who were living there moved out a little over a week ago so the cats lost their source of food. They never had the cats spayed/neutered so the cats kept reproducing. At one point, a few years ago, over 50 cats were...
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January 15, 2018
Organization Tip - Release Day #AuthorToolboxBlogHop
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Several people have commented over the years about how organized I am and that they wished they were as organized as I am. So, I will be sharing 10 posts this year detailing what I do to be organized as a writer.
When it comes to preparing for a release, organization is important. And so is planning ahead.
If you self-publish, you get to choose when your book will be released, which is great, because being the one to decide this important date means you...
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Several people have commented over the years about how organized I am and that they wished they were as organized as I am. So, I will be sharing 10 posts this year detailing what I do to be organized as a writer.
When it comes to preparing for a release, organization is important. And so is planning ahead.
If you self-publish, you get to choose when your book will be released, which is great, because being the one to decide this important date means you...
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January 3, 2018
2017 Achievements + Flaming Crimes Blogfest
If you visited my IWSG post in December, you know that I struggled with depression last year, but I did a lot of awesome things in 2017, even with that burden.
In 2017 I:
- self-published Lightning Crimes and made it perma-free.
- went to my first big book event (Space Coast Book Lovers)
- At SCBL, I was part of an author panel.
- Also at SCBL, I did my first recorded interview with Hangin with Web Show.
- signed a contract to publish Flaming Crimes.
- started my YouTube Channel
-...
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In 2017 I:
- self-published Lightning Crimes and made it perma-free.
- went to my first big book event (Space Coast Book Lovers)
- At SCBL, I was part of an author panel.
- Also at SCBL, I did my first recorded interview with Hangin with Web Show.
- signed a contract to publish Flaming Crimes.
- started my YouTube Channel
-...
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December 6, 2017
If Only... / IWSG + Flaming Crimes Blogfest
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Flaming Crimes Blogfest: My publisher likes to give me release dates where I have to plan during a month when no one is ever around. lol So now I am trying to get blogfest participants for January 3rd, Flaming Crimes' worldwide release date, which happens to also be the first IWSG Day of the year. :)
When: January 3rd, 2018
Where: Your Blog
Prompt:...
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Flaming Crimes Blogfest: My publisher likes to give me release dates where I have to plan during a month when no one is ever around. lol So now I am trying to get blogfest participants for January 3rd, Flaming Crimes' worldwide release date, which happens to also be the first IWSG Day of the year. :)
When: January 3rd, 2018
Where: Your Blog
Prompt:...
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November 27, 2017
COMING JUNE 5, 2018 / Monthly Mishmash
COMING JUNE 5, 2018:
Publisher: Freedom Fox PressPublication Date: 06/05/2018Formats: Paperback and eBook
Write with Fey: 10 Sparks to Guide Your From Idea to Publication
Catch the sparks you need to write, edit, publish, and market your book!
Write with Fey: 10 Sparks to Guide You from Idea to Publication offers an abundance of data in one handy book. From writing your novel to prepping for publication and beyond, you’ll find sparks on every page, including 100 bonus...
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Publisher: Freedom Fox PressPublication Date: 06/05/2018Formats: Paperback and eBook
Write with Fey: 10 Sparks to Guide Your From Idea to Publication
Catch the sparks you need to write, edit, publish, and market your book!
Write with Fey: 10 Sparks to Guide You from Idea to Publication offers an abundance of data in one handy book. From writing your novel to prepping for publication and beyond, you’ll find sparks on every page, including 100 bonus...
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November 20, 2017
Diverse Character - X + Y + Z
INTRODUCTION:
There’s been a lot of talk about adding diverse characters to fictional books. Most of the time, this is about including people of color if you’re a Caucasian writer, but all writers can add diverse characters to their books. And why stop at race? In this series, I’m going to list all sorts of diverse characters.
Note: I'm not knowledgeable about all types of people, so I'm skipping my usual tips in favor of letting others share their knowledge. See below
**I won't be...
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There’s been a lot of talk about adding diverse characters to fictional books. Most of the time, this is about including people of color if you’re a Caucasian writer, but all writers can add diverse characters to their books. And why stop at race? In this series, I’m going to list all sorts of diverse characters.
Note: I'm not knowledgeable about all types of people, so I'm skipping my usual tips in favor of letting others share their knowledge. See below
**I won't be...
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November 13, 2017
Empowering Women - Madeline Stuart
Every month I am highlighting an empowering woman. This month it is:
Madeline StuartPhoto
Madeline Stuart is a young woman who became known for being the first person with Down Syndrome to model, which was always her dream.
In 2014, she saw a fashion show in Brisbane with her mother. and that’s where her dream began. After struggling with her weight, she lost 44 pounds. A year later, her mother started an online campaign to help Madeline land the coveted modeling contract, which led to not...
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Madeline StuartPhoto
Madeline Stuart is a young woman who became known for being the first person with Down Syndrome to model, which was always her dream.
In 2014, she saw a fashion show in Brisbane with her mother. and that’s where her dream began. After struggling with her weight, she lost 44 pounds. A year later, her mother started an online campaign to help Madeline land the coveted modeling contract, which led to not...
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November 10, 2017
Fighting with the Ending / Guest Post by Patricia Josephine / Mistakes of the Past
GUEST POST by Patricia Josephine
Fighting with the Ending:
I’m a panster, so when I write, I don’t have an outline or even a plan for the story. What starts me is a character or a scene that excites me and I can’t get it out of my head fast enough. I start writing with zero direction. That often means I have no idea how to end the story. I don’t figure it out until I’m there, staring at the screen, and wondering how to save the day.
The ending to Mistakes of the Past went through quite a few...
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Fighting with the Ending:
I’m a panster, so when I write, I don’t have an outline or even a plan for the story. What starts me is a character or a scene that excites me and I can’t get it out of my head fast enough. I start writing with zero direction. That often means I have no idea how to end the story. I don’t figure it out until I’m there, staring at the screen, and wondering how to save the day.
The ending to Mistakes of the Past went through quite a few...
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