Traci M. Sanders's Blog, page 22
September 14, 2016
Tip #260: Learn to take a compliment
How many of you have ever had a fan or another author give you a compliment like, “You are such a talented writer.” or “You are so good at what you do.”? How do you [...]
September 13, 2016
Tip #259: Writing for a cause
Even though the majority of Indie authors never reach celebrity status, if they network effectively, many are able to reach (and influence) a lot of people with their words. As I’ve said before, words have power. [...]
September 12, 2016
Tip #258: What to do AFTER a book-signing event
Congratulations on your first book-signing event! Hopefully it went well and you sold lots of books and made lots of new friends. And even if you didn’t, congratulations on living through your first one
September 11, 2016
Tip #257: The “write” way to get through the holidays
Fall is in the air, which means that holidays are just around the corner. Between family gatherings and shopping, one thing many authors struggle with is finding time to write during the holidays. Heck, there [...]
September 10, 2016
Tip #256: The Do’s and Don’ts of … well, “do’s and don’ts”
Today’s post is probably going to help a lot of people, and perhaps ruffle a few feathers as well. But this is one topic that definitely belongs in this segment. Various grammar resources disagree on [...]
September 9, 2016
Tip #255: Dual Vs. Duel
The English language is filled with a multitude of tricky word sets, and I want to try to cover the most common ones in this segment this year. There is a slight difference between the [...]
September 8, 2016
Tip #254: Baited Vs. Bated
Hmm, I wonder if this fish waited with “bated breath” or “baited breath” to find out if he would live or die? Ha ha! Today’s post is about a set of words that are similar [...]
September 7, 2016
Tip #253: Location, location, location – more about choosing the setting
How do you go about choosing the setting (city) for your story? Do you use a real city or state, or do you fabricate one? I guess it all depends on what genre you’re writing, [...]
September 6, 2016
Tip #252: 15 Cool tools for writers!
We all have those moments where we’re sleeping or in the shower and a great plot twist or dialogue pops into our heads, but we forget what it was by the time we get to [...]
September 5, 2016
Tip #251:Climatic Vs. Climactic
Okay, this will be a short and sweet post today. Another set of words that people often confuse is climatic and climactic. Yes, these words have similar pronunciations and spellings, but their meanings have nothing [...]
