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#31WaysToDefeataVampire – Way #30 – Fun Sized Candy Bars

Originally posted on Bookshelf Battle:
By: Count Krakovich, Asshat Vampire Bleh! Don’t you hate it when you think you’re going to get a big ass candy bar but instead you get a teeny tiny candy bar instead? “Oh it’s fun sized! This pathetic little candy bar is so much fun!” Bleh, let me tell you,…

#31WaysToDefeatAVampire – Way #28 -The Walking Dead

Originally posted on Bookshelf Battle:
By: Count Krakovich, Asshat Vampire Bleh! Have you been watching The Walking Dead this season, 3.5 readers? It’s depressing as shit and if you show it to a vampire, he or she will be too depressed to bite you. That’s it. Sorry, bleh.  When you’re getting 31 suggestions about how to defeat…

EBooks are Changing the Way We Read and Write

Originally posted on A Writer's Path:
? by Jillian Casey Although it is a bit cliché, on my bookshelf, I have a well-worn copy of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice, and the novel has been read so many times that it practically falls open to the page where Elizabeth Bennet cleverly refuses Mr. Darcy’s first…

Top Ten Warning Signs Your Girlfriend Might Be the Bride of Frankenstein

Originally posted on Bookshelf Battle:
“It’s alive!  It’s alive!” No seriously, BQB’s Top Ten Girlfriend/Boyfriend Warning Sign Lists live on after a long hiatus. So without further ado, from BQB HQ in Fabulous East Randomtown, it’s the Top Ten Warning Signs Your Girlfriend Might be the Bride of Frankenstein. #10 – She has an electrifying…

#31WaysToDefeatAVampire -Way #29 – Silverfish

Originally posted on Bookshelf Battle:
By: Count Krakovich, Asshat Vampire Bleh! Yes, that’s right 3.5 readers. Anything that is somehow related to silver can defeat a vampire so if you live in a disgusting, bug infested apartment then congratulations! Vampires will go nowhere near it because they do not want to be accosted by silverfish.…

Emotional Beats: Ways to Portray Indifference

Originally posted on Nicholas C. Rossis:
Read for free with KU Last month, I mentioned the launch of Emotional Beats: How to Easily Convert your Writing into Palpable Feelings. As promised, here is the next installment from the book. It lists beats you can use to convey: Indifference Indifference can be hard to convey through a…

What Makes The Difference in Your Writing

Originally posted on Mundus Media Ink:
What Makes The Difference If something is stopping you from becoming the writer you want to be, then change it. In response to the very valid excuses you may come up with for not writing, I have created a list of alternate realities for writers that write. Almost all writers have…

Changing Books after Publication: What Happens When Authors Change Their Minds?

Originally posted on Kristen Twardowski:
Often books are published in an imperfect state. The first print run may include minor grammar errors or other issues that a publisher fixes in subsequent printings. But what happens when someone decides that larger changes are necessary? In publishing, the term “edition” can indicate several different types of alterations…

Corgren makes a living as a prize knife-

Corgren makes a living as a prize knife-fighter in the rough fighting rings along the Hart river. When a mysterious stranger offers him power to gain revenge on his enemies for his service, Corgren dismisses it as a con. But when the stakes are high against an opponent as skilled as himself, will Corgren accept […]

Can an Attitude Adjustment Make Your Story Better?

Originally posted on A Writer's Path:
? by Jean M. Cogdell Well, maybe. Sometimes just like kids, our characters need an attitude adjustment. A change in attitude at our house could save my kids a world of grief. And me a lot of aggravation. Parents reading this know exactly what I’m talking about. The mood…