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October 20, 2016
NaNoWriMo Preparation & Scrivener Pt. 3: Don’t Overlook These 4 Features
Scrivener is a powerful writing tool. I write about it weekly with tips and usage ideas. To read more of my posts click the Scrivener tag or category at the end of the page. As I wrote last week, I’m preparing for NaNoWriMo and suggested some features of Scrivener to think about using during next […]

Published on October 20, 2016 23:00
#31WaysToDefeatAVampire – Way #21 – Beer
Originally posted on Bookshelf Battle:
By: Count Krakovich, Asshat Vampire Bleh! Vampires are big time drunks. We can’t hold our liquor. Always keep some frosty brews in your fridge. Toss a vampire a cold one and he’ll stop attacking you and instead he’ll just get drunk and plop down on your couch and have a…
By: Count Krakovich, Asshat Vampire Bleh! Vampires are big time drunks. We can’t hold our liquor. Always keep some frosty brews in your fridge. Toss a vampire a cold one and he’ll stop attacking you and instead he’ll just get drunk and plop down on your couch and have a…

Published on October 20, 2016 17:13
How to use a Book Map to Evaluate Your Plot…
Originally posted on Chris The Story Reading Ape's Blog:
Extract from an article from YA Buccaneers site: A couple of weekends ago, I was lucky enough to attend a full-day plot workshop by editor Cheryl Klein. It was super informative–Ms. Klein passed on a ton of helpful information. Before the class, we had been…
Extract from an article from YA Buccaneers site: A couple of weekends ago, I was lucky enough to attend a full-day plot workshop by editor Cheryl Klein. It was super informative–Ms. Klein passed on a ton of helpful information. Before the class, we had been…

Published on October 20, 2016 11:42
He’s a What?! Writing Your Characters Into a Corner by @LiviaQuinn #amwriting #guestpost #IARTG
Originally posted on POTL: All Things Books, Reading and Publishing:
But I thought the problem was… I listened to an author speak a couple years ago at a workshop. She said, “Write yourself into a corner.” My first thought was, “I couldn’t do that. What if I couldn’t get my characters out of the hole…
But I thought the problem was… I listened to an author speak a couple years ago at a workshop. She said, “Write yourself into a corner.” My first thought was, “I couldn’t do that. What if I couldn’t get my characters out of the hole…

Published on October 20, 2016 09:22
The Bow of Destiny, on Lisa Burton Radio
Originally posted on Entertaining Stories:
? Welcome to another edition of Lisa Burton Radio. Now broadcasting at one point twenty-one jigawatts across all the known galaxy, alternate realms, and into the future and past. I’m your host, Lisa the robot girl. Our guest today is Limbreth, a young woman, on a quest to recover a…
? Welcome to another edition of Lisa Burton Radio. Now broadcasting at one point twenty-one jigawatts across all the known galaxy, alternate realms, and into the future and past. I’m your host, Lisa the robot girl. Our guest today is Limbreth, a young woman, on a quest to recover a…

Published on October 20, 2016 09:00
NAVIGATORS OF DUNE
Navigators of Dune by Brian Herbert & Kevin J. Anderson Genre: Science Fiction – Space Opera Series: Schools of Dune #3 Publisher: Tor (September 13, 2016) Authors Information: Website | Twitter Herbert Website | Twitter Anderson Length: 416 pages My Rating: 4 stars Schools of Dune is the next step in the gradual evolution of the Dune universe. Where Legends of Dune chronicled the great war between humankind and the…

Published on October 20, 2016 07:38
Goodbye Traditional, Hello Indie – Results
Originally posted on Myths of the Mirror:
enwikimedia.org Eight months ago, I started the process of canceling my traditional publishing contracts and re-releasing all my books as an indie author. My reasons for the switch were detailed in two posts Goodbye Traditional, Hello Indie (Part I) and (Part II). The process went more smoothly than…
enwikimedia.org Eight months ago, I started the process of canceling my traditional publishing contracts and re-releasing all my books as an indie author. My reasons for the switch were detailed in two posts Goodbye Traditional, Hello Indie (Part I) and (Part II). The process went more smoothly than…

Published on October 20, 2016 07:26
When reviews really matter…
Originally posted on Sue Vincent - Daily Echo:
From the archives April 2015: Image source reddit.com “Bilbo Baggins was a Hobbit who lived in his Hobbit hole and never went for adventures, at last Gandalf the wizard and his Dwarves persuaded him to go. He had a very exiting (sic) time fighting goblins and wargs.…
From the archives April 2015: Image source reddit.com “Bilbo Baggins was a Hobbit who lived in his Hobbit hole and never went for adventures, at last Gandalf the wizard and his Dwarves persuaded him to go. He had a very exiting (sic) time fighting goblins and wargs.…

Published on October 20, 2016 05:55
Failed New Year’s Writing Resolutions? Stick to New Writing Goals
Every writer’s New Year’s resolution is to write more. But it’s easy to fall short of those writing goals. Here are tips to set new goals, and stick with them. Source: Failed New Year’s Writing Resolutions? Stick to New Writing GoalsFiled under: Uncategorized

Published on October 20, 2016 05:42
October 19, 2016
NaNoWriMo Preparation with Scrivener Pt. 2: Try These 6 Organizing Tips
Scrivener is a powerful writing tool. I write about it weekly with tips and usage ideas. To read more of my posts click the Scrivener tag or category at the end of the page. As I wrote last week, I’m preparing for NaNoWriMo and suggested some features of Scrivener to think about using during next […]

Published on October 19, 2016 23:00