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Beta Readers, It’s About the Book – Not You

Originally posted on A Writer's Path:
? by Ashleigh Giannoccaro For me over the last five (now six) books my beta team has proved to be one the most valuable resources. Sometimes we need that unbiased opinion to separate us from our ‘book babies’ so we can see the faults. These are often the first…

Writing Dialogue: Stick to Said and Using Dialogue Tags

This guest post from Short Short Story winner Eleanor D. Trupkiewicz features rules on using dialogue tags and attributions, and emphasizes the use of “said.” Source: Writing Dialogue: Stick to Said and Using Dialogue TagsFiled under: Uncategorized

#31WaysToDefeataVampire – Way #17 – Fan Fiction

Originally posted on Bookshelf Battle:
By: Count Krakovich, Asshat Vampire Bleh! Hello again, 3.5 readers. Yes, it is I, Count Krakovich, here to again regale you with another way to defeat a vampire. You can defeat a vampire with fan fiction. That’s right. I know that to you, your fan fiction tribute to Star Wars…

Getting Creative: Secondary Uses for Scrivener

Scrivener is fast becoming a mainstay of my writing. I’ve written about this software several times now but for those who are not familiar with it, Scrivener is for developing writing projects. It’s a powerful tool that allows for a great deal of flexibility for any kind of writing project. I’m even using it for […]

EDITING 101: 07 – Consecutive Versus Concurrent Action…

Originally posted on Chris The Story Reading Ape's Blog:
Originally posted as the Dun Writin’—Now Whut? series on this blog, EDITING 101 is a weekly refresher series for some of you and brand new for others. Courtesy of Adirondack Editing Consecutive Versus Concurrent Action Before we start this discussion, let’s make sure we’re all on the same page. These…

The Stages of Writing a Book – Meme…

Originally posted on Chris The Story Reading Ape's Blog:
A humorous look at authors… Chris The Story Reading Ape's Blog View original postFiled under: Uncategorized

#31WaysToDefeatAVampire – Way #16 – Nukes

Originally posted on Bookshelf Battle:
By: Count Krakovich, Asshat Vampire Nukes destroy everything and vampires aren’t impervious to them. Can’t say I’d recommend this option though. Surely a vampire can’t be that much of a pain in the ass to warrant a nuclear attack. Probably best to stake the vampire or hell, just let the…

2 Lessons From DIY Self-Publishing

I just published my first e-book entitled The Black Bag which is on Smashwords catalog now. But I had a limited budget on which to complete this project. Since it is a short story I decided to publish it entirely as a DIY project. Now many people might gasp and say that I needed professional […]

More Project Tracking in Scrivener with Meta-Data

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. I’ve written about the Inspector a number of times over the last few months. Just to re-cap, the Inspector is the […]

#31WaystoDefeataVampire – Way #15 – Stakes

Originally posted on Bookshelf Battle:
By: Count Krakovich, Asshat Vampire ? Bleh! Well, it only took half a month but I finally got to an obvious one – stakes. Yes, a stake through the heart will end a vampire’s reign of terror. Stop being so cocky. A stake through the heart would kill anyone. But…