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It’s geek to me

Originally posted on bluebird of bitterness:
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#amwriting: making your fan page useful

Originally posted on Life in the Realm of Fantasy:
In 2011, when I first began this crazy journey, I was advised to create a professional Facebook page. Whether you are an Indie or are traditionally published you will be responsible for putting your own social media into place, as in this world, no one will do…

Working With Web Page Content in Scrivener

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. A while back one of the readers of this blog suggested I write a post about importing and saving web files. […]

How to Define Fantasy

Originally posted on Upside-Down Books:
Whilst writing reviews I often ask myself how on earth  I define fantasy. Why do I ask myself this? Mostly because I enjoy making my life difficult, but also because Fantasy has those delightful little sub-genres called “Epic” and “High”. And if you’re really picky there are a million other…

Quick Tip: Using Klout to Enhance Your Reach

Some days my analytics suffer and sometimes they really click well. Part of the reason for fluctuations in analytics is availability to interact. Weekends and holidays are some of the reasons I might post less. Of course I can schedule some tweets and posts but I also need ways to share other content than my own. I’ve found Klout […]

Surviving Writing Slumps – Everything You Need to Know

Originally posted on A Writer's Path:
? by Elethwyn Salutations, fellow elves and writers! Elethwyn is here today to share her thoughts, ideas, and tips for overcoming writing slumps. Writing slumps – also known as writer’s block, also known as writing depression, also known as the-reason-future-Newberry-winners-gave-up-writing – is something all writers face. It’s when we lose…

The Urban Fantasy Book List

Originally posted on Richard M. Ankers:
I was asked by the lovely Gigi if I would put together a list of recommended Urban Fantasy, so I have. I must confess, I found this list harder than most because the boundaries between Urban Fantasy and its offshoots are often tenuous. Therefore, I may have stretched this…

Styling Your E-Book With Proper Formatting

Introduction The use of styles in word processing is a bit esoteric for many users. However, when formatting an e-book, styles can be very handy. With that in mind, I’ll follow-up on last week’s post about formatting by digging a little deeper into what styles are, why they are important to e-book formatting and how […]

A Different Newsletter For Archer’s Aim

I’ve started something a little new this week in addition to my blog by adding a daily newspaper on Paper.li. I can add posts manually while it generates the paper based on topics I added. The name of the paper is Archer’s Aim Daily. If you have speculative fiction (Fantasy, Science Fiction, etc.) posts you […]

Infographic: The Health Benefits of Reading

Originally posted on Nicholas C. Rossis:
Designer Raphael Lysander has produced this beautiful Infographic on the health benefits of reading, first published on his excellent blog. The image features statistics on how reading can help with stress relief, mental skill development, and forming relationships: If you wish to print this Infographic, it’s available on Zazzle.