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5 MYTHS ABOUT WRITING A NOVEL

There's a saying thatthere's a novel in everyone. And maybe that's true, I have no idea. All I know is that I'm working on one of mine, and I'm learning a few things along the way. That's part of the purpose of this blog--to share my experiences and hopefully help a few others that are in the process of writing or publishing a book of their own. If there is indeed a novel in each of us, then this hopefully will impact at least a few.

I'm still in the outline stage of my book--more to come on t...

NEW RELEASES: JULY 24-30

RELEASED JULY 26 THE SUMMER THAT MELTED EVERYTHING, BY TIFFANY MCDANIEL
Fiction. St. Martin's Press, 320 pp.
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INDIE: ELPHIE AND DAD GO ON AN EPIC ADVENTURE

ELPHIE AND DAD GO ON AN EPIC ADVENTURE, BY HAGIT R. ORON AND OR ORON
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There is no milk left in Elphie's house. A trip to the store is due.
Elphie's father...

ALTERNATE VOICES: DYLAN MADELEY

This week, Dylan Madeley stops by Blondie Marie for an author interview. I appreciated his honesty about his writing process and decision to self-publish his first book,The Gift Knight's Quest. For those looking ahead to November and the daunting task of NaNoWriMo you're thinking of taking on, this is one of the success stories. Madeley notes in one answer that he tends to do his writing as part of NaNoWriMo, and worries about refining the story once that month is over. BuyThe...

NEW RELEASES: JULY 17-23

RELEASED JULY 23 THE EMPTY ROOM, BY SARAH J. CLEMENS
Mystery/Romance. Off the Page Publishing, 212 pp. DO YOU HAVE A BOOK COMING OUT SOON?
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INDIE: THE BYZANTINE CONNECTION

THE BYZANTINE CONNECTION (STELLA HUNTER, 3), BY EDITA A. PETRICK
Self-published, 307 pp. January 2016.
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In St. Hedwig's Cathedral, Detroit, Carter witnesses the miracle of youth returned, and stigmata where none should be.

As national newspapers report of a Fountai...

SAME STORY, BUT NOT QUITE

This one kind of piggy-backs Changing Perspective, where I talk about perspective in characters. But it's a little different and so I thought it deserved a different post.

As I mentionedin that post, I finished reading I'll See You in Paris, by Michelle Gable last year. And I talked about changing the perspective of the storytelling to create more depth in the story. But I think there's another lesson to be learned from Gable's novel, and that's about creating depth through changing the perspe...

INDIE: CHERGUI'S CHILD

CHERGUI'S CHILD, BY JANE RIDDELL
Fiction. Self-published, 278 pp
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ALTERNATE VOICES: TIO STIB

Happy Independence Day to all of my American readers! Today's post comes to us from Tio Stib, author of Perils of Payeto, Saving the Last Vaquita Porpoise. Tio is a full-time writer who offers some great insight to writers looking to find the motivation to finish their first (or second, or third, etc.) book. Q: What is one thing that no one would usually know about you? I've been lost more times than I've been found. Q: What is the best excuse you've come up with for m...

NEW RELEASES: JULY 3-9

RELEASED JULY 5 THE BURNING CITY (SIREN SONG, 3), BY MEGAN MORGAN
Urban Fantasy. Kensington Press, 264 pp
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RELEASED JULY 6 LEGACY OF TRUTH (DRUID'S BROOCH, 2), BY CHRISTY NICHOLAS
Fantasy. Tirgearr Publishing, 358 pp RELEASED JULY 8 CAN YOU GUESS WHAT I AM?, BY VIVIENNE K. MUNN
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