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July 10, 2021
Christmas in July Reader Give Away
Happy Christmas in July! Welcome to the 17th blog in this Christmas in July Reader Giveaway, which runs July 12-23, 2021. At the bottom of each author’s blog post, you will find the secret words. Write them all down and provide the provide the entire answer on this Google form. Note: You must grab all the secret words from […]
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June 17, 2021
10 Simple Edits for Critique Partners
Zoe has developed a guiding resource for beginning writers. Her method is designed for brainstorming, shaping, and revising an early draft of a manuscript. General and specific tips are offered for applying rules of writing to enhance one’s story for a workable second draft. By exploring the plot line of Love Comes Softly writers may […]
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May 20, 2021
Questions to Ask Your Beta Readers to Help Them Help You
Zoe has developed a guiding resource for beginning writers. Her method is designed for brainstorming, shaping, and revising an early draft of a manuscript. General and specific tips are offered for applying rules of writing to enhance one’s story for a workable second draft. By exploring the plot line of Love Comes Softly writers may […]
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April 15, 2021
Elements to Include in a Novel’s First 5 Pages – Part 3
Zoe has developed a guiding resource for beginning writers. Her method is designed for brainstorming, shaping, and revising an early draft of a manuscript. General and specific tips are offered for applying rules of writing to enhance one’s story for a workable second draft. By exploring the plot line of Love Comes Softly writers may […]
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March 18, 2021
Elements to Include in a Novel’s First 5 Pages – Part 2
Elements that should be included in a novel's first five pages.
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February 18, 2021
Elements to Include in a Novel’s First 5 Pages – Part 1
Zoe’s book, Tailor Your Fiction Manuscript in 30 Days, is a fresh and innovative refocusing of your novel or novella. Through a few simple—and fun—steps, Zoe helps writers take their not-ready-for-publication and/or rejected manuscripts to a spit-polish finish. Writing is hard work, yes, but it doesn’t have to be difficult. —Eva Marie Everson, best-selling and multiple award-winning […]
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January 21, 2021
Write Numbers Right in Fiction
image by geralt Zoe’s book, Tailor Your Fiction Manuscript in 30 Days, is a fresh and innovative refocusing of your novel or novella. Through a few simple—and fun—steps, Zoe helps writers take their not-ready-for-publication and/or rejected manuscripts to a spit-polish finish. Writing is hard work, yes, but it doesn’t have to be difficult. —Eva Marie Everson, best-selling […]
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December 17, 2020
Quotes from Experts on Writing
Several years ago, I shared the following quotes from writers and editors. Their words are still true today. So as a Christmas gift, I give them to you again today. Merry Christmas! ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ My new book of Contemporary Christian Allegories, Crumbled, Tumble, Humbled—Saved released 12/7/2020. Learn more. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Quotes Techniques of the Selling Writer by Dwight V. Swain. “The […]
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December 1, 2020
Christmas Scavenger Hunt Round-Robin: The Gift of the Magpie
Christmas greetings! I hope you’re enjoying the Christmas Scavenger Hunt Round-Robin and learning about many Christmas books. If you’re starting here at my blog, that’s fine. I’ll give you the next author’s link. You need to visit every author’s site in the round-robin to qualify for the chance to win an Amazon gift card: $350 […]
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November 19, 2020
Seasons for Writers: Saying Good-bye and Hello
Zoe’s book, Tailor Your Fiction Manuscript in 30 Days, is a fresh and innovative refocusing of your novel or novella. Through a few simple—and fun—steps, Zoe helps writers take their not-ready-for-publication and/or rejected manuscripts to a spit-polish finish. Writing is hard work, yes, but it doesn’t have to be difficult. —Eva Marie Everson, best-selling and multiple award-winning […]
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