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Guest Post by Vanessa Finaughty: Five Tips for New Writers

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From the blog of Nicholas C. Rossis, author of science fiction, the Pearseus epic fantasy series and children's booksToday I’m featuring Vanessa Finaughty, a prolific South African author of 15 books with the bluest eyes I’ve ever seen (and I should know – I, too, am blue-eyed!).

She’s written a guest post for us, with five tips for new writers. Enjoy, and don’t forget to check out her amazing giveaway, featuring a number of free downloads for six books, penned by her, Michelle LouringAlianne Donnelly and Simon Ludgate!

5 Tips for New Writers

Guest post by Vanessa Finaughty

1:Write what you know or be prepared to spend hours doing research.

Even if you’re writing fiction, your story needs to be believable, and it won’t be if you get your facts wrong. How much research you need to do depends on how much you already know about the topic – anything you aren’t 100% clear on needs to be researched.

2:If you aren’t enjoying…

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About The Owl Lady

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Viv Drewa is a Michigan native who has enjoyed reading and writing since 1963. Though she studied medicinal chemistry at the University of Michigan, her passion has always been writing. She had been awarded third place for her nonfiction short story about her grandfather's escape from Poland. Later, she rewrote this story and was published in the "Polish American Journal" as "From the Pages of Grandfather's Life" and has republished it on Amazon.com as a short story. Viv took creative and journalism courses to help in her transition to fulfill her dream of becoming a writer. She worked as an intern for Port Huron's 'The Times Herald", and also wrote, edited and did the layout or the Blue Water Multiple Sclerosis newsletter "Thumb Prints." She also has a business promoting authors. Owl and Pussycat Book Promotions. Viv, her husband Bob and their cat Princess, live in Port Huron, Michigan.

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