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Interview with the villain.
Originally posted on shehanne moore:
Dudes, can we back off here before Snotra reaches for the rat poison? A few years ago I did a post on the villain https://shehannemoore.wordpress.com/2012/10/01/an-ordinary-human-being-with-failings/ I have had villains is all my books–sometimes more than one. Until now the record for the most cardboardy has been held by Lady Margaret. Lady…
The Defeatist, and my learning experience. (I’ve scheduled two free promotion days on Amazon Kindle for 17th- 18th of August)
Something New – Part 20
Originally posted on Dellani Oakes:
Liat drives Austin home. He invites her upstairs of a cup of tea, but instead, ends up kissing her. Rubbing his mouth across hers soothed the sting, he licked her lips. She invited him to take more, which he did, kissing her tenderly. Austin stood less than a foot, but…
Texting and Driving: Redux
Originally posted on Author Mark W Sasse:
I originally posted this a year ago, but it recently came up again in my classroom and thought it might be timely to post again. I asked my students how many of them have been in a moving car while someone was texting? 39/52 said they were. Wow!…
Just a thought.
Originally posted on The June Project:
http://www.dwdmail.com/studio/link.php?M=345775&N=862&L=3962&F=H https://janefriedman.com/2012/11/09/start-here-how-to-write-a-book-proposal/ http://www.dwdmail.com/studio/link.php?M=345775&N=862&L=3960&F=H http://www.dwdmail.com/studio/link.php?M=345775&N=862&L=3959&F=H There are so many ways to say “Where do I go now?” Well here is a start. ?
The Politics of Privacy: Amazon’s New Reviews – The Prose Blog
Originally posted on writerchristophfischer:
THE POLITICS OF PRIVACY: AMAZON’S NEW REVIEWS Amazon’s new review policy has the entire indie author population up in arms, and rightfully so. What does this mean for the future of independent publishing? The Prose Blog has taken up the issue up and contacted author Brenda Perlin and myself about it.…
All Reviews Need to Be Taken With a Grain of Salt
Originally posted on Elyse Salpeter:
I’ve been disturbed recently reading reviews on the internet across a myriad of topics. The three biggest offenders for me are reviews on books, reviews on over the counter products and reviews on recipes. These reviews are put up on the web where the anonymity of the internet allows consumers…
It’s not all in the numbers …
Originally posted on Books: Publishing, Reading, Writing:
Sally Cronin, the blogger behind Smorgasbord – Variety is the spice of life, reblogged a post from Hugh’s Views and News, titled Is Your Blog Living By Numbers? Very good post, and I urge you to read both Sally’s intro and Hugh’s post itself. This reminded me of…
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