Archive | January 21, 2017
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Get Healthier with This Simple Trick: Write
Originally posted on Kristen Twardowski:
If magazines are anything to judge by, modern society is obsessed with health. We try yoga, marathons, spinach smoothies, and protein powders all in an attempt to become healthier people. But sometimes less physical activities also improve human health. One of those activities is writing. Researcher James W. Pennebaker explains that…
Francine Prose … finding the time to write
Originally posted on Routine Matters:
Francine Prose … finding the time to write Francine Prose (born April 1, 1947) is an American novelist, short story writer, essayist, and critic. She is the author of twenty works of fiction. Her novel A Changed Man won the Dayton Literary Peace Prize, and Blue Angel was a finalist for the National Book Award. Her…
The Art And Science Of Brevity
Originally posted on DAN ALATORRE:
Using my unreleased manuscript An Angel On Her Shoulder, I am showing you my techniques for reworking a story into a more readable, more enjoyable piece. It’s 45+ lessons in about 45 days. (To start at Chapter 1, click HERE.) To view it best, bring up the two versions in different…
Get To Know… Author Robin Roughley
Originally posted on bytheletterbookreviews:
Today’s Get To Know author is the lovely Robin Roughley. Hi, my name is Robin Roughley, author of the DS Lasser crime series. I suppose for most writers it is something they have wanted to do for a long time, I know it was with me. Having said that, it has…
How to Make the Switch to Fiction Editing (by Sophie Playle)
Originally posted on LibroEditing proofreading, editing, transcription, localisation:
I’d like to welcome Sophie Playle from Liminal Pages to my blog today: Sophie is a fiction editor and also trains other editors to do what she does. I tend towards working on non-fiction, marketing, informational and academic texts myself, but if you’re interested in moving into…
Reminder Authors: Have you set up your February Promotion yet? Let us know in the comments!
Originally posted on How To Ebook:
I was sitting around staring at my Author’s Social Media Planner Book – really just staring at the outside of the planner wishing I’d decorated in a more fashionable way. I clicked on the Internet and found a lot of Valentine’s Day reminders were starting to pop off. I decided…
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