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Sharpening Your Focus – Why it’s Important to Outline from a Reformed Pantser
Originally posted on A Writer's Path:
? Remember the smell of a freshly sharpened pencil? Ground and shaped to a fine tip, it was the only way to color in those little bubbles on placement tests. Its marks on the page were dark and clear, easy to read. Though I’m dating myself, I have…

Book Promo – The CONTRACT between heaven and earth – by John Howell & Gwen M. Plano…
Originally posted on Chris The Story Reading Ape's Blog:
Thank you, Chris, for inviting us to join you today. We are super excited to be featured on The Story Reading Ape’s Blogand promise to be on our best behavior. In fact, we have made a pledge not to make off with any of the…
Who Wants to Join a Terry Pratchett Read-a-Thon?!
Originally posted on The BookWorm Drinketh:
Hello all! I was visiting Kathy @ Pages Below the Vaulted Sky and we got to talking about the Discwold series by the wonderful late Sir Terry Pratchett, she really wants to read them for the first time, and I really want to read them again, but 41 books…
Character Quotes from Car Trouble by Dellani
Originally posted on Books & Entertainment Network:
“So, you’re an author, huh? What kind of books to you write?” Cadence asked. “Crime novels, for the most part. Though I’ve tried my hand at other things as well. I’ve got a sci-fi series and even a few of romance novels,” I replied. “Romance? You aren’t secretly…

Tips For Sustaining Tension In Your Writing
Originally posted on WRITING TIPS & WRITERLY MUSINGS:
Last week, I talked about giving characters agency, but that’s not all editors and agents request. Another thing they ask for is ‘tension’. If the reader doesn’t have a reason to care what happens next, you’ve lost your tension. https://youtu.be/nm3t91tjXlI Wait. Before we get any further, I…
No More Amazon Giveaways for Kindle eBooks?
Originally posted on chrismcmullen:
Images from Shutterstock KINDLE EBOOK GIVEAWAYS AT AMAZON—GONE? You can run an Amazon Giveaway for many new products at Amazon.com. Basically, if you scroll down to the bottom of a product page and see an offer to run an Amazon Giveaway for that product, then that product is eligible. Amazon Giveaways…