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Canines for Conservation — Amazing Dogs! – by Sue Coletta…
Originally posted on Chris The Story Reading Ape's Blog:
Africa possesses a secret weapon in the war against wildlife trafficking, which I discovered in my research for an exciting new series set in Kenya. Canines for Conservation stop traffickers before they can export illegal products, thereby preventing poachers from profiting off their murderous rampage. These…
New Featured Books at Source Booksellers thru August 27, 2018 via @sourcebksellers #detroit #indie #bookstore
Originally posted on Motown Writers Network . . . Michigan Literary Network:
Featured Books (From bottom to top right) 1. For young readers – The Encyclopedia of Fish: A Complete Visual Guide 2. Revolutionary Mothering: Love on the Front Lines edited by Alexis Pauline Gumbs, China Martens,and Mai’a Williams 3. The Places that Scare You: A Guide to Fearlessness in Difficult Times by…
Nonfiction Writers: Beware the Curse of Knowledge – by Anne Janzer…
Originally posted on Chris The Story Reading Ape's Blog:
on Jane Friedman site: Few of your readers care about what you know, no matter how many years you have spent accumulating that wisdom. They care about what they need or want to understand. You share much in common with your readers: you both live…
PitchWars? Not For Me, This Year.
Originally posted on WRITING TIPS & WRITERLY MUSINGS:
Sitting This One Out For the first time since I found the PitchWars community, I’m really not entering. Between work stress, life stress, and not having anything new, it’s just not going to happen for me this year. I haven’t even looked at any of the blogs…
How to rewrite with more impact
Originally posted on Jean's Writing:
Switch out those inactive words with power words. Hit your reader straight on and leave them in awe. K.M. Allan tells us to check this list against our writing and replace with active words. And you all know, I do love lists. The Active Word Checklist by K.M. Allan I am…
5 Steps to Writing Better How-To: by Betsy Graziani Fasbinder…
Originally posted on Chris The Story Reading Ape's Blog:
on Jane Friedman site: In the age of YouTube—where instructions for many of our daily how-to challenges can be answered with a click—the needs for books in the how-to genre are changing. If the answers to your potential readers’ questions can be satisfied by watching…
Profile of Word Weaver Writing Contest 2nd PLACE WINNER: “Where The Black Tree Grows” by MD Walker
Originally posted on DAN ALATORRE:
What goes on inside the writerly mind? Let’s sit down with our Word Weaver Writing Contest 2nd place winner, MD Walker, and find out. ? MD WALKER DAN: Did you write your story for the contest or was it part of a larger piece or something you had written before? MD:…
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