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You Can Call Me Anything, But
Originally posted on Jo Robinson:
It’s a term of respect around here apparently. I’m fine with children calling me Tannie (that’s Aunty in Afrikaans), but I object to anyone who is already grown up aiming that moniker at me. Unless I am their actual aunty. Apart from the fact that writers are ageless—that comes with…
11 Reasons Why Everyone Should Be The Worst Writer They Know
Originally posted on Tara Sparling writes:
I very nearly didn’t get to post a blog this week, because I almost died of shame. Shame is a very poor thing to die of: possibly better than getting run over by the bus to Limerick, but not great, all the same. My shame stemmed from a journal I…
Hey Writers: You Need a New Patron Saint, Your Old One Sucks
Originally posted on Tara Sparling writes:
Yesterday was St. Patrick’s Day, and I may as well tell you now that this post was written well before those festivities. I’m usually a very last minute blogger, but when Paddy’s Day* falls on a Saturday, no self-respecting Irish person would allow something as routine as routine to…
Are you uncomfortable with book promotion? Try this…
Originally posted on Chris The Story Reading Ape's Blog:
By Sandra Beckwith on Build Book Buzz: “I’m really uncomfortable with book promotion,” an author told me recently. “It’s just not who I am.” “What makes you uncomfortable?” I asked. “I don’t know . . . ” she began. “I think it’s all that waving your…
Not learning to read is life threatening via @detroitnews #michlit #motownwriters #detroit #literacy
Originally posted on Motown Writers Network . . . Michigan Literary Network:
http://detne.ws/2FmOAUv via @detroitnews ? Buy Photo (Photo: Clarence Tabb Jr. / The Detroit News) The tragic truth is we are failing many of our children in America and if they do not receive some badly needed intensive care they may never recover. One of the great…
A disastrously-broken canal ahead & another lash of The Beast From The East #England #narrowboat
Originally posted on The Diesel-Electric Elephant Company.:
Not the sort of thing you stumble across every day, fortunately. These photographs are obviously not mine, but are the ones seemingly freely circulating all over the “news” outlets and the “The Social Media”. In the distance here you can see Stanthorne Lock (top of frame). I have…
How to Use Amazon Categories to Increase your Rankings (Update)
Originally posted on Nicholas C. Rossis:
Back in 2016, I had written a post with information on How to Use Amazon Categories to Increase your Rankings. It included an estimate of how many copies a book needs to sell to reach a certain rank on Amazon US. This has now been updated as follows: Image found on…
Happy Saint Patrick’s Day
Originally posted on Teagan's Books:
Saturday, March 17, 2018 Image by Chris Graham It’s not really St. Patrick’s Day as I write this, but it is my writing day for Thistledown. However, I’m not up to continuing the story today, so I’m taking it easy on myself to some extent. Hopefully I can do…
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