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A Friendly Reading Challenge
Originally posted on charles french words reading and writing:
(https://pixabay.com) Reading is essential for writers. Reading stimulates our imagination and enables us to enter many others worlds without leaving the comfort of our homes. Reading is one of our lifebloods,the source for much of our inspiration and ideas. Without reading, writers cannot be successful. Reading…
Rumors of the Demise of Books Greatly Exaggerated…
Originally posted on Chris The Story Reading Ape's Blog:
by Art Swift and Steve Ander on Gallup Site: STORY HIGHLIGHTS 35% say they read more than 11 books in the past year 53% of young adults read between one and 10 books in the past year 73% prefer printed books to e-readers or audio…
Move along there citizen, nothing to see
Originally posted on Jim Webster:
? ? Move along please, move along. No rubbernecking please, no stopping to gawp. Move along move along. Ain’t you people got homes to go to? ? OK so it’s a blog. Never seen a blog before? Admittedly finding one sprawled on the pavement isn’t usual, but what did you…
Should I Be Writing Faster?
Originally posted on Ryan Lanz:
? by Lev Raphael I’ve been a member of the same health club for a long time and lots of people there read my Nick Hoffman mysteries set in a college town that might remind them of the town we live in. No matter when I publish a book in the series,…
Getting in the Money Mindset: A Basic Financial Plan for New Authors
Originally posted on Kate M. Colby:
Back when I first discussed my goal of full-time authorship (and again when I reflected on my first full year as a published author), a few readers expressed interest in learning more about my plan to become a full-time author. In short, I’ve had to realize that, if I…
Microfiction #writephoto: Pandora by Jane Dougherty
Originally posted on Sue Vincent's Daily Echo:
There was something strange about the couple at the house on the hill. They had been in the village no time and already their names cropped up everywhere: he on the board of governors of the local school, though they had no children; she as president of…
Literary writers, we are not alone – meet Main Street Writers
Originally posted on Nail Your Novel:
While I’d never claim that genre writers ‘have it easy’ in this publishing ecosystem, they have undeniable advantages – they plug into well established tribes. Literary fiction is much more about individual visions and the people who don’t fit. And if you’re publishing literary fiction as an indie, you’re…
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