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Britain’s Earliest Mummy and the People of Wor Barrow
The Historic England Blog Long barrows are the burial places of Britain’s early farming communities and are the oldest monuments surviving in our landscape. These earthen mounds acted as funeral monuments during the Early Neolithic (3700-3500 BC) and reveal much about the communities buried within them. Peter Marshall, Historic England’s Scientific Dating Coordinator and Jonathan […]
Writing the (Almost) Perfect Book Review
Originally posted on The Indie Spot!:
Today we will take a look at what goes into writing the (almost) perfect book review. Nothing is ever really perfect, but those imperfections should never be an excuse for being unprofessional or rude. Okay, so you’re new to the fine art of writing book reviews. Maybe you’re not…
Winter Wonderland – Finally
Originally posted on Writer's Treasure Chest:
Picture curtesy of: http://feelgrafix.com/group/snowflake.html It was Christmas, three weeks ago, the grass was green, there was no snow. The skies were blue, it was too warm Green Christmas? Here? This needs alarm. ** New Year came -no flakes in sight The sun had fun, the sky was bright. But…
None Dare Tread – A short story based on a visual prompt…
Originally posted on Chris The Story Reading Ape's Blog:
Submitted by author Terry Palmer: Give my best to Mary Beth Rob, (ELFKAT), for thinking up this prompt. Here is a first chapter with plenty of leads which need further applications. I COULD do a chapter two and so on as another short, but then,…
Instagram Primer for Indie Authors…
Originally posted on Chris The Story Reading Ape's Blog:
Extract from an article by Frances Caballo on The Book Designer It was also in 2015 that Pew Research Center reported that Instagram was the fourth most used social media network, behind Facebook, LinkedIn, and Pinterest. If your reader demographic is between the ages of…
How To Be an Editor’s Favorite Client
Originally posted on Ryan Lanz:
? by Katie McCoach As an author, your relationship with your editor, your book cover designer, your agent, and your publishing house are all extremely important to your success. I believe in good and bad energy—what you put out, you get back in return. Day to day, I work my…
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