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Originally posted on Annette Rochelle Aben:
He steps through the door Backyard becomes a jungle To a little boy Ants hiding in the long grass From the magnifying glass ©2018 Annette Rochelle Aben
This Week in Indie Publishing
Don Massenzio These two indie platforms are partnering to help authors produce audiobooks at affordable prices 1 Indie authors who publish through platforms like Amazon or CreateSpace usually don’t have the resources to publish an audiobook, which can be an expensive endeavor with production costs that self-published or first-time authors cannot afford. Now, self-publishing platform […]
#motownwriters: 15 Reasons Why Your Book Isn’t Selling
Originally posted on Motown Writers Network . . . Michigan Literary Network:
15 Reasons Why Your Book Isn’t Selling BY JOEL FRIEDLANDER We’ve all been there: a book we were excited about, one that we worked on earnestly. But when it hit the market, all that came back was a big yawn. No author wants to be in that…
Forensic Science in the Latter Half of the 19th Century
Originally posted on History of Forensics :
Francis Galton (1822-1911). Image provided by Wellcome Library, London (CC BY 4.0). This time we move into the second half of the 19th century, where a number of familiar technologies had arisen, such as the photographic camera. The camera as an invention has a long, complex and somewhat disputed…
Character Quotes from Web of Lies by Dellani
Originally posted on Books & Entertainment Network:
“Thanks, Maggie. Hey, how about a coupon?” She reached for the stack by the cash register. “That’s weird. I keep a stack of them right here. They’re missing.” “You’re sure you didn’t move them? Take them with you?” “No, I’m positive. No one can use them without my…
Not so bad after all.
Originally posted on Megan Morgan:
From time to time on this blog, in addition to sharing, teaching, pulling my hair out, and bemoaning the hardships of writing, I’m also going to talk about the things I love. Those things I HEART about writing. When you stop by and just want a little inspiration, hit up…
Blurb Wars! Writer Friends Try Their Hand At Water Castle’s Blurb. (Wanna Give It A Shot Yourself?)
Originally posted on DAN ALATORRE:
Too long! Too short! Wrong girl! That’s the hardest part/parts of getting a cover and getting a blurb. It can drive you crazy! Luckily, I am surrounded by lots and lots of smart writer types who can step up and help. Like our good friend Marie Malo (check out her…
How do I win the battle of the keyboard? Advice from cat-owning writers needed
Originally posted on BRIDGET WHELAN writer:
Murphy is my new flatmate and we get on very well but one for thing…he thinks the keyboard is his natural home. It is a place to stretch and show off his fine physique, his elastic body reaching all the way from caps lock on the left hand side…
Viv Drewa - The Owl Lady 