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One-Word Reviews at Amazon Now?
Originally posted on chrismcmullen:
I saw a one-word review at Amazon today. So I’m guessing the 20-word minimum has been removed. You might recall a couple of months ago that Amazon was testing out both ratings and reviews on print books. Those ratings disappeared after a few weeks, so perhaps the compromise was to remove…
Narration vs Dialogue: A Clear-Cut Distinction?
Originally posted on Creative Writing with the Crimson League:
Narration versus dialogue in fiction: are they as diametrically opposed as they sometimes seem? In what ways do they overlap? I’ve been speaking lately about how our unique styles as authors and our approaches to creative writing often boil down to where we lie upon a…
“Everything in life is writable about…” Quotes for writers (and people who like quotes)
Originally posted on BRIDGET WHELAN writer:
And by the way, everything in life is writable about if you have the outgoing guts to do it, and the imagination to improvise. The worst enemy to creativity is self-doubt. Sylvia Plath, The Unabridged Journals of Sylvia Plath photo credit: hlkljgk via photopin cc
Integrity in Life and Writing
Originally posted on The One & Only Elgon:
These days the word ‘integrity’ may have lost a lot of its meaning for most people. After all we are lied to constantly from every direction until we come to accept that nothing is really as it seems. We suspect everyone and everything, even expecting that our…
HOW TO JUDGE A BOOK BY ITS COVER
July 5, 2014 • Vicki Watson WHAT MAKES A GREAT BOOK COVER DESIGN? It’s a sad fact that many good books are let down by poor cover design and end up languishing in the dim and dusty corners of the Amazon website never to be purchased or read. Regardless of your witty dialogue, your perfectly executed narrative […]
Writer’s Block? Errr…
Hey guys! What is up? Geez, it been bajillion years ago since I sit down and just writing for my blog. As you probably noticed, I keep posting book reviews or books related post on here. Which is okay, because that’s one of the reason why I created this blog. But I want my blog…
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