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Short story acceptance
Originally posted on Rhythempoets:
Hey all, great news! For those of you who thought my writing career was dead, I had a story accepted into an anthology, yay! It’s called ‘Death is Easy’ and it’s in the anthology Coming Home from Horrified Press. More dets as supplied!
Marginalia, no.334
Originally posted on The New Psalmanazar:
I love what astonishes me and only retain that which would excite but forgetfulness in the mind of a wise man. ~ Paul Valery, The Dialogue of the Tree If wisdom is retaining only ideas that are somehow useful or relevant then I will be content with foolishness. But…
More Grammar Tips for Indie Authors: Common Pitfalls
June 16, 2014 As my contribution to the Rave Reviews Book Club’s mentoring program, I am posting short grammar lessons from time to time. In today’s post, I focus on its and it’s and who and whom, little words that can cause difficulties for the unwary writer. Its and it’s. Do you know the difference between “its” and “it’s”? Can you decide […]
And What Do You Want to do with THAT?: The English Major
Originally posted on Project Light to Life:
Go English majors! Below is the speech I gave, during the weekend of my college graduation, at my English convocation: At the start of the movie Adventureland, there’s a scene in which James, the main character, has just graduated from college. Although he got into Columbia for graduate…
Why We Write — Post by Michael J. Findley
Originally posted on FINDLEY FAMILY VIDEO:
Our daughter’s pet hamster died today. She’s an adult, a school teacher, and it was expected. But it caused me to reflect on the brevity of life and why Mary and I write. It is possible to know things. This might sound silly, but movies such as the Matrix…
Sketch for a Theory of Persistent Passions
Originally posted on On The Heath:
Concerning passions – two persist – and they are: Writing and loving a Woman. Both these I had a precocious passion for. Two decades later – they’ve remained top constants that some may even argue they qualify as obsessions and addictions too. True – they command most of my…
DON’T JUDGE A BOOK BY ITS COVER? by K J Rollinson
Originally posted on MARSocial Author Business Enhancement Dragon Post:
With nearly 200,000 new titles published every year, it is essential to capture your reader with an enticing cover. This applies whether you have published a soft book or only a Kindle version. A good cover does catch the eye, so in this case the old…
Viv Drewa - The Owl Lady 