Publishing Companies To Avoid And Nasty New Author Scams – by Derek Haines…
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on Just Publishing Advice:
New authors, beware of vanity publishing companies and experts making you offers that are too good to be true
Have you received an email or social media message from an agent or publisher offering to publish your book?
If you are an author, you may have received a lot of them. On average, I get at least one per week.
Because indie authors are active on social media, it is easy for a predatory publisher to get your contact details. Then come the offers for their publishing services.
When publishing companies make you an offer that includes the word free, it is a signal that you should be very suspicious.
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“The Kids Are Back in School” #Sale – Last 2 Days!
Only two more days to take advantage of my $.99 “The Kids Are Back in School” Sale. All 8 of my books are on sale for the last time this year, so don’t miss out. Download yours now. 
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THE THINGS YOU MISS WHEN YOU PROOFREAD, Part 1: Secrets of Find/Replace
PART 1: SECRETS OF FIND/REPLACE
Fact: You will miss things when you proofread your manuscript. Your eyes see what they expect to see.
Fact: A little creative use of Find/Replace, in Word or your preferred program, can find these hard-to-spot slips for you—and fix them with a keystroke.
I’ve split this post into three subposts, so you can use what you need when and if you need it:
- Part 1: The Secrets of Find/Replace (You are here)
- Part 2: Easy Fixes you can do in minutes
- Part 3: Fixes that take a little more effort but are still faster than reading the whole darn book for the 1000th time.
These posts are based on Word, but most of the notations are universal. You should be able to apply them in any program you use.
Part 1: Find/Replace has been hiding things from you!
I’ve been surprised to learn…
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Library of Michigan Collaborative Library Services Grant program – Timeline Change @LibraryofMich #michiganwriters #motownwriters Intent to file due Jan2019
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Free for Three Days: ‘Uncertain Love’
Twenty-one-year-old Amanda finds herself falling in love with Kevin, a self-assured guy from the right side of town. Doubts about his fidelity, though, start to creep in when unexpected circumstances arise. And Amanda fears her self-esteem may take a further nosedive when, finally, she meets Kevin’s well-to-do and notoriously snobbish family. Has fate prepared a different path for her, that she may ultimately tread hand-in-hand with someone else?
Set in Sydney, Australia, during the 1950’s, this story by award-winning author Margaret Lynette Sharp offers an engaging read for lovers of sweet romance.
This novella will be free to download on Amazon Kindle for three days, starting on 31st August, 2018. Please spread the word!
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Book Talk…8/31/18 Leigh Bardugo’s Shadow and Bone
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Book Talk…8/31/18: Leigh Bardugo’s Shadow and Bone
Traci Kenworth
Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo. 2012 Henry Holt & Co. Macmillan Publishing. YA Fantasy.
The blurb from Amazon: Enter the Grishaverse with Book One of the Shadow and Bone Trilogy by the #1 New York Times–bestselling author of Six of Crows and Crooked Kingdom.
Soldier. Summoner. Saint. Orphaned and expendable, Alina Starkov is a soldier who knows she may not survive her first trek across the Shadow Fold—a swath of unnatural darkness crawling with monsters. But when her regiment is attacked, Alina unleashes dormant magic not even she knew she possessed.
Now Alina will enter a lavish world of royalty and intrigue as she trains with the Grisha, her country’s magical military elite—and falls under the spell of their notorious leader, the Darkling. He believes Alina can summon a force capable of destroying…
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Infographic: 20 ways to conquer writer’s block – by Ted Kitterman…
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on PR Daily:
Every writer has faced a moment when the words failed to appear.
The yawning whiteness of a blank word document can stymie even the most prolific writers, which is why a handy prompt and a strong writing regimen can be useful.
This infographic from HubSpot lists 20 tried and true writing prompts to get you back on the horse and spitting out words.
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