Finding Your Voice #Writertips #amwriting

Posted by The Owl Lady on June 29, 2018 in Writing Help and Advice for All

Jacquie Biggar-USA Today Best-selling author

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When I first began my writing career I took a LOT of online classes on craft, editing, revision, grammar, technique, and the one thing that kept coming up was the need to discover your voice. The unique something that distinguishes your work and keeps your readers coming back for more.

But how?

What do the experts mean by voice anyway?

Do you have a favorite author? One whose pages you could read without seeing the cover and you’d STILL be able to say without a doubt, yes, that is definitely their book?

I thought so 🙂

That’s voice!

It’s a distinctive style that sets the writer’s work apart from anyone else. Some use setting, such as bestselling and award-winning author Louise Penny. Her books are set in and around the scenic mountain town of Three Pines, Quebec. If a fan were to read a brief passage from any of her…

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they must stay one step ahead of a cunning killer who’s bent on not being exposed… The Protector by @HelenKayDimon #NewRelease #Romance @InkSlingerPR

Posted by The Owl Lady on June 29, 2018 in About the Author, Author Interviews-Spotlights-and-Guests, Authors, Books, Cover Reveals

Jacquie Biggar-USA Today Best-selling author

**Today we have the excerpt blitz for The Protector by HelenKay Dimon! Check it out and preorder your copy today!**

Title: The Protector:

Author: HelenKay Dimon

Genre Romantic Suspense

Release Date: July 31^st!

About The Protector:

Salvation, Pennsylvania. The commune located in the small town was advertised as a modern Utopia: a place to live, share, and learn with other like-minded young people. Cate Pendleton’s sister was one of them. Now she’s dead—and Cate won’t rest until she finds out who killed her. Stonewalled at every turn, she approaches a DC Fixer for help and ends up with Damon Knox, a mysterious man with a secretive past. But Cate soon discovers that she not only needs Damon, she wants him, which isn’t good—for the attraction brewing between them will only lead to complications that can turn into danger . . .

Damon has tried to erase the hellish…

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Especially the first one of the day…

Posted by The Owl Lady on June 29, 2018 in Authors, Humor

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Angel Messages June 29 2018

Posted by The Owl Lady on June 29, 2018 in Authors, News, Posts or Views

Annette Rochelle Aben

Your DAILY MESSAGE from Angels

A SENSE of HUMOR is a SUPER POWER!

We love you

Heck yeah, it is! Woo hoo, Angels!!!

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Smorgasbord Blog Magazine – Writer in Residence -#bookcovers – Persuasion by Paul Andruss

Posted by The Owl Lady on June 29, 2018 in Writing Help and Advice for All

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This Week in Indie Publishing

Posted by The Owl Lady on June 29, 2018 in Authors, News, Posts or Views

Traci Ashbe Dark Epic Fantasy Author

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“Riley Gets Into Predicaments” by Pamela Ackerson – #Animals, #Pets, #BeginnerReaders

Posted by The Owl Lady on June 29, 2018 in Book Reviews, Books

Traci Ashbe Dark Epic Fantasy Author

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How to Lessen Your Chances of an Online Crisis – by Chris Syme…

Posted by The Owl Lady on June 29, 2018 in Writing Help and Advice for All

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It can happen to you. Your carefully built author business and your reputation can come under attack and threaten to disrupt your livelihood and your personal life. But you can help prevent a crisis in the first place by using some simple engagement strategies.

When we think of engagement we usually think of social media and newsletter content, building relationships, and getting people to click on a link. But there are several benefits of developing engagement strategies that help prevent a crisis: