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Writers: Judge Yourself by Your Own Standards
Originally posted on Ryan Lanz:
? ? by Kate M. Colby ‘Comparisonitis’ is the most infectious disease in the writer community. Can you blame us? When John’s book has 100 five-star reviews and Jane has written six books this year and Joe has landed a major publishing deal, it’s difficult not to feel jealous and…
A challenge to all Readers …
Originally posted on Books: Publishing, Reading, Writing:
Earlier in the summer, I wrote and posted this to my blog: Why not read books simply because they’re well-written? Then I asked Chris Graham, aka The Story Reading Ape, to create three memes that promoted three of the ideas I’d covered in this post: Ask for a…
10 Things I’ve Learned From Self-Publishing
Originally posted on Ryan Lanz:
? by J.U. Scribe It’s been three years since I self published my first book. It’s definitely been a learning experience marked by relative successes and failures. As I mark the 3rd anniversary since I self-published Before the Legend , here are the top ten things I’ve learned over the course of…
Important Website/Blog News – Update
Originally posted on Happymeerkatreviews:
So a short post to update you with what’s happening. As many of you know this blog’s been undergoing some revamping work. Well, I’m nearly done but not quite yet. I am hoping to be finished fixing up this website before Friday because that is the one year anniversary of this…
The Truth About Amazon – Why I No Longer Care!
Originally posted on Happymeerkatreviews:
Ok, so I know I’ve been away for the last week. Apart from some personal stuff I’m still taking care of, I’ve been struggling to read or write anything for a post in my spare time. On Wednesday Amazon UK decided to delete a whole bunch of reviews and I saw…
When to Ignore Negative Feedback
Originally posted on Ryan Lanz:
? by Tonya R. Moore I think we call all agree that getting feedback on our writing is very important. Most of the time—whether it’s positive or negative, feedback serves to encourage or help us grow. We can learn a lot from negative feedback but this isn’t always the case.…
5 Key Ingredients All Young Adult Novels Must Have
Originally posted on Ryan Lanz:
? by Katie McCoach The young adult market is unyielding in popularity, at least for the foreseeable future, but this also means it’s a flooded market with content published daily. So the big question right now is how can an author stand out from the crowd? The answer is writing…
Tis The Season – 5 Reasons Why Books Make Great Children’s Gifts
Originally posted on Hunt's Clubhouse:
“A Book Is A Gift You Open Again & Again” – Garrison Keillor ? Due to the fact today is the kick-off for the Christmas holiday season, I decided to tweak my traditional Friday post. As some of you may or may not know, in addition to writing for…
Tips on how to share a post
Originally posted on Jean's Writing:
Do you like to reblog? Want more control over your post page? Image source As the saying goes, “there’s more than one way to skin a cat.” ? I’m sure most of you are familiar with the “Reblog” button but I prefer the “Press This” button. Image source Or…
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