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The Faces of Undiscovered

Originally posted on Love Under the Sun:
Like some other authors, I like to choose an actor or actress that fits the profile of my character, and use them as a sort of template in character creation. It helps me to hear a real voice in my head, see facial expressions and visualize movement as…

…don’t WURRY, they’re here…and I’m one of them, thankfully…

Originally posted on Seumas Gallacher:
…a wee contemplative post for yeez… click on the clip and listen while yeez read… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8L6KGuTr9TI …the beautiful truth that has resonated with this ol’ Jurassic for quite some time now, is that the next perfect person I meet will be the first one… oh, sure, like most of us,…

So you want to use Elemental magic in your story?

Originally posted on Legends of Windemere:
Vivi from FF9 Last week I talked about elements in fiction. Today, I’ll make that helpful . . . entertaining . . . I promised a list, so I’m going to do it. Don’t say I never deliver even if the end result makes dogs howl at the moon.…

Kevin Cooper

Originally posted on Reading Recommendations:
Kevin Cooper What is your latest release and what genre is it? Miedo 2: A Reckoning With Fear – it’s a memoir that falls into the paranormal drama genres Quick description: In this chilling sequel to Miedo: Living Beyond Childhood Fear, Miedo comes into young adulthood and is confronted with…

The Secret To The Quickest Edit You Can Do

Originally posted on Sacha Black:
I have these awful words that plague me. I call them crutch words. They are those pesky words when I am in the zone writing a first draft that creep into my work…over and over and over again. They are an annoyance, an irritation, a PLAGUE on my life! They are the…

Cover Reveal: Minutes Before Sunset by Shannon A. Thompson

Originally posted on Legends of Windemere:
Minutes Before Sunset by Shannon A. Thompson Minutes Before Sunset, book 1 of The Timely Death Trilogy Awarded Goodreads’ Book of the Month in July 2012 Releases July 28, 2015 – Second edition by Clean Teen Publishing, new cover and new interior! Current Rating on Goodreads: 146 ratings, 4.3…

…oh, where, tell me where, have all the eloquent rhetoricians gone in Parliament?…

Originally posted on Seumas Gallacher:
…it is with great sadness that I post a general Obituary for the Presence of Eloquent Rhetoricians in the Houses of Parliament… the art of the sparkling soupçon, the elegance of counterpose debate, the majesty of vocabuleric nimbleness, alas, have all joined the Dodo, the Woolly Mammoth and the Sabre…

Amazon, Ebooks, and Advertising

Originally posted on Publishing Insights:
There has been a lot of mixed reactions toward Amazon putting advertisements on Kindle, especially when it was first launched in 2011. Today I wish to bring this issue back into the spotlight and invite you to re-examine it together. In the article Why Advertising Could Become Amazon’s Knockout Punch, Joe Wikert attributes…

Writespiration #32

Originally posted on Sacha Black:
If this?Writespiration?inspired you then jot a few words, a poem or a story and post below and I will post them with a link to your blog in next weeks post. Here’s mine: What is Love? By Sacha Black “What does it feel like, Mama?” “What does what feel like,…

Cold Coffee Cafe – A Cafe for Authors and Avid Readers

Originally posted on Legends of Windemere:
So I just joined a new author site for free.  It’s called Cold Coffee Cafe and it’s a social media sight for authors.  I’m still exploring when I’m not writing/editing/faking sleep, but it is a very large site.  Feel free to wander around.  I haven’t checked any of the…

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