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Authors: You Got Searched
Originally posted on Lit World Interviews:
You’ve Been Searched! Think about that for a moment. Who in the world would Search you? Why? You sent in a query somewhere. You self published and suddenly have good numbers. In other words, there might be people out there in the literary/publishing world looking for YOUR NAME. And…
Characterization: Hierarchy of Needs
Originally posted on Nicholas C. Rossis:
I was reading a book the other day, and was amused (and bemused) by the number of things the hero noticed during an intense fight. Greece has a conscription service, and I spent 23 months in the Navy, namely at a Navy helicopter base. During that time, I met…
…Written Acts of Kindness Award : Susan Toy…
Originally posted on Seumas Gallacher:
…yeez all know very well there are Awards, and then there are AWARDS… Blog Land has plenty of them… and long may they continue to proliferate… the majority are great fun, and usually always a pleasure to receive, especially when they come from yer fellow quill-scrapers… yesterday, I was the…
Finding the sparkle
Originally posted on Sue Vincent's Daily Echo:
I swore this morning when the alarm went off at half past five. Largely because it was in the pocket of the jumper under my coat… which made it awkward to get to with hands cold from the early morning air. So much for the clocks going…
Another Reason Why Reviews Are So Important
Originally posted on Author P.S. Bartlett:
Getting listed on book suggestion web sites. I’d really love to be able to have The Blue Diamond – The Razor’s Edge included in the Fussy Librarian email book suggestions but unfortunately, I still only have 5 reviews on Amazon. The Fussy Librarian requires 10 reviews and at least…
…Author Blog behaviour… ‘not in my back yard’…
Originally posted on Seumas Gallacher:
…when this ol’ Jurassic was at infant school along with Methuselah and Co., primary sources of reading amusement were the comic cuts… in the UK, these included ‘the Dandy’, ‘the Beano’, and ‘the Topper’… …and unforgettably, the characters populated within their covers ranged from Dennis the Menace, Beryl the Peril, Desperate…
…a Soccer Club Manager’s eyesight skills… the Eighth WUNDER of the modern WURLD…
Originally posted on Seumas Gallacher:
? …if yeez ever come back as a housefly, yeez’ll apparently have about a gazillion ‘windows’ in yer eyes… that’s one of the things that make them so bluudy difficult to swat… they see everything… the only other creature on the planet that shares this phenomenal vision trait is the…
Origins of Ideas
Originally posted on The One & Only Elgon:
One of the standard questions writers are asked during interviews is where do the ideas come from? Every time I have been asked that about one of my stories or books I’m reminded of an interview Stephen King gave to a reporter in his study – the…
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