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The Dumbest Things I’ve Done As A Self Published Author
Originally posted on Have We Had Help?:
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Crime Division: How to Achieve Accuracy by Stephen Bentley
Originally posted on Mystery Thriller Week:
There is nothing so annoying as reading a book or watching a movie and finding inaccuracies in things like police and courtroom procedures. I am not a pedant but I prefer accuracy in my own writing and that of others, whether the result is within the pages or up…
How to Keep Married Fictional Couples Interesting Without Splitting Them Up
Originally posted on Ryan Lanz:
? by Stephanie O’Brien You’ve just spent an entire novel bringing an amazing couple together. They’re passionate, fun and fascinating to watch, and their chemistry has fans raving about how wonderful they are. They’re so great that you’ve decided to write a sequel starring them… but there’s just one challenge. You…
Quotations on Integrity
Originally posted on charles french words reading and writing:
“Every man must decide whether he will walk in the light of creative altruism or in the darkness of destructive selfishness.” Martin Luther King Jr. (https://en.wikipedia.org) “Whoever is careless with the truth in small matters cannot be trusted with important matters” Albert Einstein )https://commons.wikimedia.org)…
A Room Full of Killers (DCI Matilda Darke, Book 3) by Michael Wood
Originally posted on bytheletterbookreviews:
Book Description: ‘DCI Matilda Darke is the perfect heroine’ Elly Griffiths The third book in Michael Wood’s darkly compelling crime series featuring DCI Matilda Darke. Perfect for fans of Stuart MacBride, Mark Billingham and Val McDermid. Eight killers. One house. And the almost perfect murder… Feared by the people of Sheffield,…
8 Tips for Short and Sweet Descriptions in Fiction #FabulousFridayGuestBlogger
Originally posted on The Write Stuff:
by Kassandra Lamb While editing the book I’m releasing tomorrow, and especially while trying to pare down the scenes that beta readers and my editor said were dragging, I truly came to appreciate the importance of a finely honed description. Descriptions in fiction are needed to ground the reader…
Aided by Apps, Audiobooks Market Grows in Japan
Originally posted on Ryan Lanz:
by The Japan Times The use of audiobooks is increasing steadily in Japan, providing a boon to the publishing industry, which is facing declining sales of ordinary books. Audiobooks already account for 10 percent of book sales in the United States and Europe. In the U.S., audiobooks, which started as…
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