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First Love – Part 25
Originally posted on Dellani Oakes:
While Maddie is getting a shower, the boys take her things, along with Patti’s, to another room. They make an improvised bed for Maddie with bean bag chairs and a sheet. The next day, they have their first lesson in making adobe plaster for the walls of the playhouse. Jose,…
Beginnings and Endings
Originally posted on Musings of a Mystery Novelist:
Quasi-philosophical questions of the night: When / where does a story begin? When / where does a story end? Does the story ever end? Or does it go on and on, my friends? [Apologies for the inadvertent ear worm.For those who don’t know the reference, search for “The…
Do you need to make a flyer to promote your book?
Originally posted on Jean's Writing:
Yes, you do. Not like those littering your car windshield at Target or dropped on your front porch every weekend. No, this is something called an Author Information Sheet, AI for short. And not only is it important, but apparently it’s kinda expected when you go to a book fair, expo or…
My Liebster Award Questionaire (And Nominations)
Originally posted on Madeleine Swann:
Hello! The other day my blog was nominated for a Liebster award. I may not have known what it was but I was very pleased as it made me sound intellectual, thus I purchased a pipe, a smoking jacket and crisps. In actual fact it’s awarded to blogs with less…
Top 10 Blog Posts About Writing, Reading and Body Confidence
Darla G. Denton | Author Platform Coach “Hello…it’s me…” Nah, lol I wont go there. Is it just me or is everyone else having a heard time not singing that line when someone says “Hello”. I love Adele but I’m ready for radio stations to give that song a rest. There are so many newcomers here […]
Dissecting The Blurb: It’s A Formula, Not A Torture Instrument
Originally posted on Tara Sparling writes:
I was recently asked by a friend* to look over the blurb for her forthcoming book release, and a few thoughts suddenly struck me. Well, maybe not suddenly. If I’m honest, I sat down to look at this, and several thoughts became a sort of natural consequence of the…
First Love – Part 24
Originally posted on Dellani Oakes:
During the night, Maddie wakes up because Claire is pouring pee on her. Predictably, Polly sticks up for Claire, saying she’s only trying to be friends. At that, Patti blows up and yells at Miss Polly before helping Maddie get cleaned up. “She didn’t break your back,” Craig said angrily.…
Are you timid about promoting your book?
Originally posted on Jean's Writing:
Do you fear sounding like a Twitter or Facebook Harpie? Buy mine! Buy Mine! Buy Mine! Well, I do. I want to sell my little book as much as any other author, but I don’t want to beg. There has to be a better way than flooding social media…
You Need To Try This Guaranteed Method of Creating Depth In Your Writing
Originally posted on Sacha Black:
One of my favourite quotes is a juxtaposition, pitting perfection against failure. “I think perfection is ugly. Somewhere in the things humans make, I want to see scars, failure, disorder, distortion.” Yohji Yamamoto There are a million juxtapositions I could have used as examples, even ones as simple as: light…
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