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Top Ten Reasons You’ll Never Write A Novel…

There are plenty of tips and guides online that will tell you how to write a novel. There are thousands of tips and tricks for writing. I wanted to take a different perspective and look at the 10 things that unpublished authors do consistently. This is the list I think every writer can take to heart. [...]

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A to Z Challenge for April!

My friend Charmaine Clancy over at Wagging Tales has a great idea going which she got from Tossing It Out. ‘Blogging from A to Z Challenge’ (26 posts) where, you guessed it! The challenge is to blog 26 posts in the month of April from A to Z! I think this is a GREAT idea! Thanks [...]

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Writing a Novel: A Beginning to End Overview

There is no such thing as ‘Ten Easy Tips to Writing a Novel’ because it’s too complex. Now, I will still say that writing a novel is easy, but it can be complex in the fact that so many easy, little pieces need to fit together. Let’s face it, the economy is slow, the publishing industry is [...]

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Gamers Save the World: Epic Win

Hurray! Now, I’m not in World of Warcraft Gaming but I took a look at EVE online. Yes, I like online games. From online poker to that silly vampire game, I play games. I am also a big TED.com fan. So imagine my surprise when I went prowling for new TED Video’s and found that [...]

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Thoughts on Time: The Dropout Economy

Photo Credit: Tiago Ribeiro It’s Spring Break here at Arizona State University (ASU)! After an awesome St. Patrick’s Day, I’m all about pool side reading. Picking up the March 2010 Time, I found a few articles interesting. An article I didn’t expect to really jump out at me was the article ” The Dropout Economy” written by [...]

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411 on Writing Book Jacket Copy

Posted on 26 April 2010

Copy is one of the hardest things to write. Personally, I recommend sending this out. At the same time, I realize not everyone has the luxury.  So let’s go over some basic information when it comes to writing good Copy for your Book Jacket. Your Copy IS your Sales Pitch That [...] Continue Reading

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Basics of a Short Author Bio

Posted on 23 April 2010

Your author biography should be a short paragraph about you, a small professional photograph of yourself, and anything else you feel might be relevant. This is a short bio, not a full length bio. That means you don’t want to put your entire life story down on paper, but you want to give some basic [...] Continue Reading

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Writers Inspiration

Posted on 19 April 2010

Writers are constantly asked about their inspiration for hit sensations. I wonder what it is about the human mind that people are constantly questioning ‘how’, ‘why’, and ‘when’ someone came up with an idea. I’m sure a majority of the questions are from aspiring authors, authors wanting to achieve the same success and hopeful that [...] Continue Reading

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Writers Haven

Posted on 18 April 2010

Every writer needs a haven. This is a little place to call your own, to sneak off to and write in quiet, comfort and seclusion. Sometimes writers can’t find it. Sometimes writers have to go on ‘retreats’ and write their entire novel in the span of a few weeks in an uncommon surrounding. Don’t get me [...] Continue Reading

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Twitter, I Missed You!

Posted on 07 April 2010

I have been away from Twitter for such a LONG time! And it really goes to show that you can make some wonderful friends out of Twitter. To all my friends that have missed me, I’m sorry I’ve been gone! To everyone that didn’t notice I was gone…well, I guess you didn’t miss anything since [...] Continue Reading

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Fiction Genres and Sub-Genres

Posted on 07 April 2010

There are two types of fiction. There is commercial fiction and literary fiction. What sets literary fiction apart from commercial fiction is the tendency to use a certain writing style. The work of literary fiction could be compared with the likes of authors Charles Frazier, Toni Morrison, and Barbara Kingsolver. We’re going to be focusing on [...] Continue Reading

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