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Writing 101: Weekly Wrap-Up 6-10
Weekly Wrap-Up of my past week assignments: Assignment #6: The Space to Write Assignment #7: The Best of Both Worlds (Short Story) Assignment #8: Write a Letter: Dear Indie Author < Tips for Indies Assignment #9: Breaks: When I’m Not Writing Assignment #10: Let The Scene Write Itself – Artificial Life Continue reading
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Now these are the real issues people should talk about right now…
Exactly. Starbucks cups? Really right now? Continue reading
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Confessions of an Old School Reader
I try, really I do, but I can’t seem to get into a good novel by staring at a computer screen. I’ve done it, but it just doesn’t compare to the real thing. There is something much more intimate and provoking about holding a book in my hands; feeling its cover, running my fingers across… Continue reading
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Taking Advantage of Your Blog Pages
Tidying up the place today made me think about how important it is to produce content that is valuable to our blogs while maintaining integrity. Instead of constantly producing what doesn’t seem to be doing well, why not take advantage of Pages? Pages make it possible to store away content in a permanent capacity without… Continue reading
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Before The Week Ends
Diversify your bookshelf I just want to share one final thought before I snuggle in for this week and that is to remember to diversify your book shelf. This can be a project we can all do over the weekend. Look through your books, do they repeat themselves? Are there three rows of Toni Morrison… Continue reading
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6 Tips To Hook A Reader on Page One
Originally posted on Carly Watters, Literary Agent: I’ve read thousands of “page ones.” Very often I don’t read page two. Sometimes all I read is that first page and I make judgements based on what I see there. As an agent and a reader my practice is that if I’m not connecting with the material I… Continue reading
