Do you know everything? I bet you don’t! Lol. Of course I’m going to be looking these up now, but this was fun.
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13 Things Mentally Strong Writers Don’t Do
Excellent article to help jump start your writing week! My favorite Post Quote: “We can’t control Amazon’s rules or Smashwords’ terms of service. We can’t control whether an agent accepts us. We can’t control whether Barnes & Noble lives or dies. We can control getting the words on the page. We can control building a brand capable of driving book sales. I see a lot of writers wasting a lot of energy over issues where they don’t have any control. That energy is better used elsewhere.”
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As y’all know I do a ton of reading and this includes lots and lots of blogs and articles. Over the holiday I ran across one article that just had me jumping up and down and yelling, “YES! THIS!” The Business Insider article “13 Things Mentally Strong People Don’t Do” is based off Amy Morin’s book (which I highly recommend).
It doesn’t matter if we strive to have a healthy marriage, strong kids or a killer career, these tenets cross-apply to all areas of life. Mental toughness is a key component to being successful. Yes, even for writers.
So I figured I would tinker with this and make it more directly apply to writers and what we must do (or not do) if we long to do well in this career. Thus, today we are going to discuss 13 Things Mentally Strong Writers Don’t Do.
#1 They don’t waste time…
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Big Book Sale!
Readerbugs! (Yes, literally JUST made that up) Check it out. Free books! Post Quote: “More than 60 authors offering more than 80 books for 1.99 or less…even #FREE!Multi – Genre event! Something for EVERYONE! NO signups…just shop and download!”
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Big Book Sale!
November 25-28!
More than 60 authors offering more than 80 books for 1.99 or less…even #FREE! Multi – Genre event! Something for EVERYONE! NO signups…just shop and download!
“In The Best Interest of the Child” is part of this great book event and will be #FREE through Amazon!
Free reading apps available for non-Kindle users!
Facebook Event – join the party!
BLACK FRIDAY (November 25, 2016) all the way though CYBER MONDAY (November 28, 2016).
Links to be posted soon!
Indie Author Page
I have added a new page to this blog: Indie Authors. There you will find the list of Authors I’ve worked with so far per the Book Reviews published to this blog. As I publish more, the list will grow.
If you’re looking for something good to read, you can find tons of good stories there.
If you would like to be added to my list, register your book for consideration for a Book Review HERE.
Please read my guidelines carefully before submitting your book. Book reviews are free and I have the right to decline any book I am not comfortable reviewing.
If you don’t meet the requirements for my book reviews keep in mind that you can always submit a different book or submit something else that I can promote on your behalf.
Thank you for your time and understanding.
-EC
Stupid Writing Rules: 12 Dumb Things New Writers Tell Each Other
I really enjoyed reading this. Excellent tips on writer advice. There’s so much of it out there but is it accurate?
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How To: Edit Your Editors Edits.
Practical advice on editing your manuscript when it comes back from the editor. Post Quote: “I’m going to break it down into easy steps so that it doesn’t seem quite as frightening and explain what I did.”
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Hello everyone and welcome to How To Wednesday-Saturday.
This post is later than usual due to my book Ethereal Lives being released last Wednesday. I’m afraid everything has been pushed to the back burner in the excitement, but I’m back now with a How To on editing. How to edit your editor’s edits.
Manuscript with lots of edits.
So, you send your book to your editor and after a great deal of waiting and thumb twiddling, it is finally returned to you, usually, looking something like this:
And, most often accompanied by this:
Editor’s Letter.
Here you have a manuscript with endless comments and corrections and a letter from your editor, usually broken down into segments, listing everything that is wrong with your work. It can be very daunting and leave you wanting to cry as you try to figure out how to fix everything. I know when I…
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Poetry Contest: Emily Dickinson First Book Award, $10,000
Wow. Poets check it out! $10,000 Award Poetry contest. Being I’m not even 30, I can’t participate lol. Post Quote: “The award seeks to recognize an American poet who is at least 40 years old and who has never published a book-length collection of poetry.”
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The Poetry Foundation recently announced that it will once again be holding its Emily Dickinson First Book Award. Though the contest is held infrequently, it is a wonderful opportunity for poets. It also has several unusual restrictions. The award seeks to recognize an American poet who is at least 40 years old and who has never published a book-length collection of poetry.
The prize for this award is extraordinary. The winner will receive $10,000 as well as the publication and promotion of a book of poetry by Graywolf Press. In addition to having a stellar name, Graywolf Press has published some amazing works including Max Porter’s Grief is the Thing with Feathers, Elizabeth Alexander’s American Sublime, and Kevin Barry’s Dark Lies the Island. (The Press has an extensive list of award winning books.)
In order to be considered, contest entrants must submit a poetry manuscript between…
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The PBS Blog 