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December 18, 2017

Breaking: Readers Can expect a New Zora Neale Hurston Book in 2018

For those of you familiar with my latest novel, Renaissance, you know that Zora makes a guest appearance so I am excited to dig into her newest release from Harper Collins next year. It sounds like a powerful one. Here’s what’s going on: HarperCollins will launch a never-before-published book by Zora Neale Hurston. Barracoon is a non-fiction work… Continue reading

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anthropology, black history, blgger, blog, blogging, Harper Collins, historical, literature, Non-Fiction, publishing, reading, writers, writing, Zora Neale Hurston

December 14, 2017

Premade Book Covers: 2 Things to Keep in Mind

There’s a quote floating around somewhere that says: “Don’t go broke trying to prove to other broke people that you ain’t broke.” Many authors are on budgets now more than ever and this has created an entirely new source of income for graphic designers, many of whom offer premade book covers as well as custom… Continue reading

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authors, blog, blogger, blogging, book covers, custom book covers, graphic design, Independent Publishing, indie authors, photoshop, premade, writers, writing

December 8, 2017

New Author Tip

Blogging has greatly impacted my writing life. The knowledge and wisdom from my fellow bloggers is amazing. I love that we build each other up and alert one another to things that may seem fishy in the publishing industry. I love that we promote each other and help advance the other’s writing life. That said,… Continue reading

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#BluSkyFriday, #LinkYourLife, blog, blogger, blogging, books, general, indie authors, inspiration, platform, target audience, writer, writers, writing

December 6, 2017

MASTER LIST of Facial Expressions for Writers! – Bryn Donovan

Awesome. Authors, check it out. Very helpful list. I created this list to address that challenge. The expressions are broken down by the part of the face. Note that some of them work for more than one emotion—a person might narrow their eyes out of vindictiveness or skepticism, for instance, and their face might turn… Continue reading

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#WritersLife, blog, bloggers, blogging, Character development, Characters, dialogue, Dialogue tags, expressions, facial expressions, personality, wordpress, writers, writing

December 3, 2017

Confession and Cover Reveal

Many of you know that I have pushed my two bigger projects back but I’ve been low-key working on another one and yesterday, I revealed the news to my email list. I have wanted to publish many of the poems featured on this blog (by featured I am referring to my own poems) in a… Continue reading

General Topics, Poetry

#MondayBlogs, blog, blogger, blogging, creative writing, creativity, Personal, poems, poets, soul, spoken word, wordpress, writers, writing

December 3, 2017

Easy Blogging for Authors: 10 Tips for a Successful Author Blog, Anne R Allen

Anne is at it again with a most excellent article on Blogging for Authors. If you’re an author and you’re looking to learn more about how your blog differs from a business blog, check out this post. She talks being true to your brand, not defining your blog success by numbers, networking and not sacrificing… Continue reading

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#SundayBlogShare, authors, blog, bloggers, blogging, business, content, indie authors, networking, platforms, reblog, wordpress, writers, writing

November 26, 2017

New Page for Introduce Yourself Author Feature + How Guest Posting Can Help You Win

As we approach the end of the year, I am doing what I always do at this time. Revisit my pages, update them, move some things around and maybe change my theme. In doing so, I’ve compiled all the Introduce Yourself Interviews and stored them away on their own page. You can now easily access… Continue reading

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#SundayBlogShare, authors, blog, blogging, books, Independent Authors, indie authors, interviews, promo, promotions, self-publishing, wordpress, writers, writing