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Tag Archives: publishing
Publishing Help
On this rainy, weather-transitional Wednesday evening here in Michigan, (the sky is turning that ugly, scary green now, and after having lost power three times last week, I’ll ask that you keep your fingers crossed with me, okay?) I feel … Continue reading
Letting Go
Alright, so I goofed up. I blogged in the wrong frame of mind, and now I feel dumb. All it takes to get over myself, though, is people. People tend to make me see the true ass I am even … Continue reading
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Tagged anxiety, authors, blogging, creativity, effective writing, emotion, experience, fiction, fiction writer, Indie Authors, Indie Publishing, inspiration, life, love, moods, motivation, negative traits, opinion, publishing, reliability, romance, romance novels, romance writers, romantic fiction, self-esteem, Self-Publishing, talent, the mind trap, writers, writing, writing analysis
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Audience
As I continue to figure out new ways to reach new people in order to generate interest in my publication, a few things manage to stump or amuse me. This, for example, is what I found at my Smashwords account … Continue reading
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Tagged anxiety, audience, authors, creativity, effective writing, emotion, experience, Facebook, failed attempt to Indie publish, fans, fiction, fiction writer, followers, guidelines, harsh reality, Indie Authors, Indie Publishing, Publishers, publishing, rejection, romance novels, romance writers, romantic fiction, Self-Publishing, talent, Traditional publishing, Twitter, writers, writing
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Covering the Cover
This topic is near and dear to my heart, and yet not something I like thinking about because of the exclusionary aspects involved. People with money are free to do whatever they damn well please whenever they want and however … Continue reading
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Tagged artistry, authors, cover model, creativity, exclusion, exclusionary, fiction, fiction writer, Indie Authors, Indie Publishing, inspiration, love, novel covers, novels, publishing, romance, romance novels, romance writers, romantic fiction, sex, sex sells, writers, writing
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Perspective
Today’s self-taught lesson is on Perspective I already talked about POV and how I was actually right and my critics were wrong. This isn’t about POV, though. Today, I’m going to walk myself through Frame of Reference or Approach. My … Continue reading
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Tagged authors, back story, character development, creativity, effective writing, fiction, fiction writer, fictional characters, helpful advice, Indie Authors, Indie Publishing, inspiration, love, perspective, Prologue, publishing, romance, romance novels, romance writers, romantic fiction, story development, Using Prologue, writers, writing, writing flow
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Damitol
Actually, I refer to them as cuss words, but no one else I know does. When I use the word CUSS to refer to the mainstream utterances in everyday speech, I’m met with perplexity and sometimes giggles. I think the … Continue reading
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Tagged authors, bad words, character development, cuss words, cussing, cussing and the romance novel, dirty words, effective writing, emotion, fiction, fiction writer, fictional characters, guidelines, Indie Authors, Indie Publishing, love, negative traits, opinion, publishing, romance, romance novels, romance writers, romantic fiction, sex, social tenets, swear words, swear words in fiction, swearing, using bad words in your novel, vulgar language, writers, writing, writing rules
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Because I Say So
I was prepared to dust off the trusty, old Topic Wheel and give it a spin for inspiration when I came across a post from a fellow aspiring author that made the Topic Wheel idea obsolete. There are many … Continue reading
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Tagged authors, creativity, describing fictional characters, descriptive writing, effective writing, excerpts, fiction, fiction writer, fictional characters, Indie Authors, Indie Publishing, introducing scenes in writing, introductory writing, love, my writing, publishing, romance, romance novels, romance writers, romantic fiction, writers, writing, writing flow, writing show & tell
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Fear and Loathing in l’esprit
My mind is a mixed bag of an array of fragmented things. Only when I write does it settle down and let me concentrate. Focus on that specific task, and then when I need to leave it for whatever brief … Continue reading
Winsome Words
If you choose to believe hype, naysayers, and anything posted online about what you should and shouldn’t do with your words, then this post isn’t for you. If you’re like me and love to read, frequently peruse these online … Continue reading
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Tagged authors, bloggers, books, colloquialism, dare to be different, dictionary, educated, in defense of, publishing, read, reader, Reading, synonyms, thesaurus, trends, words, writers, writing
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Daily Prompt: Great Expectations
Tell us about one thing (or more) that you promised yourself you’d accomplish by the end of the year. How would you feel once you do? What if you don’t? Back in late October of 2013, I promised myself that … Continue reading
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Tagged accomplishments, blogging, daily prompts, goals, inspiration, Post Idea, PostaDay, publishing, self help, writing, writing prompts
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