Thanks to Twitter user Stewart Bint (@StewartBint), I can now sign my Kindle books using the Authorgraph site. If you want yours signed, click the link below. I haven’t really tried it yet, but I’m pretty excited about the concept.
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How to Pick Character Names from Writer’s Digest
Great advice on choosing character names. I tend to follow #1, 2 and 7. I look into the meaning of a name I want to use. When looking for names, I sometimes go through most popular names for the time period of my story. I am really careful about the antagonist name, especially if it […]
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Today’s article on Writers Unboxed expresses my view on learning my craft and basically growing as a writer. I have much to learn from other writers, and enjoy doing what I can to help and promote other writers. I don’t like promoting myself or my work. It means far more when someone else does it […]
Read the rest of this entry »Print books vs. Ebooks
Feeling like a celebrity. I am sitting here signing books for my buyers. You can’t do that with an ebook. I’m meeting a dear friend for coffee this morning and taking her a copy of my book. I also just signed one for my friend, Michelle, and when I return, will do the same for […]
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Finished my intro to short story writing course at Universal Class. The non-credit classes there are really cheap ($30). The information is very useful, so are the links. It would be nice if we were forced to write a story, but it is after all, an intro course, and dirt cheap. The instructor, Melissa Merritt, […]
Read the rest of this entry »Indie Publishing-You Can’t Do it Alone
I have spent much time in the last few months learning about how to become an independent publisher. I have learned many things so far, and still have much to learn. Here’s a summary of what I have learned so far. 1. You can’t do it by yourself. It is imperative that you get someone […]
Read the rest of this entry »How to Write a Whodunit
Love this article by Ian Rankin with advice about how to write a “whodunit”. On the list of things I’d like to try is a murder mystery. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/event/article-2325608/Ian-Rankin-An-astonishing-years-bestsellers-whodunits-Here-author-reveals-write-own.html
Read the rest of this entry »“What Novelists Should Know about Short Fiction”
I read an excellent article this morning, full of great advice and helpful links. I most appreciated the links to short stories the author liked and links to literary magazines. from http://writerunboxed.com, 4/28/2013, “What Novelists Should Know About Short Fiction”.
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