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Historical diction writers. Yeow, have I got a fine post for you? Oh yeah. Here’s a link that will take you to a post at Kirkus Reviews. It’s well worth taking the two minutes needed to read it. Historical Fiction…
Continue ReadingThis FREE of CHARGE Series is presented by Booth & Dimock Memorial Library and Wayne A. English Have you always wanted to write, to publish a book, article, or blog? Now you can. The Booth & Dimock Memorial Library and…
Continue ReadingWriters you will think this is crazy, but concentrate on story more than writing. Create a saleable story and the writing can be fixed. But write what is not saleable and the quality of your writing will make no difference.…
Continue ReadingWriters, here’s how you can deal with problem text whether it’s a paragraph or a page. Copy the problem text to the clipboard Open another document or go to the end of the current one Paste the text there so…
Continue ReadingGraphics are something that we all need at one tome or another. Below is a link that will supply them. Just do be careful to read and understand what and where you are allowed to use them. Do not violate…
Continue Reading“If you don’t pay attention to the needs of your clients, they won’t pay attention to you.” Writers, artists, photographers, song writers and singers, bloggers, online and offline radio and TV personalities – what you see above…
Continue ReadingPromoting your book may be difficult or even unknown to you and most other writers. Here’s anterrific example on goodreads did just that. How goodgreads promoted a novel by starting a year before publication The advertising people at goodreads know…
Continue ReadingScreenwriters don’t get scammed. Here’s a link to an excellent article at The Hollywood Reporter that you really should read if you’re pitching, or will be pitching, a screenplay. Screenwriters Don’t Get Scammed
Continue ReadingValue = Price + Reliability + Convenience from Dr. Frank Lutz, author of Words That Work, It’s Not What You Say, its What They Hear. Focus on results, not process 1.Focus on benefits, not features 2.Tell stories, not concepts…
Continue ReadingWriter’s need to market their work. This comes as a surprise to many, especially those who expect their publisher to do that when the publisher does little. So, what’s a writer to do, when suddenly finding that…
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