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Tag Archives: writing
Terrible Writing Advice
In this fun series genre clichés endure. But amid the humor are some good ideas, if only that in avoiding all the empty clichés, we can create something good.
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Tagged advice, apocalypse, dystopias, fiction, writing
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WHY READERS STOP READING A BOOK
Reblogged from Lit World Interviews. Recently, we here at LitWorldInterviews.com conducted a survey,“Why do you put a book down?â€Â and through the assistance of the writing community we had a very nice response. Now it’s time to share what we found. … Continue reading
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Tagged authors, editing, litworldinterviews, proofreading, publishing, readers stop reading, writing
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Pat Brown’s Guest Blog Post
I’m guest blogging on Montana Scribbler, Mona Leeson Vanek’s blog about what happens when you lose a publisher. Do you get the rights to your books back? If you do, what then. Find out what I’m doing since one of my … Continue reading
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Tagged contests, editing, publishing, revision, writing
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Genres Explained: Insights, Tips and Definitions From Literary Agents
Chuck Sambuchino, who writes a regular column for Writer’s Digest, talks to agents about definitions of various writing genres, which can be useful for pitching your work to both agents and publishers and even when it comes to marketing a … Continue reading
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Tagged authors, Chuck Sambuchino, crime fiction, fiction, genres, literary agents, mystery, novels, paranormal romance, publishing, thriller, urban fantasy, writing
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Writing Resource – Spelling on the Go: Commonly Misspelled Words at Your Fingertips by Jodie Renner
I recently discovered Jodie Renner’s handy, clickable e-resource, Spelling on the Go – Commonly Misspelled Words at Your Fingertips. This is a fantastic resource for authors! Whether you’re a journalist, fiction or nonfiction writer, student, blogger, editor, or anyone else … Continue reading
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Tagged Grammar, Grammar on the Go, Jodie Renner, resources, Spelling, Spelling on the Go, writing
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LWS member Ernie Briginshaw releases new book — The Legacy
We’re pleased to announce that LWS member Ernie Briginshaw has released his second novel –Â The Legacy. Life is pretty good for the Baxter boys. Eric Baxter is a recent college graduate starting his career in financial planning. His younger brother … Continue reading
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Tagged amazon, books, ebooks, London Writers Society, self-publish, writing
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NaNo Day 10 — How’s everyone doing?
We’re officially up to Day 10 of NaNoWriMo 2013, which means that — if you’re keeping up to date on your word count — you should be at approximately 16,670 words. Now, don’t despair if you haven’t made it quite … Continue reading
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Tagged nanowrimo, Word count, writing, writing prompts, writing tips
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Why You Should Self-Publish
 Should you self-publish? Hugh Howey thinks you’re wrong to do anything else.
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Tagged authors, Huff Post Books, Huffington Post, Hugh Howey, publishing, self-publishing, writing
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ThrillerFest IX
ThrillerFest IX is open for early bird registration. This is considered one of the premier writercentric conferences out there. It has craft panels and workshops run by best selling authors and attracts the most agents of any conference. If you … Continue reading
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Tagged agentfest, authors, conference, craftfest, fiction, ITW, master craftfest, thriller, thrillerfest, workshops, writing
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Act First, Explain Later
Act First, Explain Later by Jodie Renner, freelance editor, craft-of-fiction writer, and writing coach/speaker Gone are the days when fiction readers were willing to read pages of description and lead-up before being introduced to the characters and the plot. Readers, … Continue reading
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Tagged authors, editing, editor, fiction, Jodie Renner, pacing, style, workshops, writing, writing classes
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“Agent-curated” self-publishing
These days we hear a lot about the new ‘paradigm’ in publishing. Some could be very good for writers, some should be looked at with a jaundiced eye. David Gaughran, who writes a blog called Let’s Get Digital talks about a new, … Continue reading
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Tagged agents, authors, pub opportunities, publishers, publishing, writing
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