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Grabbing Your Readers Attention at the Start of Your Story

Some great tips here. Don Massenzio This is a topic I have been thinking a lot about since I decided to venture into the Kindle Scout program. Since you are required to provide an opening to your book and try … Continue reading →

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Top 9 Trends in Publishing for 2019

Originally posted on Nicholas C. Rossis:
The Written Word Media (WWM) regularly posts great material examining the latest trends in publishing; trends of interest to every author – particularly Indie ones. Here is my summary of Ricci Wolman’s predictions for 2019, along…

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7 Tips to Writing Humanoid Monster Protagonists: Even the Undead Can Have Heart

Not many people try to write a story with a monster as the hero.  Well, you see it for kids a lot.  Paranormal romance enjoys this too, but it rarely happens when you get into the more action-oriented genres.  You … Continue reading →

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Listening to Your Characters

Originally posted on Story Empire:
Hi SE Readers. Joan here today on this last week of January. The holidays are behind us. We’ve had time to make and break New Year’s resolutions. It’s time to get back to some serious…

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Beyond The Mask RELEASE DAY!

Originally posted on Welcome to Hell Bent:
The day has finally arrived…RELEASE DAY IS UPON US! So, before I get into my promo, I’d just like to give a little shout-out to the three authors who did not end up…

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7 Things Writers Can Do No One Else Can (or Wants to)

I’m reposting this from a few years ago. Back then, I didn’t have many readers so now, I wanted to share these pithy thoughts–including a few updates–with all my new efriends! There are a lot of difficult parts to writing.…

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Sally’s Cafe and Bookstore Update #Reviews #News – Audrey Driscoll, Brigid P. Gallagher, Christoph Fischer and Shehanne Moore

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Beyond The Mask Promo Week Day 4

Originally posted on Welcome to Hell Bent:
Promo week continues for this superhero anthology, assembled to raise money for the fight against childhood cancer! This one’s a day later than intended, but we’re back on track! So, the next one…

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How do you keeping the passion for Writing Going?

Don Massenzio After publishing ten books with another in the wings, I suppose my passion for writing appears healthy. There are those days, however, when the words won’t come and I struggle to even write original posts for my blog. … Continue reading →

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Author Inspiration and This Week’s Writing Links

Originally posted on Staci Troilo:
Ciao,?amici! Hope you’re all doing well. It was another busy week for me, and it doesn’t look like my obligations will be changing anytime soon, so rather than boring you with the same lament every…

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