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Putting People in Your Books

This is a popular quote among authors and there seems to be a grand tradition of putting people in a book as ‘revenge’.  Yet there are times where someone is put into a book as an honor.  I tend to … Continue reading

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Read Tuesday has begun! Great #book #sale! #ebooks #paperback

TODAY IS THE BIG DAY!  THE 2ND YEAR OF READ TUESDAY!  CLICK ON THE LINKS BELOW TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THIS DAY OF SALES! Kindle Deals!!!! Free Print Books!!! Smashwords Deals!!! Createspace Deals!!! Buy The Print Book & Get the … Continue reading

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John W. Howell LIVE ON CHANGES this Wednesday! #interview #thriller #changes

A few weeks ago I was on CHANGES with Sally Ember.  It was a great experience and now one of my good friends is having his turn.  So I hope you help spread the word and take some time to … Continue reading

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Readfulthings Writing Exercises 2 and 3

Some more fun from Ionia and Readfulthings! Exercise #2 My life would have turned out so much differently if only I had not _____________. Fill in the blank. See if you can write a paragraph, or fit this in to … Continue reading

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Top 10 What Not to do When Writing with a Toddler Around

This is the 53rd edition of What Not to Do, which is a great weekly series done by the great John W. Howell.  This week I’ve been permitted to join in the fun. This list will appear on Legends of … Continue reading

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These Are Not Rules of Fantasy

A big headache for genre writing is that nearly every reader has their own set of rules about how that genre should work.  They have their favorite authors and all others get compared to those ‘elite’.  Any deviation is met … Continue reading

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Why They Write

Sorry!  I totally forgot that I was going to list people’s answers and reasons to Monday’s question.  Please check out the blogs and published works of everyone: “I’m on board with most of that but I write poetry and know … Continue reading

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So They Didn’t See What You Saw?

On Monday, I mentioned how an author can have an idea in mind for characters and stories, but a reader might see something else.  That noble hero can be viewed as a pompous ass or fictional cultures can be see … Continue reading

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February Giveaway Donation Request!

  A change of plans with the giveaway, which effects my fellow authors if they wish: Danielle Taylor showed me that getting other authors to donate free books as prizes along with their Twitter and Facebook info will help spread … Continue reading

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The Ensemble Cast: Everyone Is Special

This post is in response to a request from Misha Burnett.  Personally, I think he did better explaining this than I could HERE! Something that is very popular in television, movies, and literature is the Ensemble Cast.  Think Firefly, Star … Continue reading

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