As some of you may know, I am taking an online poetry writing course through the University of Iowa (FREE!). Just finished Week 3. Being that the course is FREE, students have the option to do as little or as much as they want. But if you want a certificate […]
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My husband and I have a lot of books. Mine are mostly fiction; his are nonfiction (environment, politics, history). I often think of my husband as better read than myself although he rarely reads fiction. On the other hand, my girlfriend and I can dominate a social gathering with our […]
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This post could also be titled, “A Book Review Discussion Without End.” In as many days, I’ve come across three separate blogs discussing the pros and cons, the ups and downs of positive and negative book reviews. If you want to go off and read these posts before mine, go […]
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Another interesting post from Interesting Literature: writers’ quotes about life. My favorite is one by T.S. Eliot. It is the way I am trying to live my life now. What is your favorite, dear Reader? Do any of these quotes reflect the way you live your life, or wish you […]
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Interesting Literature is at it again with great quotations. Baldacci’s quote resonates the most with me. But I urge my published friends to consider Edna St. Vincent Millay’s quote 😉 Interesting Literature The books that the world calls immoral are the books that show the world its own shame. – […]
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Originally posted on WHAT THE HELL:
My feature at That Part Where is live now, and looks great! To reiterate, at this site you get to highlight a scene from your book — any scene at all — set it up with text that you write, and link to a…
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Originally posted on C.N. Faust:
Hello my darlings, Great news! For the duration of the summer, The Dragon’s Disciples will be available on Kindle for $1.99 ! Don’t have a Kindle? The paperback is only $9.99 ! Did I mention it is ever so beautiful? BUT THAT IS NOT ALL.…
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Book Advertising Sites. Check out this list of sites to advertise your books, with commentary from Charles E Yallowitz. Definitely bookmark-worthy!
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I’m not really a gadget geek. Really, I like to keep things simple. I like the simplicity of picking up a book and leafing through its pages. Still, several years ago, I became smitten by e-book readers. I don’t remember how the love affair began. It was the early 2000s […]
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Self-doubt, self-publishing, and other selfish writer-isms. This blog post by Eric John Baker is worth a read not just for the post itself, but also for the comments. The debate of traditional vs self-publishing is still raging, only now I think with more nuance. Not only is it easier to […]
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