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WHY READERS STOP READING A BOOK

Posted on Friday, June 3, 2016 by gkparker

Reblogged from Lit World Interviews. Recently, we here at LitWorldInterviews.com conducted a survey,“Why do you put a book down?” 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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Pat Brown’s Guest Blog Post

Posted on Tuesday, May 10, 2016 by patadmin1

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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Genres Explained: Insights, Tips and Definitions From Literary Agents

Posted on Friday, February 26, 2016 by gkparker

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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Writing Resource – Spelling on the Go: Commonly Misspelled Words at Your Fingertips by Jodie Renner

Posted on Wednesday, October 29, 2014 by kimberleycresswell

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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LWS member Ernie Briginshaw releases new book — The Legacy

Posted on Thursday, June 26, 2014 by Michelle Proulx

We’re pleased to announce that LWS member Ernie Briginshaw has released his second novel — 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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NaNo Day 10 — How’s everyone doing?

Posted on Sunday, November 10, 2013 by Michelle Proulx

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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Why You Should Self-Publish

Posted on Thursday, September 19, 2013 by gkparker

Should you self-publish? Hugh Howey thinks you’re wrong to do anything else.

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ThrillerFest IX

Posted on Monday, September 9, 2013 by gkparker

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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Act First, Explain Later

Posted on Friday, May 24, 2013 by gkparker

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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“Agent-curated” self-publishing

Posted on Thursday, April 25, 2013 by gkparker

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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Body language and Emotion Thesaurus

Posted on Tuesday, April 23, 2013 by gkparker

Here are some interesting books and sites which can help when you’re trying to find new expressions. http://thebookshelfmuse.blogspot.com/p/the-emotion-thesaurus.html http://www.changingminds.org/techniques/body/body_language.htm

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Writer’s Retreat

Posted on Sunday, September 16, 2012 by gkparker

There’s been talk lately about finding a retreat where we could go as writers and be able to devote as much time as we want on writing. I have found such a place within a thirty to forty minutes from … Continue reading →

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