How to Deal With Negative Book Reviews?

I was just thinking of blogging about negative reviews! I still might, but until then, read on!

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Social Issues and a Celebrity Crushes

As far as celebrity crushes go, my affection is like a pie. I'm very picky about what type I want and there is a limited amount. When it's gone, it's gone. Throughout my life I have had three major celebrity crushes. 1. My first and longest lasting: New Kids On The Block, specifically, Donnie Wahlberg. …

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Cover Reveal: Playing by the Rules by D’Ann Burrow

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PlayingByTheRules-3Playing by the Rules by D’Ann Burrow 
Publication dateNovember 10th 2014 
Genres: Paranormal, Young Adult
Synopsis:

Kennedy Thatcher believes in playing by the rules.  The rules are there to keep her safe.  That’s why her mother created them.  The first rule, never tell anyone what you can do, is the most important rule of all.  Kennedy’s mother made her promise not to ever let anyone know her secret.  She’s a Finder.  Being a Finder is dangerous.   If she uses her abilities too much, she could get hurt.  Or she could lose her mind.  Only her mother knows Kennedy’s secret, and now her mother’s gone.  Her mother didn’t follow the rules.

When her father travels out of town on business, she’s sent to visit her Aunt Loretta.  As just a few days turns into maybe a week and merges intoyou-might-spend-the-first-semester-here, Kennedy is a true fish out of water. …

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Start self-promoting now, even if you haven’t written a thing

Oh, if only I had taken this advice! But it's good advice, and I figure, never too late to start....

Top Ten Things Not to do at a Writer’s Conference

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I’ll have to keep these things in mind when I attend my first writers conference:

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Here is the 57th installment of Ten Top Lists of What Not to Do. I put this together after observing other conference attendees in action at a recent writer’s conference I attended. Hope you enjoy

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Top Ten Things Not to do if You Attend a Writer’s Conference

10. If you attend a writer’s conference, do not think you need to impress the faculty with your knowledge of the writing craft. If you do, at best you will sound ridiculous teaching best-selling authors about writing. At worst, one of the best-selling authors may ask you how many books you have sold.

9.  If you attend a writer’s conference, do not volunteer to be the first to read your story out loud. If you do, at best you will finish your reading and no one will applaud since you obviously did not hear the instructions. At worst, you will finish your reading and…

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Monday’s Motivation

And super awesome, encouraging message for Monday, from Elsie Elmore:

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It’s Monday… what are you looking for?

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