It's a Giveaway of Between Octobers, courtesy the ladies over at Deranged Writers blog! Let the awesome begin!
Oxy-Morons
oxymoron:noun, plural oxymora [ok-si-mawr-uh, -mohr-uh] (Show IPA), oxymorons. Rhetoric 1. a figure of speech by which a locution produces an incongruous, seemingly self-contradictory effect, as in “cruel kindness” or “to make haste slowly.” Reality television. That's an oxymoron, isn't it? I've taken many an issue with reality TV since the beginning. Not so much because …
Should I Publish Traditionally or Go Indie?
Have to reblog this post that I came upon over at the wonderful blog of one, Nicolas C. Rossis, because the title of this post is the question I have been quietly asking myself for the past few months, since the publisher that picked up my first novel shut down late last year. Enjoy....
This Week: Query-Writing Bootcamp
I wonder how much money I’ve spent on this noveling endeavor. I’ve taken classes, hired a developmental editor, gone on retreats, entered contests, purchased Snowflake Pro. .. I do believe all of these things have made me and my manuscript better, but shite. It’s adding up. Maybe that’s why so many professionals have managed to write novels on the side. They’re the only ones who can afford it!
Anyway, I bring this up because I have spent money again.
This time on an agent one-on-one Bootcamp through Writer’s Digest. This is how it works: you gain access to an online tutorial on query letters and other submission materials taught by two literary agents (Tuesday). Then, over the next two days you revise accordingly. You also gain access to a 3-hour discussion board on each day where the agents are required to answer everyone’s questions…
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The RUNAWAY SMILE Blog Tour
Hello awesome bloggers!!
I am SO excited to welcome today’s very special guest, NICHOLAS ROSSIS!! Nicholas is a talented author, a great Social Media Director for RRBC and … well, he’s just an awesome guy!! 🙂 Today we have the pleasure of his company, as we join him on his exciting blog tour!
If you enjoy writing, write!
Ever since I remember myself, I have enjoyed writing. At school, many of my classmates dreaded essay-writing, whereas I could count on my essays to be read in class. So, when I finished high school, I figured I’d try writing for a living.
Expecting words of praise, I showed one of my short stories to a career councillor who was a family friend. Instead of the expected thumbs-up, she told me in no uncertain terms that I had no future in writing, and I had best focus my energy on…
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Authors Lament: The difficulty of getting reviews and waiting for reviews to be posted. :(
Readers. Please leave book reviews.
Marlena Hand in “WHO’S ON THE SHELF WITH NONNIE JULES?”
I've got a soft spot for Mrs. Marlena Hand. She handled my first blog interview. I was really nervous, but she made the process easy. And since she's awesome, and a fellow member of the Rave Reviews Book Club, I'm reblogging her interview:
Help a Writer Out . . .
As some of you may know, I am in the last stages of finishing my latest manuscript, Countdown to Chaos. Well, that's been the title of the manuscript for some time now. But now I'm wondering if it fits. See, the protagonist in Countdown to Chaos--her name is Angel, and this book is actually the …
A Song on the Brain
I've got this song stuck in my head.... It's a song I like to jam to first thing in the morning. It's also a great driving song, makes for a fantastic sing-along when you're alone in the car and don't have to care about how you sound. You can exercise to too. So I really …
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