Mike MacDee, a fellow author, has some insights into giving enough information to readers without overdoing it. His prior guest blog post about the travails of traditional publishing, was insightful. I’m sure you’ll agree this one is, too. Here’s Mike. . I help run the creative writing club at Glendale Community College, and each […]
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USA Today bestselling author Dan Alatorre has 50+ titles published in more than 120 countries and over a dozen languages.
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Finally had a bad meal in England.
Best curry ever was in a small pub in York that Charlene’s boyfriend Mark took us to – had fish and chips (not bad!) and a sweet curry sauce. Wow was that curry good. Amazing. A shop in York sold nothing but curry. Smelled so good I didn’t want to leave. So when we […]
The winners of April’s Word Weaver Writing Contest share their thoughts on the contest, writing in general, and other stuff. Today our fourth place winner, Richard Ewald, answers a few questions about our contest and other writerly things. (Click HERE to read his contest entry) I’m not sure why Richard’s answers came out red, […]
Occasionally I run into somebody who is an absolute inspiration, and recently that happened again. I don’t want to say too much and end up spoiling it, but I hope you find this post as inspiring as I did. ALL of it, not just the opening line – which is amazing by itself. I asked […]
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U.K. Food Suggestions?
OK gang, give me some ideas! So far the food in the UK has been great! We were told it would not be, but so far it has definitely exceeded expectations. So, what else should I try? I’ve had fish and chips, cheeseburgers, pizza, all kinds of cheeses – and they were all great! I’ve […]
When you finally get up the courage to do an author event in person, you want it to be successful. That’s a pretty big leap, I know. Most of you like the idea of an event but don’t necessarily want to do one yourself. You would much rather stay in your happy place and not […]
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The Whys and Hows of Guest Blogging
Dan Alatorre recently invited me to post a guest blog while he vacations with his family in England. I jumped at the opportunity to fill the opening. Why? To newbie bloggers, expending the energy to write a post for someone ELSE’S site can seem like a lot of work with little reward. So, I’m […]
Friend of the blog Jessica Marie Baumgartner takes the wheel today as I tour the English countryside. There is nothing like a book release! The fresh wonder of word play and discovering new perspectives. Escaping the all the junk in life. And when it comes time for a writer to become an author and delve […]
Kristina Stanley has been a friend of the blog for quite a while. As a fellow author she noticed several things we writer types struggle with and set about finding a way to help. I’ll let her explain, but it’s been a fun and enlightening journey watching this evolve. Kristina is the best-selling author of […]
The winners of April’s Word Weaver Writing Contest share their thoughts on the contest, writing in general, and other stuff. Today our 2nd place winner, Anne Marie Hilse, answers a few questions about our contest and other writerly things. (Click HERE to read her contest entry) Anne Marie has been an equestrienne, chorale singer, […]
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