Yes, be jealous, my friends. I live in Florida and Cassandra has me ready to pack my bags. Read on and you’ll see why. “What’s It Gonna Be?” – her first novel, is a romantic comedy set in Mauritius, an island off the coast of Madagascar (which is an island off the coast of Africa). […]
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What Did #1LineWed Do For Me?
A little while back we talked about social media and some of the hashtags you can use. Today was “one line Wednesday” (#1linewed) (Okay, we talk about social media a lot, like HERE, HERE, and HERE also HERE and HERE, and yes these are all different.) There’s a theme each week and you do whatever […]
We author types LOVE it when our friends support us on several platforms! For example, I am a Critique Partner with a few people. So, to help support their efforts… I follow their blogs, I’m following them on Twitter, if they have a book out I “Like” their Amazon page, I am Facebook friends with them […]
The biggest thing you can do to build a loyal, quality base for your author platform is to reliably deliver quality content in your books, your blogs, and your social media. That takes time, and we wanna be writing. Here are seven ways to help without taking a ton of time. Write two new blog […]
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Revenge Of The Condom!!!
Recently we discussed how book readers seem to require condoms in love scenes more than moviegoers. I watch my fair share of R-rated TV and movies, and I recall very few scenes where a passionate lovemaking session was interrupted with a public service announcement by the folks on the screen. “Hey, kids, remember: no glove, […]
I know that title is misspelled. Or at least I think it is. I use a lot of memes cos I like them. Short, simple (usually) and to the point. I read a meme that connects with me and I want a t-shirt made of it and a poster for my office, that’s how cool […]
If you wanna get right to the challenge, skip down to “FLASH FICTION CHALLENGE!” and champagne Leo With Halloween nearly upon us, I’m thinking of my favorite monsters. Frankenstein, The Werewolf, Dracula, the Mummy… Classics, to be sure. I first remember them in movies, and they kept me up at night! But… Dracula was my […]
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What Is Going ONNNN???
We have a lot of smart readers here; maybe somebody can tell me what’s going on. What the Hell is going on??? I subscribe to a lot of blogs because I’m trying to learn more about blogging. From people who do it well (to do more of what they do) and from the others, too […]
Originally posted on J. A. Allen:
I recently read a blog post that completely changed my approach to my work. The author focused on gender, and how female writers can be reluctant to form a brand and promote their books. She went on to say that when men begin to write, they’re far more likely to call themselves an author…
Originally posted on Author Kelly Abell:
I must tell you that I am one that constantly wants to improve my craft. I think we are always developing as writers, and when you find a friend that makes you better, you HANG on to that friend! I have such a friend in author Frank Allan Rogers. Frank…
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