I’m interested in getting your thoughts about stuff I see and hear, quotes I read, stuff that passes as knowledge – and starting an authorey conversation. I think the more personal the story, the more universal its appeal. What are YOUR thoughts on this idea?
Ellie Presner entered our first Word Weaver Writing Contest (April 2017) and was announced as the first place winner on May 7, 2017. Inspired, she published her first book – the one from which the story came – on June 25, 2017. That’s just a few short months after winning the contest. Heather Kindt entered […]
Less than 4 months ago she won the Word Weaver Writing Contest. Today you can buy her book. That’s what we do here. I loved this book from the first words I read, and I didn’t wanna set it down. Fun, fast, and entertaining, you’ll love it, too. Get your eBook or paperback copy HERE […]
It’s December, so we can look at the final numbers for the blog for November. I SAID I KNOW YOU DON’T CARE. We had 5,937 views with 3,835 visitors for the month. Not bad, but that’s not why I’m mentioning it. For the year so far, we are poised at 55,298 views, with 32,256 visitors. […]
Change can be awful. I’ve been through some bad changes. But we have to change with the times. So what changes will I make in 2018? Tell me what kind of stuff you’d want to see. We’ll still do the contests a few times a year. I think that’s staying. It’s fun and it’s very […]
Writing or otherwise, let’s get to know each other better. Pat yourself on the back in the comments section below.
As part of creating your audio book, you get to audition and choose a narrator, review each chapter and give them notes, and have final approval on everything. One other thing you have to do is decide what the 5 minute retail sample ought to be. Go with your strongest scene? Start at the opening […]
Some of you sent an email saying you wanted to enter – and then I replied (I think, with this email system, who knows) – but you never sent your story or your entry fee. Okay, I assume you got cold feet. Or the brakes went out on your car and you had to spend […]
From time to time we like to feature insights by other authors here on the blog. This time, Allie Potts, a friend of the blog and victim of our internet show Writers Off Task With Friends, pays a visit to help figure out yet another intricacy of the writerly process. Here’s Allie. You get […]
Merry Christmas. I put my short story Santa Maybe on sale $0.99 today – just for you. Click HERE to buy now! Santa Maybe, a short story/novella If you don’t love this story, you have no heart. A routine trip to the store creates a golden opportunity for a loving father to bestow a terrific Christmas memory […]
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