Where my Book Nerds at?! We’ve got a prize pack give-a-way that is fit for only the nerdiest of BOOK NERDS. So, what’s in a Book Nerd Prize Pack, you ask? That’s easy: A Hundred Weddings The Plan (Book 1 in the Capitol Love Series) Emerson Page and Where the Light Enters Becoming Jonika A set of Use …
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What are you reading and/or listening to right now? I’m reading a lot of romance novels to keep my brain in the right genre. It can be hard to write in one genre – especially one as specific as romance and writing books that are already part of a series, while reading other genres. I’m …
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Ask the Expert talks with author Joanne Lozar Glenn, member of The Memoir Roundtable, whose book MEMOIR YOUR WAY: TELL YOUR STORY THROUGH WRITING, RECIPES, QUILTS, GRAPHIC NOVELS, AND MORE inspires “history-keepers” to view and create memoir in ways they’d never thought of before. Memoir is the leading genre in nonfictional publishing. A lot of …
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Writer’s block can sometimes feel like a living, breathing entity that has crept into your life with the singular goal of preventing you from writing. The key is to know – to really believe – that writer’s block is not in charge. YOU ARE. Sometimes just acknowledging that is enough to vanquish it. But …
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by Terri J. Huck 1. Let the reader wonder. Keep in mind that although you know how events will turn out, your characters don’t. Avoid telegraphing what will happen, which also gives readers a chance to think — and hope — things might go another way. 2. End scenes and chapters when tension is high. …
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Are you coming?! We have packed SO MUCH into this one day conference, you won’t believe it’s all happening in a single day! See for yourself! PANCAKES and PUBLISHERS: Start the day with a delicious pancake breakfast where you can network with publishers and other writers. WORKSHOPS: This is the real magic of this conference. We’ll have …
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This month we’re talking to PJ Devlin, author of Wissahickon Souls, Becoming Jonika, and Wishes, Sins and the Wissahickon Creek What are you reading/listening to right now? Death and Judgment by Donna Leon My Favorite Murder Podcast: Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstark Missing and Murdered Podcast: Finding Cleo: Canadian Broadcasting Company Podcast What are you working …
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