Why Some Blogs Make Me Cranky
By Sharla Rae Like most of you, I don’t have a lot of time to cruise the web and read blogs. If the blog site is pretty, that’s nice, but I don’t really care. I’m interested in content. I pick … Continue reading
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How to Write a Captivating Blog Title
And now, for the winner of last Friday’s THE TRICKY PART contest: Congratulations to Evelyn Berry, the winner of Laurie Schnebly Campbell‘s writing class. Evelyn, you can contact Laurie directly about your class. Today we welcome guest blogger Marcy Kennedy, … Continue reading
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Tagged blogging, Jenny Hansen, Marcy Kennedy, Social Media, Writers in the Storm, writing
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What Are You Excited About? Marketing & Promo Made Easy…
by Jenny Hansen As the September blog mistress here at WITS, I’m taking a page out of my personal blog‘s playbook and marking the beginning of Autumn with a celebration of you. I’m doing this a few different ways… First up, … Continue reading
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Tagged blogging, Jenny Hansen, pimp or promote, Self-promotion, Writers in the Storm, writing
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Naked Publishing – Part 4
Today we welcome back Denise Domning, contributing blogger here at WITS, with the fourth in her series detailing her self-publishing journey. by Denise Domning I did it! I made my deadline! Kind of. It’s August 15th and the book, The Men … Continue reading
Posted in Bumps & Bruises on the Road to Publication, Publishing With Amazon
Tagged Amazon, blogging, blogging guest, copy editing, copyright, deadlines, Denise Domning, e-book, e-Publishing, guest bloggers, ibook, ISBN, iTunes publishing, Kindle, legal issues, Men-ipulation, Menipulation, Mensturbation, monica Sarli, Nook, publishing, Self Publishing, Self-promotion, self-publication, sex addiction, the men wars
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Add Conflict to your Story with a Down & Dirty Fight
by Jenny Hansen Happy Wednesday, y’all! I’m looking forward to hearing Linda O. Johnston, one of our new bloggers, talk about “What Makes a Great Mystery” for this week’s Sensational Summer Friday. Today we’re going to talk about Dirty Fighting. … Continue reading
Publishing Naked- Part 3
Welcome to another installment of Sensational Summer Fridays, here at WITS! Before we begin with the third in our guest blog series by Denise Domning, we’d like to announce the winner of Michelle Diener’s debut novel, IN A TREACHEROUS COURT. … Continue reading
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Tagged addiction, Amazon, blogging, blogging guest, book give-away, books, copy editing, copyright, deadlines, Denise Domning, drug addiction, e-book, e-Publishing, editing vs. proofreading, guest bloggers, heroin addiction, ibook, ISBN, Kindle, legal issues, Man Wars, Menipulation, Mensturbation, monica Sarli, Nook, publishing, Self Publishing, Self-promotion, Sensational Summer Fridays, sex addiction, Writers in the Storm
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Using Real People and Events in Fiction – Michelle Diener
Our Sensational Summer Friday guest today is a true world traveler – she was born in London, was raised in KwaZula Natal, South Africa, and she now lives in Australia. Laura Drake knows Michelle Diener through her RWA-WF (Women’s Fiction) chapter, … Continue reading
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Tagged Anne Boleyn, blogging, book give-away, guest blogging, Henry VIII, Historical fiction, In a Treacherous Court, Keeper of the King's Secrets, Laura Drake, Magical Musings, Marie Antoinette, Michelle Diener, Napoleon, Renaissance artist, Researching the Historical Novel, RWA-WF, Sensational Summer Fridays, Susanna Horenbout, Tudor England, Using real people in fiction, Writers in the Storm, writing, writing historical fiction, writing research
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Writing Is Like Comfort Food
Composing a story is a lot like cooking. It blends emotion, story and character into a delicious tale that fills the belly of imagination and satisfies a reader’s tastes. The right combinations make gourmet delights. Continue reading
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