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#SATurday: Interview with Bogart, the author kitten

#SATurday: Interview with Bogart, the author kitten First and foremost, I would like to thank The Acid Oasis for asking me to interview Bogart. I immediately knew that I HAD to do it, and today is the day I share the results. But – first – a little background on this fuzzy little (okay, he’s… Continue reading #SATurday: Interview with Bogart, the author kitten

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#WW Rejected? How to Keep Submitting

Rejected? How to Keep Submitting Lately, I’ve been trying to help a lot of fellow writers find publishers, literary journals, and websites where they can share their work. The market is HUGE (hence the giant, capital letters), but for many, this is both a positive and a negative description of the industry. With so many… Continue reading #WW Rejected? How to Keep Submitting

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#MondayBlogs: The Importance of Goosebumps

Intro: Today's guest blogger deserves a huge round of applause. Not only does he spread the love for reading via his blog, November Notebook, he also teaches English to middle school students. In addition, Grant Goodman is talking about a series of books that filled my childhood, and I'm sure you're familiar with these novels… Continue reading #MondayBlogs: The Importance of Goosebumps

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#SATurday: How I Fell in Love with Coffee

#SATurday: How I Fell in Love with Coffee Coffee. Yes, coffee. I’ve talked about how I fell in love with cats and writing and traveling, but I have yet to talk about how I fell in love with coffee. It’s a funny story really, something that has caused a few giggles here and there, but… Continue reading #SATurday: How I Fell in Love with Coffee

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#WW: Debating Giveaways and Donations

#WW: Debating Giveaways and Donations. By now, you probably know that Clean Teen Publishing is running a Goodreads Giveaway for 3 ARCs of Minutes Before Sunset. And if you’re involved in the publishing industry at all – and I’m assuming you are if you’re reading this – then you already know how widely debated giveaways… Continue reading #WW: Debating Giveaways and Donations

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#MondayBlogs: Different Writing Techniques of Famous Writers

Intro: I love info graphics. In fact, I'm a little obsessed with them. So, when Cindy Bates - a freelance editor and writer for Best Essay Tips - contacted me with her very own info graphic to share, I just knew I had to share it. Below, you'll find a photo that outlines the Different… Continue reading #MondayBlogs: Different Writing Techniques of Famous Writers

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#SATurday: Turning Dreams into Stories

#SATurday: Turning Dreams into Stories I hate alarm clocks. I don’t hate many things, but an alarm clock is one of them. Most of the time, I wake up without one – I have my entire life – and I truly believe it’s because my brain is wired to dislike the act of waking up… Continue reading #SATurday: Turning Dreams into Stories

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#WW The Doubtful Writer – Who Says I Can Do This?

SURPRISE - This is not an April Fool's joke Clean Teen Publishing is hosting a Goodreads Giveaway April 1 - June 23. On June 23 - coincidentally on my birthday - three ARCs of Minutes Before Sunset will be given away to lucky and awesome readers (such as yourself). Enter here or below. Goodreads Book Giveaway… Continue reading #WW The Doubtful Writer – Who Says I Can Do This?

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March Ketchup

March’s Ketchup Another month has passed, and during the month of March, we were able to meet more guest bloggers, read more news, and discover additional websites for writers and readers. For those of you just now checking in this month, Ketchup actually means “catch up”. At the end of every month, I write these… Continue reading March Ketchup

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Website Wonders

Website Wonders: Every month, I share all of the websites I come across that I find helpful, humorous, or just awesome. Below, you’ll find all of March’s Website Wonders categorized into Readers, Writers, Coffee Drinkers, and Cute Fun. If you enjoy these websites, be sure to like my Facebook page because I share even more… Continue reading Website Wonders