Tag: Publishing Advice

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Website Wonders

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 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 November’s Website Wonders categorized into Writing, Reading, and Other. If you enjoy these websites, be sure to follow me on Twitter because I share even more websites and photos… Continue reading Website Wonders

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Don’t Understand #MorallyComplicatedYA? Here’s Some Info.

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Whoa! Shannon is posting outside her regularly scheduled posts. What? Yes. I am. Because this is a big deal. At first I was only going to share fellow YA female writers who have written morally complex novels that often included violence, but I understand more want actual info…which I will provide links to below. But,… Continue reading Don’t Understand #MorallyComplicatedYA? Here’s Some Info.

Writing Tips

#WW Writing Help from the World

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About a week ago, it began to thunderstorm in the middle of November…and it rained for three days. The storm—insignificant to many—took me back to when I was a preteen and first writing Bad Bloods. I recalled how much I enjoyed the overall storyline but struggled with the simple aspects of the novel, mainly the… Continue reading #WW Writing Help from the World

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#MondayBlogs: My Writer’s Story: Different to the One I Imagined

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Intro: While many claim there is one publishing formula, there are hundreds, and the more writers you meet, the more variations of publishing journeys you hear. I find them fascinating, and I’m always eager to hear another’s story. Today’s writer is sharing his. Welcome author Shane Joseph. Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed in guest… Continue reading #MondayBlogs: My Writer’s Story: Different to the One I Imagined

Writing Tips

#WW Pitch Competitions

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Although many of you know me as an author, I work a full-time day job as an editor and marketer. I also give publishing advice and help writers with their websites. It was during this job one of my clients asked me if I had ever participated in a #Pitch competition. If you don’t know… Continue reading #WW Pitch Competitions

Miscellaneous

Website Wonders

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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 September’s Website Wonders categorized into Reading and Writing and Publishing. (Nothing crazy this month, but these articles are AWESOME.) If you enjoy these websites, be sure to follow me on Twitter… Continue reading Website Wonders

Writing Tips

#SATurday The Sting of #BookRelease Day

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Release days are like bees. (How’s that simile?) If you’re like me, you both hate and love bees…and I’m unusually (and pathetically) terrified of them…even though I’ve only been stung once…and even then, I hated them long before one stung me at a bus stop while I was innocently sitting, doing nothing to deserve the… Continue reading #SATurday The Sting of #BookRelease Day

Writing Tips

#WW Deciding To Change My Writing Plan

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Writing is a business. It’s an investment of time, care, and love. (Love definitely makes it easier, anyway.) And all of this means that a writer must have a business plan, a plan that includes goals and direction and the ability to change at a moment’s notice if need be. That being said, every writer… Continue reading #WW Deciding To Change My Writing Plan

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#WW The Emotions of Listing A Book For Free

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Let me start off by saying I am not an expert in this. In fact, I’ve never put up my book for free before. This is all new to me! (How exciting.) But, yes, the first novel in The Timely Death Trilogy, Minutes Before Sunset, is now up for free. My publisher, Clean Teen Publishing,… Continue reading #WW The Emotions of Listing A Book For Free

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July Ketchup

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July’s Ketchup Can you believe it? July is coming to an end, and with it, Minutes Before Sunset has released. (Another release is on its way in August, but that’s for another post.) I’m unbelievably enthralled by your support this past month. Thank you. Thank you. Thank. You. And…you can win even MORE prizes soon.… Continue reading July Ketchup