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3 Secrets Comic Books Teach Book Writers
When I was tapped to become the editor by Gateway Comics Presents for their webcomic The Stalker, I was in for a surprise. I expected the written format would be different (it is) and the pacing much different (it is)….
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Sell Your Book This Summer
Do you have printed copies of your book and wish you could “get them out there.” Well, summer is a great time for selling books. From leisurely beach reads and books tucked in a car for travel to simply mentally…
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How Hemingway and Stephen King’s Advice Fail Us
Should you — or should you not — take the sage advice of Hemingway? Or Stephen King? Or of any great writer for that matter? I enjoy dipping into quotations from best-selling authors. I add their quotations to photographs and…
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Have You Asked: “What the Heck Happened to My Story?”
Twisty story endings are fun. But sometimes the story twist is on the author! I recently saw the movie “Arrival,” where the concepts of change and of time—and surprises– struck home. Arrival is a thoughtful movie, and as such I…
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How to Escape Your Life, Live in Paradise, and Rule the World
Too good to be true? Not if you’re a writer. And not only if you write the next great blockbuster. Enjoy the multiple benefits of being a writer RIGHT NOW! Writers have advantages that people in NO other profession can enjoy. The…
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Dealing with the Tough Part of Writing
How is a writer to get from that initial glut of ideas to the exact wording publishers demand? There IS a way! And I discovered it on a recent trip to the Oregon coast. I work with writers who struggle…
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The Writing Demon – and How to Kill It
I recently received two emails from writer clients plagued with the same problem. One is a new author, writing her first book. The other writer has several books published by commercial publishers, an agent from a top New York firm,…
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The 3-letter Word That Saves A Writer’s Sanity
Are We There Yet? You aren’t alone: Every writer has lamented how long it takes to write a book. And then get it published. As humans we set goals (which is admirable) and fail to reach them time and again…
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The Writer’s Ungoverned Brain
The writer’s brain is like none other (at least in my opinion). It sizzles with characters and plots and twists along the way. Random or delineated, these ideas form a huge and palpable stuff in our brains and all we…
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#1 Way to Instant Gratification and Long-Term Success
Wow! Now that’s a big promise, right? But, really, this simple technique works wonders. It’s going to sound too simple, but trust me, it is great IF you use it. I have writers lament to me all the time that…
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