February 2011
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The Ups and Downs of Storytelling | Expert Advice →
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A Writer's "Defining Moment" Book ~ Latest...
I like to think there is a book in every writer’s memory that made him or her go, “Yes, I would like to write” or “Hmm, I think I might try this genre.” In my latest commentary at The Blood-Red Pencil, “A Writer’s ‘Defining Moment’ Book,” I write about the book that made me try my hand at writing mysteries/suspense. Want to know what...
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Giving Love to Writers' Hands
As part of the new Blood-Red Pencil feature, The Care and Feeding of the Writer, my latest BRP post celebrates Valentine’s Day by suggesting how writers can give love and appreciation to the busy little worker bees in their arsenal: the hands. Come by BRP today and read my commentary, and also share remedies you use to take care of your hardworking hands! Here’s the link! The...
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Take Five with Erotic Romance Author Leigh Ellwood
ChickLitGurrl: high on LATTES & WRITING’s featured author for February is an author who knows a thing or two about letting words set flames upon the page for readers: erotic romance author Leigh Ellwood! During the interview, I asked Leigh, What draws you to write erotic romance? She replied, “I would say what draws me to this genre is what draws me to writing mystery, or...
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Promo Your Book with FIRSTS
Firsts
These days, writers need to grab the reader on the first page. Firsts is a new segment that will be featured on ChickLitGurrl: high on LATTES & WRITING [website] and/or All the Blog’s a Page [website].
With Firsts, authors can send to me the first page of their novel and the following information:
Book cover
Book description (what we’d read on the back cover of your...
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Book to Screen, Pt. 2 ~ Seeing Book as a Visual...
I write for the same reason I breathe - because if I didn’t, I would die. ~ Isaac Asimov Back in December, I began the Book to Screen series at APOOO Bookclub, and this month, I bring you part two of the five-part series, Seeing Book as a Vistual Story. A lot of us novelists claim to see our stories visually when we write them; however, there is a difference between the...
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Chronicling the Google Wave Writing Journey:...
ChickLitGurrl: high on LATTES & WRITING begins with a series of interviews I’m happy to be a part of. Last year, I along with 5 great women decided to hook up and go on a novel writing journey. We each decided to write an 80k novel between June 25, 2010 and November 25, 2010. We used Google Wave to communicate during the time, and now that the journey is over, each of us will be...
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Check Out My Latest Piece "The Ups and Downs of...
Do you know what the Daily Tablet [link] is?
Daily Tablet is a brand-spanking new site, and its goal is to deliver the latest, greatest, hottest and coolest writer-friendly stuff directly to your inbox each weekday.
I recently joined DT as a DT Expert, someone to help inspire writers to…well, WRITE!
My first monthly post is LIVE at the site today. Titled “The Ups and Downs of...
