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3 Steps to Get Through Manuscript Revisions

by Guest Blogger 10.05.2011

by Rayka Mennen, guest blogger and author of Enchanted Destiny My new release Enchanted Destiny went through several revisions and I got to thinking about the editing process. My critique partner, Angela Foster, and I do what she calls ‘sweeps.’ So what’s a Sweep? Think of it as making an editing pass through your manuscript [...]

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HOLY SPEED WRITER BATMAN! MY HERO!

by Guest Blogger 04.04.2011

by Rhiannon Ellis, guest blogger and author of Bonded in Brazil and Dark Wolf Protector A friend recently tweeted that she’d finished a novella she’d been working on. At first, I was all YAY! Go you! Then, I realized she’d only been working on it for, maybe, two weeks. HOLY SPEED WRITER BATMAN! MY HERO! [...]

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Writing Ménages: The Joy of Either/Ore

by Guest Blogger 03.28.2011

by Karen Mercury, guest blogger and author of Either/Ore When I first started writing ménages, I didn’t stop to think about the difficulties inherent in the form. I was so thrilled to finally be “allowed” to write what had been my secret hidden passion for decades. Two men and one woman! What could be better? [...]

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Perfect People are Boring

by Guest Blogger 11.08.2010

by Kylie Brant, guest blogger and author of Deadly Intent (Mindhunters) Of course, no one is really perfect, despite attempts to appear that way. But we all know people who seem like it on the surface. Hair is always completely in place. Slip is never showing. They always know just what to say and when [...]

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To Contest or Not?

by Guest Blogger 09.03.2010

by Belle Sloane, guest blogger Looking back over all the years I’ve been writing I can’t actually account for the number of contests I’ve entered. It’s a good thing too, because I’d probably have a heart attack if I actually knew how much money I’ve spent on entry fees, not to mention postage and printing, [...]

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Author Love #3

by Keira 07.05.2009

Welcome to the third edition of author love. We’ve got book reviews, how-tos, and writing tips. Book Reviews swapnil warang presents switch2life: Book Review:”White Man Falling” posted at switch2life. GrrlScientist presents Unholy Business: A True Tale of Faith, Greed and Forgery in the Holy Land posted at Living the Scientific Life, saying, “A review of [...]

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First Edition of Author Love Carnival

by Keira 05.24.2009

Welcome to the first edition of author love. This carnival welcomes writers, authors, and readers to get together and share across genre every aspect of publishing. I hope you enjoy the inaugural edition and participate in the next! Book Intros Michael Miles presents Effortless Abundance posted at Effortless Wealth and Abundance. Silicon Valley Blogger presents [...]

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Call to Action! Carnival Submissions!

by Keira 05.13.2009

Book bloggers, movie bloggers, and authors I would like to introduce you to three new carnivals I am hosting in the upcoming weeks. It’s a great way to promote articles that you’ve written so I do hope you will take the time to submit one or two posts to any or all of them. One: [...]