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Category Archives: Self Publishing
THE VALUE OF MULTIPLE SETS OF EYES
No, I’m not describing a fantasy character with lots of eyes. I’m talking about the importance of having multiple people view your manuscript before you consider it ready to shop for an agent or publish it yourself. Maybe I’m stating … Continue reading
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Tagged Editing, Publishing, Self-publishing, writing
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Great review of In Her Mother’s Shoes
Okay, so I didn’t win the WD Self Published Book Competition. But I felt like a winner when I received this evaluation of In Her Mother’s Shoes: 22nd Annual Writer’s Digest Self-Published Book Awards Entry Title In Her Mother’s Shoes … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Goals, In Her Mother's Shoes, Self Publishing, Women's Fiction, Writing
Tagged Book reviews, family, In Her Mother's Shoes, novels, Self-publishing, writing
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THE VALUE OF PROFESSIONAL AND PEER CRITIQUES OF YOUR WRITING
We work hard at our writing. And if we keep working, there’s a good chance we will get better at it. But there’s also the chance of not being objective about something that doesn’t work – perhaps because it is … Continue reading
THE BLOSSOMS OF SPRING
I’ve posted a string of negativity and disappointments over the past several months. Well, spring seems to have sprung early in the northeast, and with it, some positive activity with my writing. As you may recall (I whine about it … Continue reading
RESIGNATION OR RESOLVE?
If you’ve been following this blog, you know that I spent the better part of the last 6 months trying first to find an agent who would represent In Her Mother’s Shoes, and then a small publisher who would take … Continue reading
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Tagged elderly, family, friends, In Her Mother's Shoes, novels, Self-publishing, writers, writing
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CROSSROADS
When is it time to admit to yourself that you’ll never make a living as a fiction writer? When should you abandon your lifelong dream? When does the cost of pursuing that illusion become too high when the benefits are … Continue reading
Posted in Agents, Autumn Colors, Self Publishing, Writing
Tagged agents, Autumn Colors, Editing, novels, Perseverence, priorities, Self-publishing, writers, writing
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WHY FANTASY?
Today I’d like to welcome Yvonne Hertzberger as my guest blogger. Yvonne, like me, came to the writing life in a “more mature stage” of life. Here she talks about how she launched her writing career with fantasy: Over the … Continue reading
Posted in Blogs, Books, Fantasy, Self Publishing, Writing
Tagged fantasy, New Novelists, novels, Publishing, Self-publishing, writing
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