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LOCAL AUTHORS TO CELEBRATE FAMILY AT KNICKERBOCKER MANSION

SCHAGHTICOKE, NY MOTHER’S DAY, MAY 10t, 2015 Free and Open to the Public –Gloria Waldron Hukle & Dawn Lajaunesse Inspired by family, Author Dawn Lajaunesse, who lives near Saratoga Springs with her husband, Dennis, and Border terrier, Nala, wrote her … Continue reading

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Increase Creativity With Scents!

Originally posted on Scent Sciences Corp.:
Hey everyone! I would like to say that this will be my final post because my time here as an intern for Scent Sciences has come to an end. It has been an awesome…

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The Pleasure of Reading

Originally posted on charles french words reading and writing:
I have spent the majority of my time on this blog writing about writing, so I thought I would address the most fundamental and most important part of this experience with…

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Infographically Explained: Should You Self-Publish or Go Traditional?

Originally posted on Publishing Insights:
? The Write Life publishes an infographic to help authors decide whether they should pursue self-publishing or follow the path of traditional publishing. In a discussion of this infographic, Mutterings of a Fantasy Writer refers to July 2014 Author Earnings Report which…

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The Promises of Spring

         On this relatively mild, sunny March day (mid-thirties), after an obnoxiously long and brutally cold/snowy winter, I can’t stop daydreaming about flowers and butterflies and spring and the warmth of summer to come. Yes, there still are several feet of snow … Continue reading

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Socialized Media

Originally posted on Sarah LaPolla:
One of the most common questions I get from non-publishing friends is “Why do you have so many Twitter followers?” I get this from publishing friends too, I guess. The answer is, I don’t know.…

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The Life Cycle of A Book

Originally posted on Publishing Insights:
? This picture illustrates the (traditional?) publishing process, which involves four major parties and twelve steps. If authors take the self-publishing approach, some steps (e.g. Agent) might be optional; if only e-book version is produced (whether…

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NaNoWriMo WINNER!

Well, it’s official! After managing a final 4,618 words between yesterday and today, I took Transitions to a rough completion and exceeded the 50,000 word requirement by 1,552. See my certificate: NaNoWriMo-2014-Winner-Certificate. The writing is rough, and the ending in … Continue reading

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@NaNoWriMo As of today, 15,133 words since Nov 1 toward my 50,000! I think I can really do this!

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@ NaNoWriMo Yikes – hoping for a couple of quieter days the rest of this week. Only 1472 words today:-(. Need another marathon writing day.

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