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Book Review: A Curse Dark as Gold
by Elizabeth C. Bunce publisher’s synopsis Charlotte Miller has always scoffed at talk of a curse on her family’s woolen mill, which holds her beloved small town together. But after her father’s death, the bad luck piles departing workers, impossible debts, an overbearing uncle. Then a stranger named Jack Spinner offers a tempting He can…
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Writing Resource: WriteTrack
Writing goals vary from writer to writer, and what one person finds helpful might not help the other. However, I’ve found it helpful in my writing to set daily word counts goals. I do even better when I have a visual for those goals, typically a graph of some sort. In the past, I used…
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Book Review: Of Ink and Paper
by various authors publisher’s synopsis Of Ink and Paper is a meaningful collection of short stories and poems with themes surrounding the power and magic that words and writing have on an author and the world around them. Inside these pages you will find characters who long to heal their pain with words from the…
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Write Today
Dear creative, Writing is hard. So many things make it so easy to *not* write. Sometimes the things making it hard to write are valid—there are simply reasons of life when you can’t write. But sometimes, you just have to do the hard work. Put away the distractions. Silence your phone. Sit in the chair.…
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Hooks are Important
What makes you pick up a book? The main thing that makes me pick up a book is whether or not the back cover hooks me. Yes, I’ll read the endorsements, and sometimes scan the first page, but the blurb has to first intrigue me. And while a stunning cover is a plus, I’ve never…
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Book Review: The Nightmare Virus
by Nadine Brandes publisher’s synopsis Some viruses go after the body. But the Nightmare Virus goes after the mind. When dream technology goes wrong, a virus spreads across the globe, trapping people in a universal dreamscape. They call it the Nightmare Virus.Cain Cross is determined to find a cure . . . if he can…
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Book Review: Prelude of Fire
by Christine Schulze publisher’s synopsis A desperate mission. Sinister sorcery. Can she find the seven prism shards to stop the world from being destroyed? Ashlai, a young Fyre mage who can harness powers of flame from the sun, yearns to know about her kin. Her adoptive elven father refuses to let her travel abroad with…
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Book Review: Ignite
by Kara Swanson publisher’s synopsis: Can Mara survive in a world where the fire in her veins is worth killing for? In a frozen wasteland suffocating beneath a dying sun, Mara is a young phoenix raised by her father to explode at his command. He’s the only one who can help her control her fire,…
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Thoughts about Pitching
First off, a sort of disclaimer: this year at Realm Makers was my first time pitching. I pitched my novel three times there, but I am by no means an expert. This post is just some of my thoughts and advice on pitching your manuscript from my experience. 😊 *Do the work beforehand. Create an…
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Book Review: Phoenix Fire
by S. D. Grimm publisher’s synopsis When the past comes knocking, think twice about opening the door. Orphaned Ava Elderson is a Phoenix—a monster hunter created to protect the human race—but she’s without her most valuable asset—knowledge of what she is. Phoenix powers? A mystery. Past memories? Locked away. Worse, she’s unaware of the great…
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