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chapter anatomy–disaster
http://mistydawnwaters.blogspot.com/2011/09/chapter-anatomy-disaster.html?spref=tw
AUTHOR MARKETING ONLINE
AUTHOR MARKETING ONLINE By Ronald S. Barak Copyright © 2011. All Rights Reserved http://ronaldsbarak.com rbarak@rsb-law.com Introduction It’s no secret that every author today has to market. Even...
Roni Loren’s Sex Scene advice
http://fictiongroupie.blogspot.com/2010/09/love-scenes-101-dont-be-corny-or-porn-y.html So what exactly constitutes a love scene? Are they only important for those of us writing romance? Of course...
8 writer secrets
http://www.aliventures.com/8-writing-secrets/ A few years ago, I’d look at published writers and think that they were somehow different from me. After all, their books were gripping and fluent –...
nascar draft–fast writing
http://thescriptlab.com/features/script-tips-applied/1020-the-nascar-draft-fast-and-furious#content
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amping the sexual tension
http://fictiongroupie.blogspot.com/2011/04/how-to-amp-up-sexual-tension-in-your.html Today's topic...sexual tension. From YA all the way to the steamiest of romances, this is a vital ingredient if...
the work of an editor
http://www.bothersomewords.com/blog/2011/04/13/are-you-ready-for-an-editor/
Ideas for Every Book Title You’ll Ever Need
New Blog post: http://www.themillions.com/2015/08/how-to-title-every-book-you-ever-write.html You’ve decided on a life of letters. You’ve got that manuscript you workshopped getting your MFA, an...
Creativity and play
Does playfulness spur creativity? Ethologist Sir Patrick Bateson of the University of Cambridge wants to know why playfulness is so connected to creativity in the realms of science, music, and...
Story Prompt Monday: Where are you from?
http://www.georgeellalyon.com/where.html Where I'm From I am from clothespins, from Clorox and carbon-tetrachloride. I am from the dirt under the back porch. (Black, glistening, it tasted like...
Writers Block? Try Free-Writing. Here’s how
Free-writing thinking offers women personal space and an outlet for creativity, allowing us to envision “what if” scenarios, and focus on what’s important. Free-writing is a short, timed typed or...
My HuffPo: Help for Those Who Lost More Than Hope
Please read my latest article on Huffington Post: A Brave Face – Victims Disfigured by Domestic Violence Can Get Life-Changing Help Audrey Mabrey’s ex-husband hit her on the head with a hammer and...
creating a cover
http://warriorwriters.wordpress.com/2011/07/15/creating-cover-art-down-dirty-tips/
Our 3rd Teen Story Slam was AMAZING
A year ago, a few writers and I tried something daring. We asked local teens to come out and read something they’d written to a live audience. It could be a poem, a confession, a chapter from a...
Reading Opens Minds selects Radio Head as a book club pick!
I'm thrilled to announce that Reading Opens Minds has chosen my novel RADIO HEAD for book club participants, thanks in part to a generous donation from the John Aaroe Group. Reading Opens Minds, a...
Teen Story Slam is back! Write a story, read it aloud, get a prize
The teen writers asked for it, so we're bringing it back! On October 25, 2017, the Teen Story Slam returns to Westside Pizza! Teen creative writers in grades 7-12 are invited to step up to the mic...
How Sharing Stories Helps Kids (To Help Other Kids)
Please read my latest article on Huffington Post: storybooth: How Sharing Stories Helps Kids (To Help Other Kids) Seventh-grade student Carissa carried a painful memory around with her, but it...
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