Tag: Writing business
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Cover Art!
After a month (or more, *ahem*) I may have finished my first cover art! Maybe. I think it looks good, for a home-job. Now I just need three more. And, blurbs. Is there anyone out there who enjoys writing blurbs? I think I’ll just focus on cover art, right now. GIMP is a little more…
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IWSG October 2020
When you think of the term working writer, what does that look like to you? What do you think it is supposed to look like? Do you see yourself as a working writer or aspiring or hobbyist, and if latter two, what does that look like? To me, a working writer hits their goals daily…
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Writing Advice
Someone recently asked me why I don’t distribute writing advice. I found that question adorable. There is writing advice ALL OVER THE INTERNET. You can’t sneeze without stumbling over someone’s magic formula for writing advice. “But you should post writing advice. All the other authors do it.” Well, not ALL the other authors do it.…
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No More Battery Juice
I made a goal in August 2015 to rough out, from start to finish, Fantasy book 3, by Christmas 2015. I knew it was a bit of a quagmire, but I already had 250 pages of notes and scenes scribbled out, and I knew where I wanted the story to go and what I needed…
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IWSG September
What publishing path are you considering and why? This is a loaded question. Lots of baggage here. Back in my carefree and foolish youth, I thought my writing was BRILLIANT! (It was not, but everyone starts somewhere.) I thought I was a damned GENIUS! (Once again, not so much, but there’s a learning curve.) At…
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IWSG August
August 1 question – What pitfalls would you warn other writers to avoid on their publication journey? Oh, this one is going to be rich since I haven’t actually published anything yet. I’m going to be looking at things from a self-publishing angle, so if that isn’t your cup of tea, you can skip this…
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