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Monthly Archives: April 2012
Improve Your Writing With Music
Penned by the Mighty James R. Riffel These days, I pretty much limit my music listening to two acts—The Beatles and Pat Metheny. Couldn’t be more opposite, huh? Classic vs. current, rock and pop vs. jazz, short vocally-based tunes vs. … Continue reading
Four Simple Ways to Promote Your Book
Authors are constantly looking for ways to increase discoverability. How to get readers to find (and ultimately buy) their book. Below are four ways to get your book in front of potential readers. Create a Blog Honestly, you need one. … Continue reading
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Stop Feeling Your Writing
How often does this happen to you? You yearn for a descriptive phrase, only to muck it up. I could feel the glop slithering down my hand. It sounds great, but do you really need the word “feel”? The sentence … Continue reading
Make Writing Your Number One Priority
We’re all guilty. Work piles up. Real work. The kind of stuff that pays the bills or keeps the house running. We feel guilty about taking time to travel into fiction land to write. So we say: “I’ll get the … Continue reading