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Yes! You Need to Build a Twitter Following

Posted on July 21, 2013 by Tim Kane

by Tim Kane I’ve heard folks talk about needing a twitter following of at least 10,000 before agents or editors will consider you. Hogwash. It’s not the number of followers that matters, but the quality. I know this because I’ve … Continue reading →

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Copyrighting: A Sign of Writer Paranoia?

Posted on October 16, 2012 by Tim Kane

Tim Kane I recall, as a starting writer, I was so paranoid about people stealing my writing that I slapped the copyright symbol on everything. I even employed the poor man’s copyright. I printed out a copy of each short … Continue reading →

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Start Writing by Aping Established Writers

Posted on July 31, 2012 by Tim Kane

by Tim Kane Finding your writing voice is akin to finding yourself in your teens and twenties. It can be a long and daunting progress. Until then, how can develop the basic writing skills needed to compose stories and novels? … Continue reading →

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Make Writing Your Number One Priority

Posted on April 12, 2012 by Tim Kane

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 →

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Save the Best for Now

Posted on April 10, 2012 by Tim Kane

So many times as I’m writing, I think, “This would be great for the sequel.” Soon, I have all this amazing material—characters, plot events, settings—that will appear. Someday. In a sequel to a book that hasn’t been published. That’s my … Continue reading →

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