How an editor at a publisher acquires a book – by Christine Pride… on Nathan Bransford: Greetings writerly people! I’m so happy to be here in this great community my friend Nathan has built to offer semi-regular posts about the publishing industry. For the last two decades, I’ve worked as a book editor at various […]
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Why Ask Why? Because Your Readers Will – By Janice Hardy… on Fiction University: Making readers wonder is a good thing—unless they have no clue why your characters are acting as they do, or your world makes no sense. It’s easy to think plotting is all about the what—after all, […] Read more … […]
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Hero’s Journey Examples From Beloved Stories – by Gloria Russell… on The Book Designer: Ah, the hero’s journey. It’s a tried-and-true storytelling structure that makes up the bones of our favorite movies, books, and TV shows. You may not even know it, but most of your favorite stories probably follow the hero’s journey. If you’re an […]
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Smorgasbord Health Column 2021 – The digestive system, the Immune System and a Chicken Sandwich by Sally Cronin Posted on August 17, 2021 by Smorgasbord – Variety is the Spice of Life. The immune system- The Digestive process. There is an old saying ‘You are what you eat‘ which came originally from the French Anthelme Brillat-Savarin […]
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How do you start a speech well? It’s the dreadful moment. You’ve just been called to the stage, and the audience has been silently waiting for you to speak. Now it’s your turn. But, what are your thoughts? How do you get a powerful and confident start to a speech The simple truth is that […]
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mentioned by Stevie Turner. New: WordPress Screen Options Button – Where, Why And How To Use It by Hugh W. Roberts Posted on August 9, 2021 Have you noticed the new WordPress ‘Screen Options’ button on the dashboard of your blog? At first, it wasn’t very noticeable to me, but I now find myself using […]
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7 Consumer Generated Marketing Examples You Need to Use Now Consumer Generated Marketing is a type of User Generated Content. Are you familiar with the User Generated Content marketing trend? What is the difference between Consumer Generated Marketing and User Generated Content? User Generated Content is a popular strategy […] Read more …
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Chris The Story Reading Ape’s Blog READER – WRITER – CURATED RESOURCES – & MORE Character Development: Emotions 6 New Literary Agents Seeking Speculative and Genre Fiction, Literary Fiction, Memoirs, Nonfiction, Graphic Novels – by Erica Verrillo… How Amazon and Bookbub Will Help You Sell Books–FREE – by Ruth Harris… The Art of the Moment Memoir – […]
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Writing Resources: No Plot? No Problem! – by Melissa Donovan… by Melissa Donovan | Jul 22, 2021 | Chris Baty: No Plot? No Problem! This post contains affiliate links that earn commissions from qualifying purchases. There are a million ways to approach writing a novel. You can outline your plot. You can create a series of […]
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Thank you!!! Posted on August 3, 2021 by The Persecution of Mildred Dunlap Thank you to everyone who purchased my new book, Over the Hedge. You all put it on the top 100 best seller lists on Amazon U.S. and U.K. I’m truly grateful for all your support. Amazon U.K Amazon U.S.
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