You can’t write or create for other people because then their approval becomes everything and that is exhausting. I would love to know that my stories made others laugh or cry and that they’ve enjoyed them, but I write what is inside of me.
J.Q. Anderson – 28 January 2016 Continue reading
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It is seductive to a writer to pump the story out and have it received by the public. But it is extremely important to take the extra time to set the book aside and come back later to re-assess the manuscript before publication.
Diamante Lavendar- 25 January 2016 Continue reading
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When all is said and done, I look at this novel and smile, for I truly am proud of what it has become, and the riveting story it tells.
Rusty Blackwood – 21 January 2016 Continue reading
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I write from a very genuine place, and my writing is about things that I have experienced on a deep level for myself. I am less interested in whatever the next hot topic is, and more interested in what is showing up in my life right now, and how it might be useful to others.
Sarah Anne Shockley – 18 January 2016 Continue reading
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The author of each of these books has indicated their intent to schedule these books for a free day for the Kindle versions today on Amazon. Sometimes plans change or mistakes happen, so be sure to verify the price before hitting that “buy me” button.
Self-Maid: Clean Up Inner Clutter, Overcome an Average Life and Discover Unlimited Abundance by Jessica Connor
World of Tea: A beginner’s guide to tea by Will Klingner
Authors interested in having their free book featured either here on Monday or a sister site on Thursday, visit this page for details.
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I spent about nine months re-submitting to agents and other presses, but after several versions of the same rejection letter – basically they all said “Beautifully written, not commercial enough”, I chose to self-publish.
Marian Thorpe – 14 January 2016 Continue reading
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Reading doesn’t just provide the reader information, but the stories take the reader on a journey. I don’t think it’s a dying pastime, but the formats of reading (from paperback to digital) may change.
Amy Shannon – 11 January 2015 Continue reading
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I remember reading so many YA novels and thinking, “What a goody-two-shoes! No way that would happen!” … This book is for all the girls who are tired of thinking there’s something ‘wrong’ with them because they don’t have the pure-as-driven-snow outlook that female YA heroines today so often seem to share.
LC Coyle – 7 January 2015 Continue reading
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I used to work in my girls’ school when they were in public school and most kids didn’t even read, parents didn’t make them read and some kids were in 5th grade and didn’t even know how to read!
Charity Martinez – 4 January 2016 Continue reading
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I’ve been writing for a long time, and I don’t think I could ever write about completely fictitious characters …
Derek Warmington – 31 December 2015 Continue reading
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