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March 6, 2010
- Depending on what writing bible you follow, there are only 3 real plots in the universe - or 12, or 37, or ONE. It doesn’t matter what the number is -- the basic idea is distilling EVERY book into its constituent parts But if you do that, you will reduce practically every book to the same set of criteria in the end. If you pick a book you love and one you loathe and put them both into a ...
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February 6, 2010
- Are you willing to wear a business person's hat or only a writer's hat? If you want to blog a book, though, I suggest you approach this endeavor like any other book project. This means putting aside your writer’s hat and putting on your business person’s hat before you begin your book project. This allows you to look at the big picture of both your blog and your book, which I will now ...
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January 14, 2010
- My latest novel, Mangroves and Monsters, received a brief but lovely review from a reader on Goodreads.com this morning. I don’t know this reader's name or where she lives, but this is what she said: I picked this book up last night and sat down to read the whole thing in one night. I have not read a good mystery in a while and this qualified. The setting was beautifully described and the ...
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January 14, 2010
- The second Almost Famous Authors' Faire will be held in Clarksville, IN at the fabulous Green Tree Mall. Up to 100 authors will be available in the center of the mall to do the meet and greet with readers and send them home with cherished, autographed novels.If you are a reader and/or an author, the place to be March 27, from noon to 7:00 p.m. is Green Tree Mall.Come one; come all! ...
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January 6, 2010
- Writers love to write. It's a passion. But, another benefit of writing for children is getting to visit schools and interact with my target audience. I have several slide presentations that are fun for the kids, but the question/answer session is usually the most entertaining part of the event. I'm always amazed at the number of elementary and middle-school students who not only love to read, but ...
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December 30, 2009
- I'm happy. My novel, Dusty Waters: A Ghost Story has been receiving good reviews from readers at Goodreads.com where I have held two giveaways since its release June 2009. The most recent review was especially touching, so I thought I'd share it with you. Amanda from Toronto, Ontario, Canada gave the nove 4 stars (out of 5) and she wrote:"I loved this book! I was going into it expecting ...
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December 26, 2009
- December 26 HEART HANDED I pick up the pen in my heart hand and the blood of my soul pours onto the page. The words coalesce and clot into the binding phrases; sealed deals with my spirit's punctuation. Some days it is hard for my mind to keep up; the current is swift and deeper than I expect. The pulse of energy is amazing even to the mind it feeds. Like clouds racing the sky ...
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December 3, 2009
- Two things: Thing 1: I am sad to announce that, barring a miracle from the heavens (which are mostly passing out snow these days), my book will NOT be out by the end of 2009. *moment of sniffle-y silence* However, like many things in life, this continued delay comes with an unexpected benefit. Here it is: This is a group started by my good friend Amy to help promote authors who are ...
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November 30, 2009
- My reading pace has slowed in the fat, bottom end of the semester. I'm still working on Cutting for Stone, and I'm pushing headfirst through Wolf Hall. The Glass Room and Last Night in Twisted River are just sitting on my desk, looking baleful.But back to Wolf Hall. Here's the Booker winner, fresh and scrubbed, and selling briskly, making the author a nice sum, for which I'm glad. Hard ...
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November 25, 2009
- GIVING IS GRATITUDE I’m in the middle of a book tour for my new novel, Jaclyn the Ripper, and I’m very happy with the response. Fans, old and new, are coming out to hear me talk about “Jaclyn” and read. Actually, I’m humbled. Signing the books they buy is a way of saying, “Thank you,” but I don’t think it’s enough. Like all things good and cosmic, gratitude is ...
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