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Self-publishing tips and information for aspiring authors entering the exciting world of self-publishing for the first time!

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Writers, heads up! Has anyone else been getting these? My inbox is a hotbed of scams.

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Benefits, pitfalls of flat characters When a character doesn’t change and is fairly uncomplicated, it is said to be a flat character. Its opposite is a round character, which has dimension and develops over the…

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✨ Enter Aan’sao’gal: where magic, mystery, and war collide. 📖 Read the series: authorcdarney.com

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6 Ways to Improve Your Creative Writing • Spunk up your writing: Replace overused verbsEven when using active verbs, sentences still may sound flat. More than likely, those active verbs are also overused.• Give your writing class with ap…

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What Your Story Problems Reveal About Your Writing Brain Here are seven story problems that often have a deeper connection to the unique writing brain behind the page. Which one sounds most like you?

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I remember being in school and my teacher telling me to show, not tell. 📚✍️ This is a hard concept to understand, but when she said "paint me a picture with your words," I got it. 🎨✨
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Prologue, epilogue offer info, action to boost tale Sometimes a novel begs for a different opening than what appears in Chapter 1, though the story really begins with those opening first lines. Or the novel might need a different closing despite the…

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Working on my monthly e-newsletter. Not my most favorite chore, but once I get into it I’m surprised at my accomplishments and the events filling up my calendar. #authorlife

Photograph France - Islington 2000 The First 2000 Years by Pamela Shields. Available in Paperback, Hardback and e-book.

Discover the eccentric and fascinating history of Islington through the pages of Islington: The First 2000 Years by Pamela Shields. Click the link below to start your journey.
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Going through the #microfiction I've written to see what I wanna share and about half of it I still consider good lol. The life of being a creative, I suppose. Half the time you're experimenting until you land on something good #writingcommunity #authorlife #fantasy

The absolute audacity. 🚩 You’re literally in the middle of a different universe and someone thinks now is the time for small talk? My social battery is currently at 0% for anything that isn’t on the page. 📚✨

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Create a basic outline for your nonfiction book Many people have great ideas for nonfiction books, and given their experiences – recovering from an illness, working for years in a profession, solving a perplexing issue – they are ideal expe…

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Self-publishing authors, I'm curious: What's your *favorite* part of the journey? Is it the creative freedom? The direct connection with readers? #SelfPublishing #AuthorLife #BookPassion

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Want your AI writing to sound human—not robotic?
In this video, Judith Briles and Tom Antion reveal why your prompt is everything—and how weak prompts lead to generic AI content.

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Editing isn’t just fixing sentences—it’s a process. Structure first, clarity next, then refinement. Join us April 8 at 11 AM ET to learn the right sequence so your manuscript shines. Go to: vist.ly/4xksa

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Five Great Quotations about Passion for Writing “You don’t write because you want to say something. You write because you’ve got to say something.” – F. Scott Fitzgerald“I learned that you should feel when writing, not like Lord B…

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Focus on conflict in story’s opening lines Almost certainly the most important lines in a story are the first ones. They give the tale direction and set the mood and tone. With an opening sentence, a writer must push the reader through the …

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Avoid reader confusion by anchoring story Readers beginning a story need to know where and when the tale occurs. This establishment of the story’s place and time in the first few paragraphs of the story sometimes is referred to as anchorin…

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It’s here 🤍

After all this time… His Last Resort is finally out in the world.

(I am being very calm about it. Clearly.)

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Phantom Watch - Echoes of the Cold Deep Launching 1st Edition Hard Copy & Paperback Novel

Phantom Watch Pre-Order Launch Event on Kickstarter

There are very good Signed 1st Edition offers and bundles still available.

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I believe I *may* have figured out a way to keep Bridger in the story (remembering the title of the book sort of pushed the issue), AND still keep the new storyline direction the muse was taking me. Might be ready to start book 2 of #DarkSkyValley soon!!

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Use Journaling to Develop Plots for Stories One good way to come up with plot ideas is to journal about your personal problem.While journaling about an issue is a worthy writing exercise simply for catharsis, modifying how you journal l…

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Just got my 44th story acceptance! Journeys End in Lovers Meeting, my seaside tale of tragic loss and horrific outcomes, will be published this year! More details soon, once I'm allowed to divulge. 🌊🥀💀

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