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Month: February 2018

The Challenge Of Describing Scents In Your Writing

Do you need to describe scents? Give this a read 🙂

…Authoress friend, Dorothy Anne Spruzen, illustrates how easy it is to misuse ‘period’ WURDS…

Researching from more than one source for historical words by Dorothy Ann Spurzen

The Hemmingway App

THE HEMINGWAY EDITOR APP-WHAT DO YOU THINK? Have you heard of the Hemingway Editor App? If you’ve been writing for a while, you know about  grammarly and autocrit.  Both of these Apps focus on grammar and spelling. Hemingway takes it a step further. The App highlights lengthy, complex sentences and common errors; if you see a yellow…
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Reblog – Top Ten Peeves of Creative Writing Teachers by Anne R Allan

Top Ten Peeves of Creative Writing Teachers Share189 Tweet +1 Pin4 Share17 Stumble SHARES210 A creative writing teacher has to deal with a lot. By Melodie Campbell It all started in 1992.  I’d won a couple of crime fiction awards, and the local college came calling. Did I want to come on faculty and teach…
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How to use Better Readers

Identifying the right kind of beta reader cannot only help polish your work but it also becomes a valuable sales and marketing tool. The term ‘beta’ is most commonly used in the world of software development. Before an app is deemed ready for public consumption, it’s usually sent out to a group of people tasked…
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Reblog Button Missing

I have no idea where my reblog button has gone.  I can’t reblog anything let alone my own work.  Is anyone else having issues? Yes I do tap into the actual article…  

What really sells a book?

What Really Sells a Book?