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Smorgasbord Short Stories – What’s in a Name? – Ifan and the Black Sheep by Sally Cronin
Originally posted on Smorgasbord Blog Magazine: There are names that have been passed down through thousands of years which have powerful and deep-rooted meaning to their bearers. Other names have been adopted from other languages, cultures and from the big screen. They all have one thing in common. They are with us from birth until…
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Images from #SubjectA36 #newrelease #YA #scifi
Originally posted on Books and Such: I swear the weeks leading up to the Subject A36 release are flying by. Tomorrow will be February – where did January go? And I’m still hoping for at least one good snow this winter. Snow days are perfect for snuggling up with a good book. Really, anytime is…
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Silence ~ Life Lines
Originally posted on Sue Vincent's Daily Echo: Silence In a silence broken only by breath Words lose their sound; Spill their essence on the pristine page Or curl in tendrils through a mind undone, Fleeing logic on wings of fantasy. Fabled spectres rear their heads, Horned dilemmas bow before a ghost Of newborn Understanding, Mewling…
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Using Goodreads Listopia to Promote Your Books
Originally posted on Story Empire: Hi, SEers! Mae here today with a small promo tactic you may not be using. This one involves some help from your friends, but it’s another avenue to get your work noticed. Have you ever searched lists on Goodreads? You’ll find them under the BROWSE drop-down on the main navigation…
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Friday JohnKu – AKA – TGIF
Originally posted on Fiction Favorites: “Hey, you two.”“What dad?”“It’s Friday. You should be out playing.”“We’re working up to it. We decided on no sudden moves today.” The week seems to have flown by. Not sure why. Maybe it is because it has been a busy one. I have received most of the beta reader comments…
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A Writer’s Worst Enemy Isn’t Time Management Or a Bad Idea
Originally posted on Meg Dowell Writes: Why is it that we start to panic if our tweets, articles, and other posts don’t get instant feedback within seconds of us publishing them? Why, when no one immediately leaves comments on our blog posts, do we start to wonder if we have done something wrong? Why, when…
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Syllabic Poetry Donations
Attention Poetry Challenge Participants: I’ve been working on a “How To” book, called Word Craft ~ The Art of Creating Syllabic Poetry with a goal to self-publish by April 2020. This will be a chapbook and great reference for all syllabic poets. It’s occurred to me that I would like to include more syllabic poetry……
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How to Write When Your ‘Focus Mode’ Is Broken
Originally posted on Meg Dowell Writes: If you don’t mind, I would like to take this opportunity to tell you a story. Assuming you are a writer, you will be fine with this because writers like stories. So I’m going to go ahead and tell one. I hope you like it. Once upon a time…
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Daybreak #writephoto
Originally posted on Trent's World (the Blog): Photo by Sue Vincent 3 AM. Why is it always 3 AM? Why not midnight, when it was easy to drift back to sleep? Or 5 AM, when it didn’t matter since the night was already old? But 3 AM? Bev rolled over and closed her eyes. After…