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My Dark Secret
I have a dark secret, one certain members of my family feel should never be admitted to. It’s just too embarrassing. Too pathetic. Too geeky. It marks me as a social misfit. Because at first I didn’t...
View ArticleGrab Bag January 14, 2012
Like a grab bag of candy where you reach your hand in and pull out some fun surprises, here are some surprising treats from around the web. For Science Fiction and Fantasy Lovers Star Wars’ Greatest...
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3 Reasons Kathryn Stockett’s The Help Became A Bestseller
Time to get honest. We all want our book to become a runaway bestseller and get turned into a movie. And we all know exactly what it takes to get there–a great book and word of mouth. That hasn’t...
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Are You Brave Enough to Punch A Shark?
When most people think of their honeymoon, they envision sipping drinks on a beach, touring the museums and art galleries of Paris, or eating their way around Italy. My husband and I dreamed about...
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6 Grammar Mistakes That Will Cost You Readers
Make these mistakes in a query letter, and your work might never see publication. Make these mistakes in a blog often enough, and your readers will find another similar blog that doesn’t make them...
View ArticleFighting Dirty, Forgiveness, and CPR for the Undead
Happy Saturday! I haven’t done a grab bag for a few weeks, so this one is bursting at the seams because I couldn’t throw away any of these treats. At least they’re all calorie free. For Fantasy and...
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3 Lessons on Reaching Your Goals from The Vow
Because I couldn’t stand to see Jar-Jar Binks in 3D, when my husband and I went to the movies over the weekend for an early Valentine’s Day date, we ended up seeing The Vow, starring Rachel McAdams and...
View ArticleThe Most Underestimated Key to Success from The Matrix
Of all the cool parts in The Matrix, the one that many people remember is the “there is no spoon” scene. Morpheus (Laurence Fishburne) takes Neo (Keanu Reeves) to meet the Oracle, whose purpose is to...
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Four Secrets About Writer’s Conference Faculty
It’s writer’s conference season again, and as someone who’s gone to multiple conferences, both as an attendee and as faculty, I wanted to share with you the top four things the faculty and presenters...
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How to Use Taste to Make Your Readers Hungry for More
According to Jeff Gerke of Marcher Lord Press, a successful small publisher of speculative fiction, one of the most common problems in both novice and advanced fiction is not enough description. This...
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