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Think Of Yourself As A Writer Today
Early mornings while I wait for my coffee to brew I have this habit of reading my horoscope online after I scan through my emails and messages on the computer and before I start to read my book or sit … Continue reading
Best Of All No Rejection Letters
Self-publishing has become a remarkable phenomenon in this day and age. Whether it is articles or stories posted on blogs, or e-books, now anyone can write about anything and get “published” instantly. Often there are no boundaries and, best of … Continue reading
Sorry Not For Us
A few months back I got yet another “rejection email” from a publisher. Over the years and following the advice of other experienced writers I have learned to accept rejections with an open mind and not take them personally. Now … Continue reading
Who Can You Trust These Days
With the advance in technology and the availability of the internet, writing opportunities leap at you left and right via e-mail and different social networks, like Facebook, LinkedIn, and Google, to name just a few. There’s a service for just … Continue reading
How Do You Promote Your Book
A writer friend told me the other day that nowadays publishing a book is the easiest part of the process of writing because of all the facilities available to writers online, digitally. But the hardest thing is the self-promotion. As … Continue reading
Literary Larceny
Literary theft or plagiarism and lying has always been part of literature and the publishing world. What was once hard to notice is nowadays easily detected. Technology and digital printing have a lot to do with it. In fact the … Continue reading
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Tagged books, copy, fiction, internet, literature, novel, online, plagiarism, publishing, reality tv, star, technology, writers, writing
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How About We Go Online And Check
“Let me go and check online for the reviews,” says my daughter every time I want to buy a product for myself or for the house. “Let me find out if it’s good and what people have to say about … Continue reading
Are Self Publishers Doomed No Matter What
The other day I read an interesting article online in THE BOOKSELLER, about a teenage girl signing a book contract with a reputable publishing company. The title of the article read ‘HarperCollins pays six figures for teenage author’. The article … Continue reading
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Tagged author, books, fiction, internet, literature, online, people, publishing, reading, review, self publishing, story, writers, writing
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Rejection!
Rejection, or the “R” word, is the most dreaded word of a writer. It is so powerful that it can have a negative impact on the writer, so much so that some writers have great difficulty in handling it and … Continue reading
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Tagged agent, Amazon, Amazon UK, author, book, books, character, creative writing, digital, e-book, emotions, English, feelings, fiction, good, internet, library, life, literature, living, market, movie, news, novel, online, plot, price, publishers, read, reading, rejection, sale, Saul Bellow, story, truth, words, world, writer, writers
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