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Category Archives: authors
Here are 15 pieces of people-focused good news you might have missed this year.
This year has been like none other in recent memory. I hope the next year brings more sunshine to dry the tears. We all need some good news even if it is mixed with some sadness. Here are 15 pieces … Continue reading
Word Scamblers Malicious Ware
I know, I know, some of my posts are Drs. Doom and Looms. I write them because there’s a lot of gloom and doom out there and will cause harm. Being a writer is a rewarding journey whether … Continue reading
Posted in author, Author Pages, authors, Book reviews., novel, Supernatural
Tagged bodachs, literary, malicious, monsters, word scrambler
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Some things you can’t change the meaning of no matter how much you wants to. Smirk is one of those things.
I thought about this gross misuse of a human gesture because fiction imitate life. I wish authors would stop it! The next book I read where the character is smirking instead of affectionately smiling. I’m putting it down. I’ve only … Continue reading
Posted in advice, author, authors, paranormal romance,, words
Tagged dangerous, grin, Smirk, titillating
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Should writers be more vocal on social issues? Or keep their opinion to themselves?
Should writers be more vocal on social issues? Or keep their opinion to themselves? I asked that question because many of us lives in cities that are presently or was on fire. The fabric of society seriously needs mending. Every … Continue reading
Posted in advice, ANNOUNCEMENTTS, anthropology, Artists, author, Author Pages, authors, blogging, Food for your thoughts, Freedom, Personal thoughts, publishing, writers, writings
Tagged : "A riot is the language of the unheard." Dr. Martin Luther King Jr, opinions, riots, technology, thoughts
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Guess What? Real Readers Don’t Care Who Published Your Book.
My author club still meets, but via instant messaging and most of us have discovered that readers really don’t care who published your book. Small press, Indie, Traditional or the Man In The Moon for all they care. Think about … Continue reading
Posted in advice, author, authors, books, consumers, paranormal romance,, readers, writers, writings
Tagged consumers, readers, self publishing
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Stages of Writing a Book According to Jack Sparrow.
According to Jack Sparrow these are the faces you’re going to make going through different stages of creating a book. Writing it. The most delicious part. It’s fun. Reading it. Huh? What did I meant? Editing it. You know what … Continue reading
Posted in author, authors, books, Encouragement, enjoyment, Food for your thoughts, humor, life, love, paranormal romance,, writers, writings
Tagged book, stages
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Why Book Reviewing Isn’t Going Anywhere? According to The American Scholar Published by Phi Beta Kappa
I was sent this article after informing you all I used to be a snail mail paper book reviewer. I see lack of reviews are a common dilemma for lots of authors. It’s a serious enough issue for the American … Continue reading
Posted in author, authors, blogging, book lovers, Book reviews., Food for your thoughts, life, writers, writings
Tagged Book reviews., book signing, readers, reviews
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I’ve been writing reviews for a long time.
I have been reviewing books since the days of having to write or type the reviews on a type writer and send them in via snail mail in an envelop to the publishing company. Sometimes the company published your review … Continue reading
Posted in author, authors, blogging, Book reviews., conversation, novel
Tagged blogging, books, life, Marketing
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Manchild in the Promised Land-A book published 55 years ago holds true today.
I studied Manchild in the Promised Land as a social studies compendium in college. It was published in 1965 as autobiographical novel. It was written by Claude Brown. It chronicles of the author’s coming-of-age story amidst poverty and violence … Continue reading
Posted in African American History, African American Writers and Poets, ANNOUNCEMENTTS, anthropology, authors, Best Seller, Biography, black people, novel, Personal thoughts, politics, race relations, radio, relationships, religion, school, sex, Sexual Abuse, slavery, society, struggle, suffering, teenagers, truth
Tagged Autobiographical novel, Claude Brown, Fictional Autobiography
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