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Beyond Good Writing: Two Literary Agents Discuss What Matters Most – by Sangeeta Mehta…
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on Jane Friedman site: Almost anyone who has spent time in the query trenches knows how challenging it is to capture the attention of a literary agent. …
Social Media
Authors, Don’t Run From Social Media: 10 Tips to use it Efficiently and Avoid the “Cesspool.” – by Anne R. Allen…
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A lot of writers are talking about quitting Twitter and Facebook (and FB’s subsidiary, Instagram) because social media has become a “cesspool.” I hear …
Blogging
How To Add An Image To A Comment On A WordPress Blog
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Thank you to Chuck Jackson, who blogs at ‘The Many Pieces of Chuck Jackson‘, for asking me a question about blogging after reading my blog post ‘Do …
Science
Scientists uncover ancient platypus crab
newatlas.com - David Szondy
An international team of scientists under Yale paleontologist Javier Luque has discovered a 95 million year-old "platypus crab" that may throw into …
Instagram
Instagram 3 of 5 – Instagram Account Lagging? Start Using Instagram Stories – by Frances Caballo…
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on Social Media Just For Writers: If you use Instagram and you notice that your account is stagnating, the problem is twofold: You’re not engaging …
University of Arkansas
Research on disk galaxies sheds light on movement of stars
phys.org
April 23, 2019 by Camilla Shumaker, University of Arkansas University of Arkansas astrophysicists have taken an important step toward solving the …
Writing
How to Write the Best “About The Author” Page Possible
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Look at me, world! Writing a book is hard. Still, I’d rather write a 5-novel series than a book blurb. And when it comes to writing a couple of …
Writing
How to Use Your Outline When Writing Your First Draft – by K.M. Weiland…
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on Helping Writers become Authors: Outlining your novel is one thing. But then, whether you prefer to outline with minimalism, maximalism, or hindsight …
The Brain
Choosing Just the Right Words – by, Kathy Steinemann…
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on Jami Gold: While I’m recovering from my latest surgery this week, I’m grateful for another guest blog today. Kathy Steinemann is here to talk about …
7 Tips to Creating Fictional Location Names
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• Make the location pronounceable. It may be funny to write one with only vowels or consonants, but you could lose a few readers if they can’t figure …
Twitter
Saying No to Twitter: What Authors Need to Know – by Daniel Berkowitz…
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on Jane Friedman site: Tell me if this is a situation you’ve been in before: Your agent just sold your book to a publisher, and now you want to do …
Instagram
Instagram 2 of 5 – Instagram for Authors: How to Use Hashtags – by Frances Caballo…
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on Social Media Just For Writers: This is the part two of my five-part series on Instagram for authors. Let’s start by talking about hashtags. As you …
Serbia
A Neanderthal tooth discovered in Serbia reveals human migration history
theconversation.com - Mirjana Roksandic and Joshua Allan Lindal
In 2015, our Serbian-Canadian archaeological research team was working at a cave site named Pešturina, in Eastern Serbia, where we had found …
Martial Arts
A Writer’s Guide… to Martial Arts
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This is part of the series of blog articles called “A Writer’s Guide…”, check out this article by writer Eli Hinze on the topic of Martial Arts.
Don’t Reinvent the Publishing Wheel … Discover the Freedom of Repurposing – by Judith Briles…
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on The Book Designer: Not a week goes by when I don’t get an email or a phone call with an “I don’t know what to write about” statement from an author. …
Environment
Disturbing Animation Shows What Earth Would Look Like if All The Ice Melted
ScienceAlert - FIONA MACDONALD
In 2015, NASA revealed that Earth's oceans are rising faster than expected, and the space agency projected that we're now "locked in" to at least 90 …
William Shakespeare
Nine Female Characters from Shakespeare’s Plays – by Emma Welsh…
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William Shakespeare April 23rd is notable English poet and playwright, William Shakespeare’s birthday. Countless lessons, studies, and papers have been …
NASA
Earth Day 2019: These Amazing NASA Images Show Earth from Above
space.com
NASA is celebrating Earth Day today (April 22) by sharing some really incredible photos of Earth from satellites, aircraft and deep-space …
James Webb Space Telescope
NASA plans to study this galactic ‘jellyfish’ with its new James Webb Space Telescope
bgr.com - Mike Wehner
Galaxies come in many different shapes and sizes, but you’d be hard pressed to find one more interesting than ESO 137-001. What the galaxy lacks in a …
Writing
What Short Stories Can Teach You About Novel Writing
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This year for uni I’ve been writing a lot of short stories. It’s been a bit of a shock to the system, and is something I still need to practice to …
Writing
Author Publicity Media Tips for the Camera Shy – by Chris Well…
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on BookWorks: Got a book to promote? One of the fastest ways to get your book in front of new people is to leverage the crazy power of media …
Synopsis
That $%*!!?# Novel Synopsis—Again!
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Down the Synopsis Wormhole I’ve been caught up in revisions, queries, pitches, and yes, my WIP synopsis for the past month. At least @BillFerris over …
Wolfe
Steps for Putting Together a Great Anthology – by L. Diane Wolfe
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on Reedsy: Anthologies are great opportunities for writers, organizations, and publishers. Authors gain exposure and experience, organizations gain …
Escape The Slush Pile: Elements of a Successful Query Pitch – by Angela A Ackerman
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on Writrs Helping Writers: The purpose of a pitch is to hook a reader or land an agent. You must be able to describe your entire passion project in a …
Archaeology
A New Paper Reveals The Amazing Evolution of The Human Face
ScienceAlert - CARLY CASSELLA
The human face is unique yet universal, mechanical yet expressive, modern yet ancient. For over 4 million years, our features have slowly morphed …
Emotions
How to Convey Emotion in Your Story – The Emotion Thesaurus 2nd Ed #amwriting @angelaackerman – by Sacha Black…
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This blog post is about three and a half months overdue. Sigh. Bad Sacha. Actually no, obscenely busy Sacha. But that’s no excuse. Today, I’m talking, …
Ways to Get Book Reviews: The Power of Recommendation – by Penny Sansevieri…
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on BookWorks: Personal recommendations account for 95% of all book sales. That’s a powerful statement, and it really speaks to the fact that people …
Copyright
Does My Book Need Copyright Protection? Then, How Do I Get a Copyright for my Book? – by Susan Stitt…
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IS YOUR BOOK PROTECTED BY AN OFFICIAL COPYRIGHT? These Library of Congress shelves hold paper copyright certificates bound into hardback volumes for …
Creative Writing
Using adverbs in fiction writing – clunk versus clarity – by Louise Harnby…
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Adverbs and adverbial phrases sometimes get a bit of a pummelling, and yet they needn’t intrude and shouldn’t be removed indiscriminately. An adverb …
Product Recalls
How To Use Your Book Cover To Sell More Books
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graphic designer AD Starrling discusses how to make the most of the cover design you’ve worked so hard to get right. Cover attracts, copy sells. I …

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Beyond Good Writing: Two Literary Agents Discuss What Matters Most – by Sangeeta Mehta…

Authors, Don’t Run From Social Media: 10 Tips to use it Efficiently and Avoid the “Cesspool.” – by Anne R. Allen…

How To Add An Image To A Comment On A WordPress Blog

Scientists uncover ancient platypus crab

Instagram 3 of 5 – Instagram Account Lagging? Start Using Instagram Stories – by Frances Caballo…

Research on disk galaxies sheds light on movement of stars

How to Write the Best “About The Author” Page Possible

How to Use Your Outline When Writing Your First Draft – by K.M. Weiland…

Choosing Just the Right Words – by, Kathy Steinemann…

7 Tips to Creating Fictional Location Names

Saying No to Twitter: What Authors Need to Know – by Daniel Berkowitz…

Instagram 2 of 5 – Instagram for Authors: How to Use Hashtags – by Frances Caballo…

A Neanderthal tooth discovered in Serbia reveals human migration history

A Writer’s Guide… to Martial Arts

Don’t Reinvent the Publishing Wheel … Discover the Freedom of Repurposing – by Judith Briles…

Disturbing Animation Shows What Earth Would Look Like if All The Ice Melted

Nine Female Characters from Shakespeare’s Plays – by Emma Welsh…

Earth Day 2019: These Amazing NASA Images Show Earth from Above

NASA plans to study this galactic ‘jellyfish’ with its new James Webb Space Telescope

What Short Stories Can Teach You About Novel Writing

Author Publicity Media Tips for the Camera Shy – by Chris Well…

That $%*!!?# Novel Synopsis—Again!

Steps for Putting Together a Great Anthology – by L. Diane Wolfe

Escape The Slush Pile: Elements of a Successful Query Pitch – by Angela A Ackerman

A New Paper Reveals The Amazing Evolution of The Human Face

How to Convey Emotion in Your Story – The Emotion Thesaurus 2nd Ed #amwriting @angelaackerman – by Sacha Black…

Ways to Get Book Reviews: The Power of Recommendation – by Penny Sansevieri…

Does My Book Need Copyright Protection? Then, How Do I Get a Copyright for my Book? – by Susan Stitt…

Using adverbs in fiction writing – clunk versus clarity – by Louise Harnby…

How To Use Your Book Cover To Sell More Books