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Six Myths (and a Few Facts) About Traditional Publishing – by Steven Spatz…
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on BookBaby Blog: Here are a few prevalent fallacies, as well as new truths, that all authors ought to recognize when it comes to traditional …
Selling
19 Awesome places to meet readers for your book (even if you’re an introvert)
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Even though the act of writing is often fraught with anguish and adversity, most writers struggle more selling their books. Writing is a solitary …
What Kind Of Procrastinator Are You?
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Writers are fascinating creatures. We’re most comfortable talking to imaginary people, traveling to imaginary lands, and creating stories out of …
Writing
Writing Dialog That Isn’t Boring and Moves Your Story Along
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This post will drill down into a topic with which I struggled in my early writing. That topic is dialog; when to use it, how to use it, what to …
Why Authors Need a “Canned” Introduction – by Judith Briles…
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on The Book Designer: Have you ever been at a conference or a presentation and the person introducing the “Speaker” is awkward or stumbles over the …
How to overcome writing fear by Nore Hoogstad
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Marketing
Author’s Guide to Email Marketing plus 3 Best Practices – by Frances Caballo…
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on Social Media Just for Writers: There’s a piece of advice that authors everywhere are receiving that you can’t ignore: start your email marketing …
World Economic Forum
What nature's 'useless' quirks tell us about evolution
weforum.org - Ben Garrod
Evolution is a fascinating field but can be rife with misunderstanding. One misconception is that evolution has some innate sense of direction or …
China
China's Dark Side Moon Lander Has Just Successfully Entered The Lunar Orbit
Science Alert - JON CHRISTIAN, FUTURISM
A Chinese lander destined for the far side of the Moon - the side that always faces away from the Earth - has now entered lunar orbit, Space News …
eBooks
How You Can Easily Convert Epub To PDF For Ebooks – by Derek Haines…
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on Just Publishing Advice: There are many reasons you might to want to convert epub to pdf While there are many free online converters, there is a much …
The Future
NASA solar spacecraft snaps first image from inside sun's atmosphere
CNET - by Jackson Ryan
The Parker Solar Probe zips down the sun's boulevard and asks, "Are you ready for your close-up?"
Meet Guest Author, Hannah Goodman…
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Eleven months ago, in the midst of a cold snap that would freeze even Hell over because it was about -5 degrees here in Rhode Island, I was inking up …
Top 10
The Top Ten Tips for Writers That Have Day Jobs
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Someday I would love to be a full-time writer, but for right now, I have a 50-60 hour a week day job that requires my attention so that annoyances …
Take Charge of Your Creative Life: The SWOT Analysis – by Dave Chesson…
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on Jane Friedman site: “Most of us spend too much time on what is urgent and not enough time on what is important.” ―Stephen R. Covey Do you ever feel …
Mobile Devices
How To Make A Pretty Facebook Page – by David Gaughran…
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Most web traffic is now mobile, but we can forget that when considering how to make a pretty Facebook Page, leading to ugly header images that are …
Mobile Devices
Meet Guest Author, Clifford Browder…
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Authors Are Oddballs Yes, authors are oddballs, but they’re survivors, too. With me, it began in my childhood, when I had to survive my brother, gym, …
Writing
How to keep in touch with your book when your writing routine is disrupted
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I’d planned a post about self-editing. But then I thought – really, Roz? This close to the holidays, who cares? Indeed, it’s more likely that the …
Keeping a Writer’s Notebook – Do You? You should! – Part 4
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This is the fourth post in my series on keeping a writers notebook. I can’t emphasize enough how important this tool is for cataloging and organizing …
Licensing
An Authors’ Guide to Creative Commons – by Deborah Makarios…
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on Jami Gold site: With NaNoWriMo wrapping up, many writers will be looking forward to the next step of their publishing journey. Of course we need to …
Myers-Briggs
Meet Guest Author, Anne Goodwin…
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Myers Briggs, Jane Eyre and orange peel: Anne Goodwin on her other identities. Despite the consistent message that consistency is fundamental to …
Medieval
Medieval Monday: 10 Medieval Jobs that No Longer Exist
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Today many people are concerned that their job or profession will become obsolete due to changing technology. In you go back to the Middle Ages you …
What NOT to do in your marketing
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It’s Monday Marketing time and today I thought I would do something different and discuss what NOT to do in Marketing. If you are new to my blog, I …
Keeping a Writer’s Notebook – Do You? You should! – Part 3
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This is the third post in my series on keeping a writers notebook. I can’t emphasize enough how important this tool is for cataloging and organizing …
British Museum
The key to cracking long-dead languages?
BBC Future - Sophie Hardach
Tablets from some of the world’s oldest civilisations hold rich details about life thousands of years ago, but few people today can read them. New technology is helping to unlock them. Broken and scorched
Penn State
Female Serial Killers — Unmasked – by Sue Coletta…
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Most female serial killers work alone, and they’re quite good at it. It’s a mistake to underestimate a woman where serial murder is concerned. A study …
Writing
How Starting a Blog will Transform your Writing Journey
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Morning writers, I hope you’re all having a great week. I’ve spent a fair amount of time chatting to some wonderful writers, and as always my heart …
The Fascinating History of Female Pirates – by Patti Wigington…
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on ThoughtCo: Some of the fiercest pirates in history were women. Their power was immense and their crimes were serious, but their stories are not …
Hello, Gutenberg! How Can We Get Rid Of You?
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WordPress 5.0 was released on Thursday, and many people (those who are self-hosting, for example) were in for a nasty surprise: their entire way of …
Andromeda Galaxy
Image - Astronomers Discover Nearby Spiral Galaxy Hidden Behind the Milky Way
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About this image This visual light image of a newly discovered galaxy called "Dwingeloo 1," was taken with the Isaac Newton Telescope on La Palma in …
14 invaluable editing tips – by Jess Ostroff Tyson…
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on PR Daily Online: Not many people set out to become editors. Editing is thankless, tedious work. It’s also the most crucial skill any communicator …

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Flips

Six Myths (and a Few Facts) About Traditional Publishing – by Steven Spatz…

19 Awesome places to meet readers for your book (even if you’re an introvert)

What Kind Of Procrastinator Are You?

Writing Dialog That Isn’t Boring and Moves Your Story Along

Why Authors Need a “Canned” Introduction – by Judith Briles…

How to overcome writing fear by Nore Hoogstad

Author’s Guide to Email Marketing plus 3 Best Practices – by Frances Caballo…

What nature's 'useless' quirks tell us about evolution

China's Dark Side Moon Lander Has Just Successfully Entered The Lunar Orbit

How You Can Easily Convert Epub To PDF For Ebooks – by Derek Haines…

NASA solar spacecraft snaps first image from inside sun's atmosphere

Meet Guest Author, Hannah Goodman…

The Top Ten Tips for Writers That Have Day Jobs

Take Charge of Your Creative Life: The SWOT Analysis – by Dave Chesson…

How To Make A Pretty Facebook Page – by David Gaughran…

Meet Guest Author, Clifford Browder…

How to keep in touch with your book when your writing routine is disrupted

Keeping a Writer’s Notebook – Do You? You should! – Part 4

An Authors’ Guide to Creative Commons – by Deborah Makarios…

Meet Guest Author, Anne Goodwin…

Medieval Monday: 10 Medieval Jobs that No Longer Exist

What NOT to do in your marketing

Keeping a Writer’s Notebook – Do You? You should! – Part 3

The key to cracking long-dead languages?

Female Serial Killers — Unmasked – by Sue Coletta…

How Starting a Blog will Transform your Writing Journey

The Fascinating History of Female Pirates – by Patti Wigington…

Hello, Gutenberg! How Can We Get Rid Of You?

Image - Astronomers Discover Nearby Spiral Galaxy Hidden Behind the Milky Way

14 invaluable editing tips – by Jess Ostroff Tyson…