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Archive for December, 2008

The Call: Rebecca Goings

By Alice ⋅ December 7, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

Every acceptance is exciting for an author, whether you’re multi-published or a first-timer. However, my most memorable “call” was from Melissa at New Age Dimensions. She actually called me on the phone to accept my Wolverine Chronicles. My other acceptances had been via email and were exciting in their own way, but nothing is more [...]

The Call: Sonya D. Grady

By Alice ⋅ December 6, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

It had been a long slog; 18 months of researching, polishing, submitting, revising, submitting again…it was never going to end.”An Accomplished Lady” simply didn’t fit.It didn’t fit next to the Historical Romances from the major publishing houses and it wasn’t steamy enough to turn heads in the new hot market of romantica.It didn’t look like [...]

Quick Tip: Friday Cleanup

By Alice ⋅ December 5, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

Take 30 seconds and follow this lady’s advice and you’ll have a cleaner, organized desktop.http://organizeme.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!72F275A5FFD4FAF1!278.entry

The Call: Karen Mandeville

By Alice ⋅ December 4, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

My first novel was rejected three times by ‘the big daddy’s of publishing’ before a writer friend suggested an ebook publisher. Fearing that it would be rejected again, I made a few minor changes and bravely sent it out to Triskelion Publishing. About two weeks later I got the request for the full manuscript. Then [...]

What’s not to like about like?

By Alice ⋅ December 3, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

A brand new column by author and grammar guru Susan Greene.Susan Greene is a published author and an editor for Cobblestone Press, LLC. Her weekly column will feature common grammatical errors and simple ways to fix them. Got a grammar question for Susan? Email her at sgreene@bardstales.com, and watch this column for the answers!
Some authors [...]

Quick Tip: Files

By Alice ⋅ December 2, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

A quick tip for your Tuesday. Take a few minutes right now and delete five files you no longer need on your computer.Things like old drafts of a sold manuscript…
That recipe you’ve never gotten around to making…
Old photos and graphics that you no longer need.
Dig deep.

Weed out your writing utensils

By Alice ⋅ December 1, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

If you’re like me there are pens and pencils and highlighters and markers and crayons…. you get the idea. The point it, there are writing utensils everywhere. But between you and everyone in the house it’s a wonder if you can find one that actually works when you need it to.So take five minutes right [...]

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