Book release – The Seer Publication date: Jan 27 2017 Just a warning to anyone who read Blood Runner, this book release? It’s very different from my first book. Not a vampire in sight. The Seer is…
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Marketing any published book is hard work. When you’re going it alone as an independent author, even more so. Understanding how different social media avenues and search engines work can put your marketing farther ahead. It’s not…
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The first line of your novel can be your best friend, but it takes work. It’s the single most important way to draw readers into the rest of your story. And almost no one talks about it.…
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Book of Irish Names: First, Family and Place Names by Ronan Coghlan My rating: 5 of 5 stars While this book does contain reference to other name origins (French, Norman, Latin, etc) this is in the section…
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While the cover letter on a resume isn’t a requirement, it’s still good etiquette. When you’re applying for a lot of jobs online at once, yes, it can be extra work. But look at it this way…
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Longhand writing is fast becoming a lost art. With keyboards and touch screens everywhere, we rarely have a reason to touch a piece of paper any longer. Along with that fast-disappearing skill, professionals are taking notice of…
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Writers come in a multitude of varieties, but the thing that makes us a unique tribe? The way our crazy little writer brains work. Ever doubted you really were a writer? See if any of these things…
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Writing time – as writers, the thing we all need the most and the thing stolen from us from when life gets in the way. It’s a constant fight to carve out writing time from any regular…
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Word count isn’t something to worry about while you’re writing your first draft. I’m a big advocate of “it takes a long as it takes” to get the story out. Word count is something to consider later,…
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To Toque or Not to Toque: It’s Winter, It’s Freezing, Deal With It
I came in from freezing my arse off outside at the beginning of winter quite a while back now and wrote out my frustration. Y’know, the way writers handle all life’s little hurdles. I was full on…