Get Published

Wow!  It’s here!  A whole page telling you the secret to getting published!
You ready??
Glue. 
I’m borrowing this glue idea this from another writer whose name escapes me now; believe I read a feature in Writer’s Digest a while back by this writer.  Forgive me.  Plagiarism is never ok.
GLUE your backside, hindparts, tailgate -whatever you wanna call it, glue yourself to the [...]

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Writing Contests: be careful.

I’ve added a link on my “Writing Links” blogroll for a writing contest database.  Check it out and/or recommend one you think is even better.
BE CAREFUL of writing contests and their guidelines.  Some are mere scams, trying to take newbie writers for exorbitant “reading fees.”  Some are trying to freeload on you writing efforts by [...]

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Fundamentals 101: Read, Read, Read

I have to start this post by giving many kudos to one of my favorite authors, Stephen King, both for his writing and for his work ethic.  The Stand, The Shining, The Talisman  (which he wrote with Peter Straub) - oh dear, I need to stop listing books now or I’ll never stop - are some [...]

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Nuts and Bolts

So much of life comes down to planning before doing just to save yourself the headache of lost time and effort. 
Today’s been a planning and organizing day for me with this blog, trying to set up a hierarchy of pages and give myself room to grow.  I’ll be adding content and subpages galore as I [...]

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