Ruining Your Book At The Last Minute

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  Hello from novelist Gail Gaymer Martin. Once again I’m here to share some information with you about the art and craft of good fiction writing. Earlier this year I read an article written by Agent Erin Buterbaugh on Chip MacGregor’s Blog.  The article talked about what happens when you don’t understand how to end a novel successfully. I’ve written numerous articles on the final act of a novel, Act III (you’ll find more info on writing the last quarter of the book on my website under Plotting, but Erin made reference to the denouement, a French word meaning the last…

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Tips from the Pros: Leann Harris

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Greetings from Sarah Sundin in California! Since I’m heading to Texas for the American Christian Fiction Writers Conference (ACFW) in Dallas next week, it’s only appropriate to interview Texan Leann Harris. Leann is a prolific writer, with twenty-one published romance, suspense, and romantic suspense novels published. Leann, how did you get into writing? I taught deaf high school students math and science until I had my first child. After the birth of my second child, I started to write. I had stories running around in my head and my husband brought home a TI personal computer and thus my writing…

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Marketing: Goodreads Giveaways

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Authors with new books are always searching for ways to get the word out. Goodreads offers a simple giveaway program that requires very little, yet it spreads the word to many potential readers who may have been unaware of the author’s newest book or even of the author herself. Listing a Goodreads Giveaway Become a member of Goodreads. It is free and only takes a few minutes to complete the necessary forms online. Choose one for title for each giveaway. Decide how many copies of the title will be given. (The author is responsible for supplying the books and for mailing…

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Proofreading Pointers #46

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Hi! I’m Kathy Ide. In addition to being a published author, I’m a full-time professional freelance editor. For CAN, I’m blogging about tips for writers based on the most common mistakes I see in the manuscripts I edit.

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Getting More Blog Readers

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Marketing Ideas From Cheri Cowell Many of us have found blogging a wonderful way to express ourselves, test ideas, and connect to readers. So we invest time, post our blogs and wait…we wait for someone to read the words we’ve woven into masterpieces. However, there is a better way than simply ‘waiting and hoping’ for someone to stumble upon your site. Here are a few ideas to craft a Blog Reader Drive so those posts will have the impact upon the world you always prayed it would have.

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New Release: 25 Christmas Blessings

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Title: 25 Christmas Blessings: An Inspiring Countdown to Christmas! Author: Dena Dyer Publisher: Barbour Publishing ISBN-13: 978-1634093187 Book Description Every day for the 25 days leading up to Christmas, 25 Christmas Blessings will give families an inspiring, holiday-themed topic such as Celebrate, Remember, Give, Love, Listen, Rest, and many more to focus on. Each themed section will feature a devotional, a prayer, a “Top 10 Ways to Bless Others this Christmas” list, and relevant scriptures to remember.

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NEW RELEASE: SEPTEMBER 2015 – A TEXAS CHRISTMAS BY LENA NELSON DOOLEY

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Spend Christmas in the Old West with six unconventional women who take on Texas-sized challenges—and unexpected romance. Bridget falls for a man opposed to her teaching Indian orphans. Polly is trying to hold her family together when her childhood love returns to town. Rugged rancher Charlsey is inexplicably attracted to a tenderfoot accountant. Vivian shuns marriage until meeting a nomadic photographer. Lacey’s cooking draws a quiet blacksmith out of his shell. Tracker Bessie Mae helps a ranger hunt down a villain. ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Award-winning author Lena Nelson Dooley has had over 800,000 copies of her books sold. She is…

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