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When Writing Fantasy is Your Fantasy Donita K. Paul is a Fantasy and Christian Romance author (under the pen name Kathleen Paul), grandmother and retired schoolteacher, but what struck me most about her was her openness and willingness to help others along as writers.
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Setting the Perfect Mood for a Romance Story Reading a good romance novel is like setting sail on a grand adventure. You have no idea where it is going to take you or who you might meet on the way but you do know that it is going to be a great ride. But like any trip, you don't want to s...
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Readers of Romance Novels Have Better Sex Lives Will reading a romance novel improve your sex life? According to BusinessWeek, every 5 seconds someone buys a romance novel. For those more mathematically inclined--that makes romance novels a $1.2 billion dollar a year industry.And itīs no...
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Debra Doyle's Science Fiction Rant The temptation, in arguments involving genre fiction and literary taste, is to give up and say, "Okay, I'm a philistine, not to mention an unlettered slob. I like the books anyway" -- but dammit, I'm not an unlettered slob, I'...
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The Difference Between Middle Grade & Young Adult It's often difficult for writers to know whether they're creating a middle grade novel (ages 8-12), or a book for young adults (12 and up). Because many of the themes and situations are similar for the two age groups, authors go by the age...
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A Few Words about Writing and Perfection We're all perfectionists to some degree. Writer Cici Miller shares a few profound thoughts about the nature of perfection, especially as it pertains to writers and writing a book. I, you, and many writers have struggled to let go of a piece of...
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Writing Great Non-Fiction - Focus on Structure The best non-fiction books have a set structure to house their chapters. That structure provides the framework for each chapter. Itīs stressful to re-invent the wheel every time with a blank screen. Most people including the author are intimidated by...
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How to Read a Writer's Market Listing Editors and publishers issue market listings that describe exactly what they want from writers. Successful freelance writers follow these postings to the letter. Discover what works and what doesn't, and gain some insight from an experienced fr...
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From Freelancer to Children's Book Author Like many successful people Kelly Milner Halls identified a need and filled it with cute dinosaurs and chicks. Well, that’s how you fulfill the need when writing children’s books is your calling. Halls is the author of I Bought a Baby...
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Michael Sterns Kokopelli and the Butterfly Michael Sterns has a dream... and a mission to fulfill. 2579 Hit(s) | Read more...

Editing Genre Writing Genre writing has its own set of expectations. Although most writers like to fit somewhere in the spectrum of "literary," certain expectations exist in genre fiction which alter the scope of the writing and the edit.
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Mind Your Mind The thoughts you believe about yourself determine what you manifest.  The mind looks for ways to prove you right.  If you believe you are a capable, savvy person, then that is the direction you will act.  If you replay negative mess...
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Serendipity and Passion - Two Peas in a Pod: An Interview with Michael Sterns Michael Sterns didn't plan on writing a children's book. But, once the book was written, his success at selling the book has been no accident. He's sold over 33,000 copies of his original self-published book Kokopelli and the Butterfly...
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If you can talk, you can write a book You may think you can't write a book. Think again. If you have an uncanny ability to speak eloquently (or at least semi-intelligently) off the top of your head, then you can write a book. In this article, you'll learn the seven simple steps to "...
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This Girl Has Fangs: One Horror Writer's Bloodless Story When I say Horror Writer you think ___________.  Did you fill that blank in with an African American woman in her early thirties who graduated from Reed College, a notoriously liberal school? No? Meet Jemiah Jefferson.
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