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Blog: 105. The Light of Luna Park from
Becky's Book Reviews in the group Book bloggers 3 years, 9 months agoThe Light of Luna Park. Addison Armstrong. 2021 [August] 336 pages. [Source: Library]First sentence: No baby is happy about being pushed into this world. But never […]
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Blog: 104. Drama from
Becky's Book Reviews in the group Book bloggers 3 years, 9 months agoDrama. Raina Telgemeier. 2012. 238 pages. [Source: Library]First sentence: Do you think Mr. Madera will let me operate the spotlight again?Premise/plot: Drama […]
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Matthew Brown wrote a new blog post
Platform building tip: before and after shots of your opening paragraph in the group Author Platforms: 3 years, 9 months agoWhen it comes time to edit, copy and paste your opening paragraph into a separate document. Save it and forget about it.
When you are or near the end of the editing process, copy and paste your revised […]
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Blog: The Turning Point by Robert Douglas-Fairhurst review – sparklingly informative from
Books | The Guardian in the group The Guardian book reviews 3 years, 9 months agoAn intriguing new biography of Charles Dickens reveals how 1851 changed him and the world around him, making him the writer we still remember todayThe Great […]
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Blog: This month’s best paperbacks: Susanna Clarke, Claudia Rankine, a biography of Tom Stoppard and more from
Books | The Guardian in the group The Guardian book reviews 3 years, 9 months agoNot sure what to read this month? Here are some fantastic new paperbacks, including a study of why we shake hands, a new William Boyd and James Rebanks’s i […]
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Blog: I Read Stories: A Voyage To Queensthroat by Anya Johann DeNiro from
Night of the Hats in the group Night of the Hats 3 years, 9 months agoA Voyage To Queensthroat by Anya Johann Denaro in Strange Horizons The narrator used to serve the Empress Seax-of-Marigold. She will serve the Empress […]
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Blog: Salman Rushdie to publish next book on digital platform only from
For Reading Addicts in the group Book bloggers 3 years, 9 months agoThe post Salman Rushdie to publish next book on digital platform only appeared first on For Reading Addicts.
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Blog: Word of the Day – Inviolable from
For Reading Addicts in the group Book bloggers 3 years, 9 months agoThe post Word of the Day – Inviolable appeared first on For Reading Addicts.
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Matthew Brown wrote a new blog post
Your platform hub in the group Author Platforms: 3 years, 10 months agoYour Author Platform is not complete without a hub. Your hub acts as the digital equivalent of your HQ.
Your Author Platform hub should be something you control. That means on a site you run such that a social […]
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Blog: Word of the Day – Prosopagnosia from
For Reading Addicts in the group Book bloggers 3 years, 10 months agoThe post Word of the Day – Prosopagnosia appeared first on For Reading Addicts.
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Matthew Brown wrote a new blog post
Review the author platform essentials checklist in the group Author Platforms: 3 years, 10 months agoIf you are serious about establishing an effective author platform, you need to make sure you have nailed down the essentials. That is where our platform essentials checklist comes in.
Even if your author […]
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Matthew Brown edited the blog post
Post-Brexit uncertainty threatens UK book market says Penguin in the group Author Buzz HQ: 3 years, 10 months agoWe said at the time that Brexit was a bad deal for authors. Now it seems that we were right.
Penguin are calling on the Government to put in place protections for publishers and authors that have been taken […]
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Blog: Penguin Classics Introduces ‘Green Ideas’ environmental collection from
For Reading Addicts in the group Book bloggers 3 years, 10 months agoThe post Penguin Classics Introduces ‘Green Ideas’ environmental collection appeared first on For Reading Addicts.
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Matthew Brown wrote a new blog post
Was I always alone? in the group The Muse of Last Resort: 3 years, 10 months agoIn the town where you grew up and have spent most of your life, you have started to notice things are slightly “off”. How they are “off” is hard to say but you are starting to suspect that you are the only person […]
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Blog: Monster Of The Week 87: Serpentine from
Night of the Hats in the group Night of the Hats 3 years, 10 months agoMonster Of The Week 87 is Serpentine, snakes are our pals, snakes are hanging out, don’t want to be stressed by us, treat them with respect and it’s fine, not […]
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Matthew Brown replied to the topic How do you know when a story is finished? in the forum Aspiring Authors 3 years, 10 months ago
A finished story is over when the promises made in the opening pages have been fulfilled and events set in motion have reached some sort of resolution.
That’s not the same as when you have finished writing it. I’m going to make a guess that you have been cruising along on inspiration alone so far. The Muse of Inspiration is great. The Muse can…Read more
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Blog: Word of the Day – Hegemonic from
For Reading Addicts in the group Book bloggers 3 years, 10 months agoThe post Word of the Day – Hegemonic appeared first on For Reading Addicts.
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Blog: August Reflections from
Becky's Book Reviews in the group Book bloggers 3 years, 10 months agoIn August I read 77 books. 15 of the 77 were review copies. 1 was a gift. 1 was a book read aloud on YouTube. The rest were from the library. I am trying to read […]
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Matthew Brown wrote a new blog post
What authors can learn from OnlyFans in the group Author Platforms: 3 years, 10 months agoUnless you have been living under a rock, you will probably have heard the news that OnlyFans is changing its policies in a way that removes the main (or often, only) revenue stream from most of its […]
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Blog: Is It Time to Say Goodbye to Your Current Client? from
Copyblogger in the group Copy Blogger Fans 3 years, 10 months agoRunning a business is an act of faith, especially when you think it might be time to say goodbye to…
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Blog: 103. William Shakespeare's The Taming of the Clueless from
Becky's Book Reviews in the group Book bloggers 3 years, 10 months agoWilliam Shakespeare’s Taming of the Clueless. Ian Doescher. 2020. [April] 192 pages. [Source: Library]First sentence: Jane: Cher–handsome, clever, rich–who had a […]
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Blog: I Read Webcomics: Back from
Night of the Hats in the group Night of the Hats 3 years, 10 months agoBack This webcomic by K C Green and Anthony Clark follows Abigail, a cowgirl who wakes up in a grave. She knows nothing, and is found by some witches who tell her […]
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Blog: Paul McCartney reveals unseen Beatles song in new book ‘The Lyrics’ from
For Reading Addicts in the group Book bloggers 3 years, 10 months agoThe post Paul McCartney reveals unseen Beatles song in new book ‘The Lyrics’ appeared first on For Reading Addicts.
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jeffjohns started the topic How do you know when a story is finished? in the forum Aspiring Authors 3 years, 10 months ago
I’m at 37,550 words (give or take) and am running out of ideas. Does that mean the story is finished?
