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Noteworthy News

Posted by Joan Reeves on Apr 10, 2009 in Technology, This Writer's Life, Writing Biz

How’s that for an alliterative title for a random roundup of the news? I’m trying to catch up on all my news so thought I’d pass along some of the more interesting tidbits as well as the source from which I gleaned the info just in case you’d like to subscribe too. Recover Lost Data [...]

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Dynamic First Sentences

Posted by Joan Reeves on Apr 3, 2009 in Writing Biz

What makes a book capture a reader? If you’re a writer, you’ve heard the answer a million times from nearly as many professionals in the publishing industry. An intoxicating first sentence, first paragraph, first page – followed by equally addicting pages two through four hundred. Oh, and a compelling cover, back cover blurb, author quotes, [...]

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Self-Publishing: My Mom Made Me

Posted by Joan Reeves on Dec 4, 2008 in Internet Success, Self Publishing, Technology, This Writer's Life, Writing Biz

Self Publishing: Valid Choice Part 1: My Mom Made Me Do It Is self-publishing a valid choice for a writer? Yes. No. Maybe. I guess it all depends on two things: whom you talk to and what your expectations are. This subject has been fought on many battlefields so let me say up front that [...]

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