Since I’ve returned to doing more journalism, it got me thinking more about the difference between what journalists do and what fiction writers do. While there is a lot of overlap, and sometimes both are considered telling stories, there’s really a difference. The journalist usually tells someone else’s story, whereas the fiction writer is creating […]
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How do you support authors? Any way you want that values their work. That’s it. It’s that simple. Â You can buy their hardback for $18.99 or you can buy their ebook when it’s on sale for 99 cents. You can join their mailing list via InstaFreebie and read their book for free, leaving a positive
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I’m part of this Patty Jansen SciFi promo. Several books are being advertised for 99 cents and Concealed is one of them. This promo starts today and officially runs through tomorrow. As an independence day bonus, I’ll leave Concealed 99 cents through July 4 (it’s patriotic, right?) Also, today, July 2, is my brother Jamaal’s
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I saw an article the other day that referenced a study showing when readers quit reading a book. The point of the article was to tell authors they needed to hook readers early, otherwise readers quit.  While that’s certainly important info,  I was fascinated by another part of the article: the chart that showed what percentage
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Well, it’s the end of the year. It’s time to look back and reflect upon what I’ve done during the year. I hope your 2015 was, like all important ones, a year where you learned a lot. For me, 2015 was definitely a learning experience. One thing most authors who do well in this business
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I was in the car telling my son that I wanted to watch the latest episode of How to Get Away with Murder (HTGAWM). He asked me what the show was about and I said, “Well, it’s really not appropriate for kids, but it does have a really interesting way of telling stories. They do
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