June is all about Dad — the strong, funny, loving fathers, who always have a shoulder we can lean on. Yes, I’m talking about those dads! My husband is exactly the guy I’m describing. He can play for hours with our children, listen to their never-ending stories, build things out of nothing, go hiking, swimming, biking. You name it, he’s going to do it if our children ask him to. And I love watching him and the kids together. So, on June 19th, I planned on spoiling him big time. He’s totally worth it. Read on to see my big Father’s Day plans. Every year I ask my husband what…
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Autumn Book Quotes To Fall in Love
The autumn season is upon us, which means, cozy sweaters, long nights in front of the fireplace, stretched out with a cup of spice latte and off course – a favorite book. What’s not to love about autumn?
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How to Grow Your Web Traffic
As a modern-day writer is no longer enough to write a book and hope you’ll make it big. Writers have to be savvy in ways to self promote, spread the word and brand themselves. It’s a daunting task, I understand, but the good news is that you’re not alone in this journey.
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It All Begins With The First Chapter
Magic happens when your fingers start blazing over the keyboard, typing away words, drafting sentences, paragraph after paragraph. The first chapter of your Act One is finished and you feel like you’ve climbed a small hill, headed for the top of the mounting. You should be proud of this act of bravery, but then you give your First Chapter a read-through and you realize that you could have done a better job. Writers, after all, are some of the some self-criticizing creatures, dissecting and examining each word until their head spins and they’re ready to give up!
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Tips and Tricks of How to Beat Writer’s Block
Don’t panic if you’re suffering from a writer’s block and you can’t write a single word down. You haven’t lost your talent, well, maybe temporarily, but these simple tips and tricks will help you shake things up and get you back in the groove of things.
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Useful Research Tools For Writers
Part of my writing routine is to research an idea before deciding on whether I should invest time into writing a story board. Some ideas are just that ideas – they sound good but don’t aways transform into books. And that’s okay. Researching an idea to means going beyond the search engines and delving into the fine details that otherwise are easily missed. A writer should be able to navigate open source networks, fill out a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and track down sources who would be wi
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Easy New Year’s Resolutions You Could Stick With
If you’re anything like me – you think that New Year’s resolutions are meant to be broken. It’s the same cycle when midnight comes around in that moment between saying goodbye to the previous year and ushering in the new – I promise myself to eat healthier, save more, exercise harder and live life to the fullest. The next morning I wake up, ready to face the first day of 365 wonderful chapters waiting for me to write that year. But by late afternoon, I’ve indulged in leftover candy, bench, watched old reruns of Friends (btw the greatest show ever produced!) and I’m too lazy to put on stretchy pants…
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How Grisham, Patterson And Baldacci Got It Right in 2016
Walking round the aisles of my local bookstore, I stumbled on several good books I’m currently reading in between feverishly editing my second book.
