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How to run a blog tour…by Lynn Cahoon

Please take a look at the following posts from Lynn Cahoon, Crimson Romance author. She provides excellent advice on setting up a blog tour, step-by-step. First Post: How to set up your own blog tour: http://newkidonthewritersblock.blogspot.com/2012/08/how-to-set-up-your-own-blog-tour.html Second Post: Setting up your blog tour part 2: http://newkidonthewritersblock.blogspot.com/2012/08/setting-up-your-blog-tour-part-2.html And while you're there, take a look at some of [...]

By Shelley|December 16th, 2012|Writing Tips|Comments Off

Tips on Writing…And Life:

Lazy Friday...my day to SHARE what great people have said, done, and talked about. From their brain to yours, here are 30 writing tips from great authors that you will recognize. But don't stop there, I have a second glint of inspiration below that. I'll warn you, this link is laden with graphics but well worth [...]

By Shelley|December 7th, 2012|Writing Tips|Comments Off

Eight Ideas to Add Conflict

Adding conflict in your manuscript is the key ingredient to keeping readers involved. No matter what genre you write, this is critical. Sometimes, though, you get stuck and just don't know what to do next. So, just for grins I've thrown together a list of suggestions. These aren't necessarily geared toward any specific genre and [...]

By Shelley|October 28th, 2012|Writing Tips|Comments Off

Perfecting Your Elevator Pitch (How to tell people about your story)

This was from a short session that James Scott Bell discussed at the Lone Star RWA Conference that I thought you might like: Perfecting Your Elevator Pitch: Every writer needs to be prepared to promote their book at any moment to whomever they meet. You never know when the person you run into will be [...]

By Shelley|October 17th, 2012|Writing Tips|Comments Off

Thrill Me, Please….

With entertainment....I love a good thrill, whether a movie or a book. Scare me. Excite me. Keep me guessing what you're going to do...and even if it's you or someone else. Thrillers are fantastic. It doesn't even have to revolve around a crime, although the scare factor gets a bit more intense when it's a [...]

By Shelley|September 17th, 2012|Writing Tips|Comments Off