Tag: goals
group name: risingstarauthor
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June 15, 2008 11:01 PM EDT --
June 16's guest bloggers on MURDER BY 4 is Cait Meyer, publisher of BeWrite Books (UK). If you write fiction, her article titled "Surviving the Submissions Process will be of interest to you. . . . more
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August 30, 2008 11:00 AM EDT --
Labor day weekend often represents a sort of crossroads for me, and being a thinker it is nice to have an extra day off of the day job. This year I think it is especially so. Last week I actually . . . more
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June 09, 2008 09:25 AM EDT --
The MURDER BY 4 blog features two guest bloggers per week. This week's guests are:
Lad Moore , author of TAILWIND - Days of Cottonmouths and Cotton Candy on June 9, 2008 . Mr. Moore . . . more
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September 06, 2008 11:08 AM EDT --
Last week I something happened that I'd been waiting for since I approved the final proof on my novel, No Sensible People . The listing has shown up on Amazon.com . It's also on Barnesandnoble.com . . . more
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June 23, 2008 10:28 AM EDT --
As the old saying goes, I was sitting in front of my computer last night, typing, minding my own business when I received the exciting news that my debut novel, Silenced Cry, received honorable mention . . . more
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July 05, 2008 12:28 PM EDT --
© Marta Stephens 2008 all rights reserved
I'm curious to know how other women writers of male protagonist handle the male voice.
When I began to write my series, I asked several friends . . . more
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August 27, 2008 11:14 AM EDT --
Funny how things happen. I was responding to an e-mail from someone who was interested in the final proofreading process before a book goes to print (which is what I'm doing now). I was nearly done . . . more
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May 21, 2008 08:12 AM EDT --
© Marta Stephens 2008 all rights reserved
A couple of years ago I wrote the following short in a writers' group as an exercise/challenge to create a story without a line of narration. . . . more
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February 02, 2008 08:47 AM EST --
I was in the middle of writing an article for work on the subject of supervisors and human behavior when I came across and interesting list of negative traits that label an unsuspecting individual as . . . more
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May 23, 2008 06:45 AM EDT --
© Marta Stephens, 2008 all rights reserved
Characterization is one aspect of writing that most authors struggle with at one time or another. So where do you start? Let's say you've . . . more
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April 08, 2008 08:11 AM EDT --
For those of you familiar with the author group blog, MURDER BY 4 , I posted our first newsletter last night. If you have time and are so inclineded, please stop by at MURDER BY 4 NEWS to find . . . more
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August 30, 2008 01:22 PM EDT --
Homicide Detective, Sam Harper and I went out for drinks the other night. He ordered his usual Walker Red--I sipped on my Bloody Mary--heavy on the Mary.
Was it business or pleasure, you ask? It was . . . more
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November 02, 2007 05:34 PM EDT --
You have a dream, wake up, forget about it and move on in your day. After couple of days, weeks or maybe years, the dream comes true.
Have you ever had that kind of dreams? I don't mean things . . . more
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February 11, 2008 11:27 AM EST --
This is the final article and this series of pieces based on the things I learned during my first year as a published author. The articles will outline a few of the things authors should consider . . . more
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August 14, 2008 10:59 AM EDT --
Last Saturday I was one of several Hoosier authors at the Indiana State Fair who were selling and signing books. For me, the event was a success. I sold a few books, introduced a lot of unsuspecting people . . . more
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January 20, 2008 06:48 AM EST --
This is the third in a set of six articles based on the things I learned during my first year as a published author. The articles will outline a few of the things authors should consider in order to . . . more
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April 26, 2008 03:00 PM EDT --
I'm often asked how or what I do when I begin to write a new book. As some know, the first three books in my Sam Harper Crime Mystery series began life as novellas. I'll admit, during my early . . . more
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May 24, 2008 10:24 AM EDT --
Ah! Spring!! Life is grand if you don't weaken. I took yesterday off for a nice and much needed four-day weekend. Hope eveyone's plans for this Memorial Day weekend includes some reflection, . . . more
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June 19, 2008 11:54 AM EDT --
© Marta Stephens 2008 , all rights reserved
Long before I decided to write fiction, my first love was art, so I can't help but compare the writing process to the method I use when I oil . . . more
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June 28, 2008 09:31 AM EDT --
© Marta Stephens 2008 all rights reserved
It wasn't long ago that I could pick up a book and read it from cover to cover without fighting the urge to grab a red pencil. Far be it for me to . . . more
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