Canada Reads 2019 concluded last week. Five Canadian celebrities defended their chosen books on this year’s theme — One Book to Move You. The show went on for four days, an hour of debate per day, and at the end of each day, the panel, which consisted of the five celebrity contenders, voted off one book. I […]
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This post outlines a simple approach that will see you develop consistency with your blogging and publish one blog post a week. You only need 10 minutes a day to reach your blogging goals! Read more: theedublogger.com
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There seems to be some confusion about what sort of books qualify as romance. Certainly the definition has changed in the last, oh, 200 years. Add in the fact that readers choose their own shelving systems on Goodreads, and you have a confusing category. I took it upon myself to compile a list of the […]
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WGA Outplays Talent Agencies as Precursor to Next Year’s Tough Studio Talks (Column) VarietyWGA Members Overwhelmingly Vote Yes to Implement New Agency Code of Conduct TheWrapWGA Members Vote to Tighten Talent Agency Rules VarietyWriters Guild votes overwhelmingly for code of conduct limiting talent agency practices Los Angeles TimesWGA Votes Overwhelmingly for New Code of Conduct, Agents Have a Week […]
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Independent writers are choosing their own paths to success Until recently, if you were a writer who had a novel or other work, there was essentially a single path to follow: you tried to find an agent who liked your writing, and who would be able to sell it to a publisher. The process could […]
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Over 200 prominent Indian writers have issued an appeal on Monday to “vote out hate politics” just before the upcoming national election and asked people “to vote for a diverse and equal India”. Read more: ndtv.com
Continue readingPhoto by Jon Tyson on Unsplash A decade ago I wrote a manuscript in which the female protagonist went on dates with 24 different men over the course of one year and had sex with four of them. And only after having had at least three dates with said men. The man whom the protagonist was most […]
Continue readingPhoto by Filios Sazeides Designing your eBook cover is one of the most important parts of publishing your eBook. Here is a step by step guide to designing a quality eBook cover for free! 1. Research Many writers have no idea where to start when it comes to designing an eBook cover. A great way to formulate […]
Continue readingYou know those heated debates and/or discussions you see happening and you think to yourself, ‘Nooooope, not getting involved in THAT one.’ This back and forth between David French, Mollie Hemingway, and Sean Davis is one of those debates … if you can call it a debate. Personally, this seems like a fairly brutal pantsing […]
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