Category: Living the Writing Life
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There’s A Place Writers Go
It’s a place where the weight of writers block and the firm hand of ones muse bear equal weight. A place born equally out of depression, uncertainty and elation. A place that bears no resemblance to the minutia of reality, where the writer is completely infolded in a world full of peril, made doubly dangerous…
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Crafting Blurbs
Now that “Ash of Ambitions” is so close to publication, I’ve got little else on the brain! So there will probably be a lot of posts about the final stages of epublication. Today’s topic? How to craft the “Product Description,” or as I prefer to call it ‘blurb,’ for your brand new ebook!
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Creating A Buffer
I’ve been horribly inconsistent lately. It’s finally winter in the South and I’m getting a cold draft through the hole in the wall that led to one hell of a chest cold I’m still battling. I’ve also got one book to push out the door in the next couple of weeks and another book in…
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Update!
Well I guess everyone is wondering how things are going here at Casa Greene since my bedroom/office wall caved in. Not much has changed. We finally got someone to come and help us clear away the bricks but there’s still dust and dirt everywhere. I needed to restock almost all of my cleaning supplies for…
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Expect More Delays
Last night at about 1 am EST, a large section of my bedroom/office wall fell in. No one was hurt and I’m extremely lucky as I was standing within a few inches of the area when it collapsed. The good news is, someone will have to be hired to make repairs and clear out the…
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Book Delayed
Hi all! I’ve recently been away from my online homes, working on trying to push out the second book in the Four Horsemen series in accordance with my goals for the year. Unfortunately due to a bit of an error involving Scrivener for Windows, Dropbox and multiple machines – I’ve lost the vast majority of…
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Sick Kitty
Hi ho dear Readers! Whisper, my feline companion, is feeling more than a touch under the weather. So, like millions of pet owners the world wide who care more about the sake of their animals than themselves – I’m digging deep into my funds to take her to the vet. Here’s hoping that she turns…
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Sicky Sick Sick
I am not quite down with the sickness. This is terrible, tragic, devastating – and really good news! You see, awesome author Larry Enright has agreed to do a guest post for me, so that I can rest (and he can announce the release of a new book). All that awesome sauce is coming straight…
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New Book Cover!
So I’ve had you all on the edge of your seats with anticipation but it’s time for the big reveal! For the last few days I’ve been mired deep, deep within the awes of photo manipulation and permissions and html formatting – to create a new book cover for The Uncertainty of Death.
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So You Want to Make Your Own Book Covers – The Nitty Gritty Part 2
I promised I’d be back with some more useful hands on tips for creating your own book covers; here you were, doubting me, weren’t you. The following post will likely be broken into two pars and feature some NSFW bits.
Blargle Splect: Writerly Musings & Blather 