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The Road to Writing · 5M ago

4 Steps To Keep Your Original Files Safe When Creating An Ebook In IDCS4

When the proof of my second book, Simply Prayer, finally arrived in the mail I had to beg my husband to read through it just to make sure the errors I found needed to be fixed or if I was just being a perfectionist. Usually I would have simply buckled down, fixed the errors and [...]
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The Road to Writing · 5M ago

Characters: Memorable Minors And Rounded Majors

As I was test driving the Storybook software I downloaded a while back, trying to decide if it will be as good a writing tool as Scrivener, I suddenly discovered that I have no idea what the difference is between a major and a minor character. They’ve all just been characters, with the exception of
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The Road to Writing · 5M ago

7 Links To Help Every Writer With Taxes

Maybe it seems a little early to start thinking about doing your taxes, but it’s been my experience that the sooner you get on it, the less stressful it can be. Thankfully there are people and web sites out there to help us slot all those numbers in the correct places on the correct forms [...]
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The Road to Writing · 6M ago

3 Ways to Get Free (Or Almost Free) Training

Welcome to Toolbox Saturday where you’ll find tools for various things from writing to whatever. I’ve blogged about using a training budget before, but sometimes you may find your budget is hovering around $0. What do you do then? Spend time trolling through other author’s blogs, especially those wh
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The Road to Writing · 6M ago

Sandwich Critiquing

Welcome to Toolbox Saturday where you’ll find tools for various things from writing to whatever. You’ve been asked to read a friend’s manuscript. After dutifully plowing through 100 pages of less-than-perfect, sometimes entertaining, but often difficult to understand prose you’re left with one quest
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The Road to Writing · 7M ago

Avoiding Dragons With a Training Budget

Welcome to Toolbox Saturday where you’ll find tools for various things from writing to whatever. How often have you overspent on a “deal” that was guaranteed to help increase your income, but left you broke instead? How many times have you lacked the funds necessary to buy that eBook that could teac
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The Road to Writing · 7M ago

A Fool And Her Money

Welcome to Toolbox Saturday where you’ll find tools for various things from writing to whatever. The saying goes, “A fool and his money are soon parted.” I’ve lived that saying for a long time, unfortunately, so when I saw The Money Book by Denise Kiernan and Joseph D’Agnese I wondered what sage (un
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The Road to Writing · 7M ago

I’m No Artist, But…

Welcome to Toolbox Saturday where you’ll find tools for various things from writing to whatever. Okay, so I maybe putting the cart before the horse, but I believe in getting a head start when I can. I’m only about half finished with my third book (first draft!) and I’ve been considering cover art. W
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The Road to Writing · 7M ago

The Art of Critiquing

Welcome to Toolbox Saturday where you’ll find tools for various things from writing to whatever. It’s come to my attention that there are a lot of us who don’t have a clue how to honestly critique. We can tell you we like your story (or hate it), but we leave out the most important part [...]
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The Road to Writing · 8M ago

Critters Makes for Better Writing

Welcome to Toolbox Saturday where you’ll find tools for various things from writing to whatever. My husband is a big Star Wars fan.  He watches all six movies often, though there’s a couple he watches more often than the rest.  He collects the action figures (never call them toys to a “true” collect
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