Surely the most amazing photo I’ve seen of Monday’s total eclipses of the sun. For more fantastic pictures, go here: Eclipse 2017. You wont’ be sorry you took a look!
That Darkest Place (Riverbend Book 3) by @MarciaMeara #Romantic #Suspense #TuesdayBookBlog
What a lovely surprise to find awaiting me this morning. Cathy at Between the Lines has reviewed That Darkest Place, and she simply made my morning! Check it out, and please feel free to share far and wide.
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Nottingham University #ShortStoryCompetition #winner – yours truly!
I want to share my exciting news with you lovely people – there’s a complete story to be read at the end of the post, so please, hop on over! BTW, I’m not telling what genre the story is, as that would give it away…
A couple of months ago, my University (Nottingham) newsletter announced a short story competition for alumni. How could I resist?
The story was to be set on one of the campuses, and had a limit of 2000 words. Quite a challenge for someone accustomed to writing fantasy novels of epic length, but I decided to have a go, and chose a setting I knew well – the Sutton Bonington campus library, where I studied for so many hours, writing assignments for my mammalian physiology degree.
Drawing on my experiences writing for various magazines, I found hitting the word count less difficult than expected, and in due course, submitted two stories (the other set in the student’s bar – perhaps one for another post…), and then forgot about it.
A week or so ago, I remembered it, checked the Uni boards but found no mention of the competition, and chalked it up to experience, then forgot about it again.
So imagine my surprise…
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#LifeLessonsFromOz #7 – #SundayBlogShare
Sometimes when life sends trouble your way,
you have to hold on real tight
until it blows by.
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10 Hilarious Memes About Being Sleep Deprived from Reading
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Endings – How Important Are They?
A very interesting conversation about cliffhangers going on at Don Massenzio’s blog. I recommend checking it out. I also recommend thinking long and hard about the advisability of ending your book on a cliffhanger, but that’s just my personal opinion. Enjoy!
Last week, I talked about book openings in one of my posts. This post talks about the other end of your book, the ending. It will briefly discuss the types of endings and the importance of choosing the right one for your book.
Leaving the reader hanging – is it a good idea?
Many sources will tell you not to end your book with a cliffhanger. The reader needs some satisfaction or a happy ending to complete their reading experience. In my opinion, the answer to this is not quite that simple.
As someone who has written a series, I strive to make each book capable of being read as a standalone story. There is, however, a backstory arc for my main character that continues from book to book. What I like to do is resolve the current story within the book but provide a lead in to the next…
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Correction to the #NotesFromTheRiver – That OId Coot Post!
American coot (Fulica Americana)
Photo by Doug Little
So sorry, folks! I must have been in a Stupid yesterday, which is a lot like a stupor, only with a bad case of DUMB added in. 😯 I totally forgot to include the range map of the American coot the post, and because of that, I made a mistake in saying coots were only in Florida in the winter. Doh! I assumed that to be the case, because that’s when huge migrating rafts of them start to appear on our lakes and rivers. But the truth is, there are non-breeding coots to be found here all year long. (Once again, I’m referring ONLY to the feathered variety, though I’m pretty sure this holds true of the other kind as well. Probably why they’re so grouchy!) 😀
I have added the range map to the post, and I’m sharing it here, as well, for any who want to take a quick look. As you can see, coots are spread across a huge swath of the United States, and well into Canada, as well as south into central America. So, if you live in the U. S. and have a hankering to see some for yourself, you stand a pretty good chance of being able to do so. Again, sorry for the omission yesterday, but hope this makes up for it.
If you haven’t yet read the entire post, you may do so here:
#NotesFromTheRiver – That Old Coot!
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#NotesFromTheRiver – That Old Coot!
American Coot Feeding Chick
Today’s #NotesFromTheRiver post is up! Hope you’ll stop by and read about coots, both young and old. Thanks for checking t out, and passing it along. Happy reading!
#NotesFromTheRiver – That Old Coot!
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#MondayMeme – #MondayBlogs
Read This One Closely.
It’s Worth It!
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Introducing ReaderLinks and Author Helper
This could be interesting for those who want a better way to track sales and other pertinent information. Thanks to Nicholas Rossis for helping spread the word.
ReaderLinks
I have mentioned my author friend John Logsdon a number of times in this blog. Not only is he a book marketing guru who has helped me a lot with my own books, he has also been developing ReaderLinks; a website to help Indies in their everyday struggle to sell more books.
As John is a hugely successful Indie author himself, he has developed ReaderLinks to cover all of our needs: It includes a Book Calendar; a Sales Tracker; Tweet Management; a Global Links tool; and many more tools.
I’ve been part of his beta-testers for the past few months and I’m excited that the project has now reached the point where the launch build is ready. Check it out and subscribe to be notified when it launches! You can find out more by watching the video below.
The Author Helper
Except for developing ReaderLinks, John has also…
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The Write Stuff 