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Writing 101 Assignment – Virtual Coffee Date
The Writing 101 Assignment is found here: https://writing101september2015.wordpress.com/daily-tasks/ and it challenged us to write out...
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Sep 18, 20152 min read
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Why Do We Procrastinate?
I saw a great article on procrastination here:Â http://waitbutwhy.com/2013/10/why-procrastinators-procrastinate.html and it was all pretty...
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Sep 15, 20152 min read
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WriterLife Wednesday – Formatting and Publishing
Since I’m nose deep in the publishing part of stuff right now, thought I’d slap up some of the links I’ve found particularly helpful....
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Sep 9, 20152 min read
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WritersLife Wednesday – Things to do Before you Publish
There’s a lot of things you know have to be done before a story or novel can be put out there.  Obviously it has to be written, edited,...
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Sep 2, 20152 min read
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Indie Author Publishing Logo
When you’re going Indie it’s a good idea to have a publishing company under your name (as a dba or an LLC). It’s still you, but it’s...
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Aug 22, 20151 min read
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Trademark Searching for the Small Business Owner
(Usual upfront disclaimer, yes I am a lawyer, no I am not your lawyer. Â All of this is extremely generalized and simplified legal...
amiegibbons15
Aug 18, 20154 min read
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The Business of Writing Checklist
I’m launching my publishing house and putting out my finished short stories soon and there’s just a ton to do!  There’s things you never...
amiegibbons15
Aug 14, 20152 min read
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E-Book Pricing – A Survey
As I’ve said on here before (shouted from the rooftops, whatever) I am finally publishing.  I’m putting a few of my shorts out on the...
amiegibbons15
Aug 3, 20151 min read
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Flashback Friday – Why We Pound on the Publishing Door
This is a re-post of one of my best (in my humble opinion) posts on writing so far. It was a guest post on one of my favorite writing...
amiegibbons15
Jul 31, 20155 min read
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Coming Up With Urban Fantasy Cover Model Poses
Only edited pic so far, so it gets top billing. And I like it cuz I’m pretty 🙂 My boy, Oleg Volk, is a photographer, creative director...
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Jul 12, 20152 min read
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WritersLife Wednesday – I am Doing a ‘Testing the Waters’ Publishing!
I’m doing something a little different today.  This post isn’t on the craft of writing, it’s on the publishing side of things.  More...
amiegibbons15
Jul 1, 20152 min read
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Liberty Con Indie Marketing Panels Summary (And My 200th Post!)
(Peter Grant, (his blog) Cedar Sanderson (her blog) and Sarah Hoyt (and her blog) on one of the panels.  Photo by Oleg Volk) I went to my...
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Jul 1, 20153 min read
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Links on Writing
Alright guys, today I’m not gonna talk.  I know you love my ramblings (what, only I love my ramblings? 🙂 but today I’m just gonna link....
amiegibbons15
Jun 19, 20151 min read
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Excerpt of Story I Submitted to Clarkesworld
Today I sent Evie Jones and the Good Luck Fundraiser to Clarkesworld Magazine!  Now, the odds are obviously against me, I’m looking at a...
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May 4, 20153 min read
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Excerpt From One In Infinity, Story I Just Sent Into Tor Magazine
Here’s an excerpt of my short story One In Infinity. I just sent it into a magazine. Fingers crossed 🙂 In it, Rose is telling the...
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May 2, 20154 min read
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Why We Pound On The Publishing Door, Begging The Gatekeepers To Let Us In
Why do fiction magazines reject so many of the stories they receive?  Same answer as the one promised in the title and I’m going to...
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May 1, 20154 min read
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Publishing – List of Professional Markets that Publish Fantasy/Sci Fi Short Stories
I’ve done a ton of research to figure out what publishers to send my stories to.  I’m all about that urban fantasy (sometimes with a...
amiegibbons15
Apr 30, 20152 min read
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Writers Life Wednesday – Building An Author Platform
All of us wannabes want to know how to make it as an author. We want to know how to make ourselves do the work when we’re not motivated...
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Apr 29, 20157 min read
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Waiting is the Hardest Part, Rejections are a Close Second – Story Submissions
I’ve been sending stories into magazines and contests again (after not even trying for about 4 years because I wasn’t doing anything with...
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Apr 27, 20153 min read
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