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Alyson Miers replied to the discussion 'Twitter, Facebook & other social networking sites...?' in the group Queer Writers
Alyson Miers commented on the group 'EPublishing'
"Yeah, it was just a waiting game. I checked both product pages yesterday and they were updated."
Alyson Miers commented on the group 'EPublishing'
"Good evening, fellow authors! I come to ask advice about what to expect in uploading a new cover. I changed the cover for my novel at KDP, PubIt and Smashwords today, and so far Smashwords is the only seller that's showing the new…"
Mia Loveless replied to the discussion 'Book Cover apps?' in the group EPublishing
"Hi Alyson, It's nice to know you did it! And I'm pretty sure you did it excellently and well. Everything is under your control :-)"
Alyson Miers replied to the discussion 'Book Cover apps?' in the group EPublishing
"Success! I can use Pixelmator with a CreateSpace template! I'm sure a template from just about anywhere would work just fine, but today I tried a CreateSpace template in Pixelmator, mocked up a full cover, and saved to PDF. So never mind,…"
JoAnn Murphey replied to the discussion 'Book Cover apps?' in the group EPublishing
"I use a combination of photoshop and microsoft digital imaging programs to create mine."
Alyson Miers added a discussion to the group EPublishing
Book Cover apps?
Hi everyone,I'm looking for recommendations for book cover design apps. So far the only thing I've found is BookCoverPro, which seems to be a decent layout tool but I'd like to know if there are other options. I know there are lots of professionals that I could hire for their design services, but I'm a control freak and I'd like to have the option of doing it myself. I need a program that is available for Mac, can do the full cover and save in PDF. InDesign is overkill by an order of…See More
Alyson Miers commented on the blog post 'Everyone needs an editor!'
"One of the cool things that happened with me in 2011 is that I asked She Writes to match me up with a creative editor, and they introduced me to Christina. I spent the next several months working with her advice on my debut novel, and sure it was…"
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Sunday Storytime: "That's the first time anyone's ever said that to me."
This is cross-posted from my Wordpress blog, which is why I'm talking about She Writes to people who aren't already on it.Hello, everyone, it is now our New Year!Reflecting back on the past year, I can honestly say, and I haven’t been able to say this about a year in I-don’t-even-know-how-long, 2011 was an awesome time for me.This was the year that things finally came together enough that I could make things happen. You would think that being only sporadically employed would leave one with lots…See More
Alyson Miers posted a blog post
I am a fictional murderer.
I suppose it's a sign of having made an impression when a guy with whom I have never corresponded before (but is married to one of my advance readers) follows up on my Facebook photo comment with an ALL-CAPS protest against an event which takes place in the middle of my novel. Since the event in question has no relation whatsoever to the cuteness of him playing with his 1-year-old daughter as captured in the photo posted by his wife, it took me a few seconds to realize that he wasn't just…See More
Alyson Miers commented on the group 'Your First Novel'
"I would like to register my annoyance at Internet Explorer for being so difficult to please in CSS coding relative to Firefox, Safari and Chrome, in other words ALL OTHER BROWSERS that people generally use to view the Internet. The fact that I went…"
Alyson Miers replied to the discussion 'Villains: What Do You Do With Them?' in the group Your First Novel
"Whatever you do, you don't need to get your villain right in the first draft. You don't need to get anything just right in the first draft. It's okay to leave the villain alone until you know what you need to do.
In the…"
Alyson Miers replied to the discussion 'Is it true about the first 20 pages?' in the group Your First Novel
"Hi Katie,
The first 20 pages may be the most difficult to do well, especially if you're writing in chronological order. Basically, the first pages that you write of a given story will be where you find your footing, and at that stage, you…"
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- Alyson is a blogger, thinker, storymaker and smartass. She is preparing to inflict her first novel on the public, has a third in progress and a second caught in the limbo between the first draft and editing. She is not above referring to herself in the third person. Her blog can be found here: http://alysonmiers.wordpress.com
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Revision: User Assembly is Required
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Sunday Storytime: "That's the first time anyone's ever said that to me."
Posted on January 1, 2012 at 1:17pm 0 Comments 0 Likes
This is cross-posted from my Wordpress blog, which is why I'm talking about She Writes to people who aren't already on it.
Hello, everyone, it is now our New Year!
Reflecting back on the past year, I can honestly say, and I haven’t been able to say this about a year in I-don’t-even-know-how-long, 2011 was an awesome time for me.
This was the year that things finally came together enough that I could make things happen. You would think that being only sporadically…
Continue I am a fictional murderer.
Posted on December 19, 2011 at 12:14pm 0 Comments 0 Likes
I suppose it's a sign of having made an impression when a guy with whom I have never corresponded before (but is married to one of my advance readers) follows up on my Facebook photo comment with an ALL-CAPS protest against an event which takes place in the middle of my novel. Since the event in question has no relation whatsoever to the cuteness of him playing with his 1-year-old daughter as captured in the photo posted by his wife, it took me a few seconds to realize that he wasn't just…
Continue Perhaps it's because sex scenes are "feminine tosh."
Posted on November 23, 2011 at 6:38pm 0 Comments 0 Likes
While it was fun to do a little yawn-and-snort at V.S. Naipaul for his “I’m so much better than all those stupid girls” posturing, today Douglas Barry points something out about the Literary Review’s nominees for the Bad Sex in Fiction Award: they’re a sausagefest.
ContinueSeverely underrepresented in this…
JK Rowling brings out the early-20s dork in me. Not that it takes effort.
Posted on June 22, 2011 at 11:58am 0 Comments 0 Likes
I am ridiculously excited about this. The announcement is due to come out at roughly 7 AM (my time zone) tomorrow, which is exactly the time I normally set my alarm, only to stay in bed for another 20 minutes most days. Meanwhile, I am still busy revising my first novel according to my editor's suggestions, and therefore still staying up well past my bedtime most nights, but am I going to wake up earlier than usual just to turn on my…
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- At 9:34am on March 14, 2011,
Zetta Brown said… - Hi Alyson! Nice to meet you and welcome to She Writes! This is a really great place to be...and no, I'm not a paid spokeswoman/person LOL
- At 9:20pm on March 11, 2011,
Meg Waite Clayton said… - Alyson, I just opened the door to the novelist group for you - welcome! You might introduce yourself by telling us what you’re working on in the “Show Me Your Novel and I’ll Show You Mine” discussion if you're not too uncomfortable talking about what you're working on. And we do a live chat every Wednesday; hope you can join us for that!
Meg Waite Clayton
Novelist Group Moderator
Bestselling Author of The Wednesday Sisters and the forthcoming The Four Ms. Bradwells (Ballantine, March 2011)
- At 9:22pm on March 10, 2011,
Julia Barry said… 
Hi Alyson,
So glad you are here, and welcome to She Writes!
You can check out the Getting Started section to help you find your way around, or a great way to jump in is to get involved with our Groups.
Feel free to let me know if you have any questions!
Warm best,
Julia Barry
Social Community Manager @ She Writes
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