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Stacey Wiedower commented on Jill Jepson's article [BREAKFAST WITH THE MUSE] Three Essential Questions that Will Make Your Scenes Unforgettable

June 2016

Great questions! I'm putting these on a Post-it so they're in front of my face as I work on my current book. Thanks!

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Stacey Wiedower commented on Irene Allison's article [SWP: Behind the Book] How Not to Promote Your Book!

March 2016

Ah, you're not alone! I've done this multiples times ... I'm in a situation with a stranger or a new acquaintance, and we're literally talking about my books, or at least about books, and I fail to self-promote. It's really hard to do when you're a...

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Stacey Wiedower commented on Annie Tucker's article Grammergency #19: My Book Is Full of Curse Words. Am I in Trouble?

September 2015

I faced an interesting situation related to this at a book signing. The excerpt I wanted to read came from a character who drops curse words into casual conversation, and the audience was all ages. I simply edited out the bad words as I read, and...

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Stacey Wiedower commented on Paulette Bates Alden's article The Reluctant Self-Publisher's Update on THE ANSWER TO YOUR QUESTION

January 2013

Thanks for posting this experience, Paulette. How nice of Jim to share his feedback and his expertise with you! Like you said, "you absolutely can't proofread your own work." I've worked as an editor and proofreader throughout my professional...

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Stacey Wiedower commented on Meghan Ward's article [NETWORKING FOR INTROVERTS] Backing Up Your Data

January 2013

One more random tidbit: A writing professor I worked with has this system of emailing his work to himself every day with that day's date in the subject line. That's great for two reasons -- 1, it backs up your work. 2, it gives you easy access to...

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Stacey Wiedower commented on Meghan Ward's article [NETWORKING FOR INTROVERTS] Backing Up Your Data

January 2013

Hi Meghan - You mentioned that DropBox backs up your documents automatically when you connect to the Internet. For that to happen, you have to work from the DropBox file, right? I'm on DropBox, but so far I haven't used it to back up my fiction...

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