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  • Roni Beth Tower commented on her article The Challenge of Blurbs
    Thank you, Bella and Suzy and Paula.  Helpful input, reassurance that this challenge is far from the hardest.  And another reason why rejections can be useful!
  • ...an start from scratch." They did respond, with their own blurbs, so unlike a few of you, I lucked out for those three. A few other things I found helpful: 1. I wrote very tailored ema...
  • Thanks for all your kind words, insights, and encouragement. It's so helpful. I know how important downtime is, and yet there's so much about our culture that discourages it! Apparently a knock-out was needed. I too appreciate this sentiment about the dry spell, Mary Beth. Thank you.
  • Joanne C. Hillhouse: Good luck with your launch. Sounds like you're asking all the right questions. Nancy Hinchliff: That sounds good, Nancy. Glad you found these tips helpful. Cindi Michael: I agree—don't skip the reading! People will care if what you read is well edited!
  • This is REALLY helpful! I have a library event coming up and have seen in a few blogs that some people skip the reading entirely. I didn't like that idea - I think your suggest...
  • Thank you Brooke, for your insightful and very helpful article. My first finished work of fiction falls in the genre of literary novels. I still have not found any "takers" and its st...
  • This is really helpful advice. I have an Amazon author page but it definitely needed a revamp to include Twitter, Facebook etc. Thanks Maria.
  • Nancy Chadwick-Burke: Glad you found this post helpful. Thanks for reading and sharing.
  • This is a great post! Most helpful. Much is shared in terms of tips and advice as writers are pulling their manuscripts together, but learning post-manuscript completion and promotion, including giving readings is equally valuable. Thanks for sharing your experience and offering tips. 
  • I love this post, Annie. So helpful, hilarious/sad, and on point. xo