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  • Here's my encore story. I've submitted it to encore.org and look forward to hearing fr...ction mother’s memoir.    As a young woman, I sought out wise elder women role models and imagined someday I’d be...
  • I agree about 2 posts a week. Two great posts are better than five lousy ones. MIA is my nickname.   In addition to perimenopause, I've been struggling with blogging v...
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      I hope all authors will love this helpful article from a published author, read, share, comment here: http://komzreviews.blogspot.com/2011/08/be-my-guest-how-to-become-indie-author.html Your comments are appreciated! Thanks:)  
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  • Thanks Shawn, I appreciate your help. Very helpful, Im just kinda trying to plan ahead and see what exactly I need to do next after its finished. I will be checking out your blog.Thanks again
  • Hi Rebecca, You don't in fact need to read all the books you put down as comp titles, just to clarify. You can, of course, but many writers don't have the time to do that. And it is really wonderful to divide the list into categories as Tele has done here. That is very helpful to agents and editors!
  • Hi, Carrie. This won't be too helpful, I'm sure, but I'd suggest trying the software on your PC or laptop first, to see if you like ebooks. Kindle is available for fre...
  • Editing is vital, as important as the writing... we all create differently, so we edit will tend to vary as well. I get my idea down first, writing be damned. Then I w...
  • Thank you, Jacynth! I'm so grateful for your reply. These tips are great. You're right about writing 'shorter' posts. I agree completely. Number four is particularly helpful. I have a much clearer idea how to approach this now. Thanks again!
  • Hello! I appreciated the writings on acceptance and the Rilke piece Bonnie sent. In the novel "Cutting for Stone" which takes place mainly in Ethiopia, there was a sto...
  • Thank you  Kathryn, that was helpful. I appreciate you taking the time to reply.