Basic Plots: Tragedy
The second of seven basic plot types from Staci Troilo over on Story Empire today. We’ve had rebirth, and now we have the Tragedy … Ciao, SEers. On March 21, I started a series of posts on the seven basic …
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Friday Fiction Prompt: Chained to the Desk
Hello everyone! Today, over on Story Empire, we have our monthly Friday Fiction Prompt. Check it out at: http://storyempire.com/2018/04/06/friday-fiction-prompt-4/. Mae Clair used a word cloud as the prompt. I chose ‘subdue’ as my ‘writing rocket’. Below is the short fiction …
Let’s Talk Goodreads
Check out Joan Hall’s article on Goodreads and Amazon over on Story Empire … Hello, SE readers. I would venture there isn’t an author who at one time or another, hasn’t been upset with Amazon and its review policies. It …
Size Matters: What do you look for in size?
Hi everyone. Happy Easter Monday! Today, I have a post over on Story Empire about book size and print-on-demand publishing. Check it out … 🙂 Hello SErs! Harmony here. Happy Monday! Well, with yesterday being both April Fool’s day and …
Bonus Friday: Author Update
Check outnews from our Story Empire authors … new books, upcoming books, and more … Happy Friday, SEers! This month is one of the few this year that has five Fridays rather than four. It doesn’t happen often enough …
Basic Plots: Rebirth
A great post from Staci Troilo over on Story Empire today about ‘Rebirth’ as one of the seven basic plots … Happy Spring! Despite what the groundhog said, yesterday marked the end of winter. On the calendar, anyway. With the …
Friday Writing Question, tools
An interesting writing question from Craig Boyack over on Story Empire today … Hi gang, Craig here again. We take turns on Fridays, and the assignments are rotating. This time my task is to pose a writing question. Seems simple …
Passion. Romance. Greed … Backstage!
Hi everyone! Well, after my epic 15 days of writing, I now have my latest book BACKSTAGE on pre-order on Kindle. It is Erotic Romance. Here is the blurb: SHE’S A HOPEFUL ACTRESS Just when Emma thinks she’s found …
An Oscar Winning Performance
Great post on story ideas and our obligation to make our books the best they can be … from Joan Hall over on Story Empire … Hollywood hosted its 90th Academy Awards event last week – a night for the …
New Book: Gamble
Hello everyone, Today, it gives me great pleasure to host Staci Troilo on the release of her latest book, GAMBLE. This is the second book in her Nightforce Security Series. I read the first one, PASSWORD, and thoroughly enjoyed it. …
Throwing Darts Blindfolded & Author Considerations
A thought-provoking post on the various publishing routes available to authors by P.H. Solomon over on Story Empire … Making choices self-publishing choices can feel like throwing darts blindfolded. With all the changes to publishing in the last decade or …
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The Wrong Slide
Happy Friday, everyone! 🙂 Today, over on Story Empire, we have a Friday Fiction Prompt, where we invite everyone to write and share a short story. Find Staci Troilo’s Story Empire post at: Story Empire Friday Fiction Prompt: Limited and Focused …
AmWriting!-15 & Final Day!!
Hi everyone. Today is my fifteenth and final day of writing, and I’ve written 2,300 words today, bringing my total to 50,277 words. The first draft is complete! Whoo-hoo 🙂 I began day one on February 5th and took off …
Cusp of Night Cover Reveal!
Hi everyone! It gives me great pleasure today to showcase the book cover for author Mae Clair’s latest novel … and I have to say, I LOVE LOVE LOVE this cover! Cusp of Night by Mae Clair Release Date: …
AmWriting!-14
Hello everyone! Today makes day fourteen of writing Backstage, and I’ve managed 6,000 words! Yes, you did just read that correctly … that’s SIX THOUSAND words! Wowzers 🙂 And on a workday too. That brings my fourteen-day total to 47,916. …
AmWriting!-13
Hello everyone! Happy Monday 🙂 Today makes my thirteenth day of writing Backstage. As well as working, I have managed 4,200 words … bringing my overall total to a staggering 41,886 words! 🙂 Here is a ‘sneek peek’ for you …
AmWriting!-12
Hello everyone! Another productive day here despite this cold (virus and weather, lols). I started on an editing project today and completed 10% of that. Also, I designed a twitter banner for Backstage … And, I’ve written another 2000 …
AmWriting!-11
Hi everyone. Today makes day 11 of my days writing. I have written 2200 words today, and that brings my total to 35,638. Am full of cold, again, today an am clocking off a little early. I can’t believe how …
Observations
A fun post on observing and writing from author Joan Hall over on Story Empire … Hello SE Readers. This post is going to sound like I’m rambling but bear with me. I do have a purpose for it, …
AmWriting!-9
Hello everyone. Today is day nine of my writing spree. I’ve found it harder to knuckle down today, and it’s been slower going. Still, I’ve managed another 1195 words, bringing my overall total to 29,433. Here’s another ‘sneek peek’ for …
If you’re an author using a pen name, you need to read this.
Hi everyone! Happy Monday! Today, I am posting about a serious issue that I have experienced recently. Some of you might have noticed that I no longer have any presence on Facebook. That little corner of social media that I …
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AmWriting!-8
Me again! Today marks my eighth day of writing, and I’ve produced 2,800 words, making my overall total 28,238! I plan on taking the weekend off, but who knows what inspiration might strike?!? To close up the week, here’s another …
AmWriting!-7
This makes my 7th day of writing, and I have managed another 2,500 words, bringing the total to 25,401. Feedback on the book cover that I revealed yesterday has been awesome. Thanks so much everyone for all your support and …
AmWriting!-6
Hey, everyone! Well, it’s my sixth day of writing, and I have another 2,750 words written. That’s 22,858 in six days of writing! Phew! Today, instead of giving you an excerpt, I’m going to do the big reveal on the …
AmWriting!-5
My fifth day of writing and 3,600 words written. That’s 20,100 so far! 🙂 The last three days ended up being non-writing days, and I’m so pleased to have managed to get some good writing time in today despite interruptions. …
The Rain Falls-Story Empire Friday Fiction Prompt
Hello everyone! Today, I am posting a piece of short fiction from a video fiction prompt over on Story Empire. Check out the post HERE. This is the video on which I’ve based my story. And here is my little …
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New Book Release: Password by Staci Troilo
Hi everyone! Today, I introduce author Staci Troilo’s new book: PASSWORD … I have this on preorder and am excited to read it! From Staci … Thanks for inviting me here today, Harmony. I appreciate having a chance to …
Book Review: The Hat by C.S. Boyack
Hello everyone! Today, I am posting a review for author C.S. Boyack’s latest book THE HAT. FIVE STARS! Lizzie St Laurent has a lot on her … erm … head! When she picked up the old box behind her uncle’s …
New Book Release! Jewel in the Mud
Hi everyone! Today, I have launched my newest book, Jewel in the Mud (Zen Musings). It is available for pre-order on Amazon now, and will be released in Kindle and Paperback on January 19th. I am so excited about this …
Between the Lines
Hi everyone! Today, I’ve written a bit of flash fiction based on a photo prompt supplied by author Joan Hall over on Story Empire. The link to the post is: https://storyempire.com/2018/01/05/friday-fiction-prompt/ And here is the picture… Now for my little …