War and Peace
Hello everyone! I hope you’ve all had a good weekend and that this finds you well. As promised on my Friday post, which you can find HERE, I am posting one of my short stories based on prompts from my …
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Problems naming things
Hello everyone! Today, over on Story Empire, Craig Boyack has an interesting and fun post on naming things … Hi Gang, Craig here today with a little confession to make. I hate naming things. This can be almost any …
My Week in Review and Writing Links
Hello everyone. I hope you’ve all had a good week, and that those of you in America had a good July 4th. It has continued hot and humid here with only the smallest bit of rain. Moors, fields, and hedges …
Basic Plots: Quest
Hello everyone! Happy Monday. Today, author Staci Troilo brings you a great post on plotting. Check it out over on Story Empire … Ciao, SEers. Today we’re going to discuss our fifth of the Seven Basic Plots as defined by …
When You Hit a Brick Wall
What do you do when you hit a brick wall? Check out what author Joan Hall has to say over on Story Empire today! 🙂 Hi SE Readers! Joan here today to talk about the dreaded “writer’s block.” Okay, some …
The Missing Link
Hi everyone! I hope you’re all well this Monday and have had a good weekend. As promised to some of my blogging friends on my post on Friday, which you can find HERE, here is my 1500 word short fiction, …
How To: From Word to Book
Hello everyone! Happy Monday. Today, you’ll find me over on Story Empire, talking about how to format your Word document to best convert your manuscript into a book for print and ebook. Well worth a look … Hello SErs! Harmony …
My week in review and writing links
Hello everyone! Happy Friday 🙂 I hope you’ve all had a good week. Mine has focused more on getting things sorted out than on writing or creating or even that darned audio editing growling at me from the corner, lols. …
Friday Cover Share: Cusp of Night & The Alternative
Hello SErs! Happy Friday! 🙂 Harmony here. Today is my turn to share a book cover with you that caught my attention for one reason or another. As you will see from the post title, I couldn’t … Source: Friday …
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The plate of peas part of writing
Over on Story Empire today, author Craig Boyack gives us some ‘food for thought’ on writing stories … Hi, Gang! Craig with you again, with another way to think about story. I used to talk about this with my children …
The Lost Dutchman’s Mine Gold Mine of Authors
Hi everyone! Over on Story Empire, author P.H. Solomon has a great post on marketing for you … It’s the stuff that makes for a great story and grabs people’s attention who enjoy one: The Lost Dutchman’s Gold Mine. The …
My week in review and writing links
Hello everyone! Happy Friday! Once again, this is me readying for the weekend. I can’t rightly say winding down, because all plans ended up off this week.Today’s quote reflects the kind of week I’ve had. I’ve had issues with a …
Writing Question: Conflict
Hi everyone! I have a post for you from Staci Troilo over on Story Empire today that’s all about conflict … 🙂 Ciao, SEers. Seems my time for a Friday post has rolled around again. This is the week of …
Basic Plots: Voyage and Return
Hello everyone! Happy Wednesday. Today, over on Story Empire, author Staci Troilo brings us another great post on the seven basic plots. Entertaining and Informative, it’s definitely worth checking out … Ciao, SEers. I’m back again today with one of …
Mae Clair: Cusp of Night book release
Hello everyone! Today, it gives me great pleasure to host author Mae Clair with her latest Supernatural Thriller book of fiction: Cusp of Night! Some of you will know that Mae has a special interest in all things supernatural, and …
These look like fun: Tools to engage your creativity!
Hi everyone, happy Monday! It’s so hot and humid here … Well, not to worry, as we have author Mae Clair over on Story Empire today with a great post on Creative Tools. I’m off to do more investigating because …
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Friday Book Share – Boneshaker
Author C.S. Boyack tells us about Cherie Priest and Boneshaker over on Story Empire today for their Friday Book Share … it looks like a great book! Craig here today, and this post is a bit challenging for me. I …
My week in review and writing links
Happy Friday everyone! Well, this is me winding down for the weekend, and I thought I’d share my week with you as well as some useful writing links. This is my first such post, and my intention is to try …
Working with an editor – some tips and advice #amwriting #writinganovel #writingtips #selfpublishing
Having had a bad experience recently, I had been toying with a post on ‘How Not to Treat Your Editor’. However, this post from Allison Williams says it all on ‘what to do’. Please do check it out. And seriously, …
Abracadabra: Transforming Your Book
Hi everyone! Today, over on Story Empire, I talk about easy ebook formatting. Go check it out 🙂 … Hello SErs! Harmony here 🙂 Happy Wednesday. Today, due to popular demand, I’d like to outline an easy way to …
Summer and Writing
Author Joan Hall has a nice post on summer and writing over on Story Empire today … ooh, now that cocktail looks rather inviting! … Hello, SE Readers! Hope all is well in your world this Monday. My post today …
Five For Friday: SF&F That Should Be A Movie Or TV Epic
Check out this awesome list of SciFi and Fantasy books brought to you by PH Solomon over on story empire today. I have to say, I adored Anne McCaffrey’s Pern books when I was younger 🙂 Hello again, to …
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Get the Most Out of Dictation With These Tips
For any writers who’ve thought about saving time writing by dictating, this is the post for you! 🙂 Hello to all the story Empire readers. I hope everyone had a good Memorial day weekend. For those of us not …
Whatchagot Stew
Check out this great post from Craig Boyack over on Story Empire from yesterday (I’m late posting!) … clever stuff … Happy Memorial Day all the SEers in the USA, and welcome to everyone else out there too. Many …
Friday Book Cover ~ Old and New
Joan Hall gives us an interesting comparison between three book covers today over on Story Empire … Old versus Modern … Hello SE Readers! As a reader, a good cover is often the first thing that draws me to …
Confessions of a (soon to be) Reformed Pantser
Check out this entertaining post from Mae Clair over on Story Empire today … are you a plotter or pantser? Do your characters ever hijack you? Hello, SEers! Mae here today with an overdue confession. Perhaps I should explain how …
Pretty Yakky Stuff!
Hi everyone! Today I have guest author Craig Boyack telling us all about his latest book The Yak Guy Project. Just from the cover, I can say it looks like a lot of fun! Take it away Craig … Thanks …
The Alternative … What would you do?
Hi everyone! Today,it gives me great pleasure to welcome author Suzanne Burke with her latest book, The Alternative! Take it away, Suzanne … 🙂 Hello, and welcome to the Cover Reveal of my New Thriller Anthology “The Alternative” The Alternative …
What Hinders Your Creativity?
A great post from author Joan Hall over on Story Empire today … Hello SE Readers! Or should I say hello creatives? That’s right; whether you’re an artist, a musician, or a writer, you are creative. You create pictures, music, …
Plants and Payoffs
A great post on writing plants and payoffs by Craig Boyack over on Story Empire today … Craig with you today. My topic is going to be those plants and payoffs we use when writing our stories. This is one …