All Blog Posts Tagged 'writers' (21)

If I hadn’t had that one book signing, I would have never met, Dan, an author who helped me reach the people of Auburn, NH.

If I hadn’t donated “Memories of Chronosalis” to the Hooksett, NH library, I would have never known about the New England Author’s Expo.

If I hadn’t attended the first event of the Expo, I would have never met the friends I did or gained the valuable experience.

If I hadn’t gone as a spectator to the Derry, NH library event, I wouldn’t have known…

"Agathos Kai Sophos" -…

Prose & Artwork © to Stephanie Lynne Thorburn.…

'World Ontology':  The 'Thought Matrix'.

As an author, my 'Thought Matrix' series was one of the most profoundly challenging projects…

I want to take this opportunity to thank Authors.com for accepting my request to join this group.  It is an invaluable resource for booklovers everywhere.

I think what many authors tend to either forget or not realize in the first place is that publishing is a business. With any business, there are rules, regulations, and requirements for those who want to be employed. Writers sometimes don’t do their homework. I admit, I didn’t, but in time I learned the rules, and am still learning.

When applying for a job, there are…

You have written your book. Now what? If you decide on self publishing you do have options.

Option 1:You can send the publisher your book as a word document. The publisher can format and layout your work and then make print copies.  

Option 2: This option is not recommended for the novice author/writer. You can decide to do your own editing, formatting and page layout and send to your publisher your entire book files in PDF format. The PDF file/s must be an exact trim size of…

Choreography (album) (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

This week I started choreographing for a big dance show in the studio where I teach ballet. What makes it even more fun for me than usual is that I have been given creative license, and if you knew me well enough you’d know that…

Calling all Kids….

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DLite is offering all kids (elementary, middle or high-school grades) free eBook publishing. We will design a cover, layout your text for eBook publishing and…

So, what to chat about on a new blog? In this instance writing... My favourite subject and something of a curse perhaps.

Is it me are writers often driven people who can't help themselves? Rarely are authors looking for fame - fortune perhaps - but not fame. We are just goaded by the people, scenes and plots that unravel inside our minds and if we don't do something with them, we will go mad. Or at least that's how it feels.

At the moment, I'm in the process of finishing book 4…

Your headline is the first, and perhaps only, impression you make on a prospective

reader. Without a compelling promise that turns a browser into a reader, the rest

of your words may as well not even exist. So, from a copywriting and content

marketing standpoint, writin, you’re

already dead in the water Great headlines writing is a critical skill.

Here are some interesting statistics.

On average, 8 out of 10 people will read headlin…

Put your writing skills to work. We are looking for writers of radiology related articles. Articles should be timely, relevant and compelling for practicing radiologic professionals. We are seeking CT technologists, MR imagers, nuclear medicine technologists, ultrasound technologists, radiation therapists, dosimetrists, radiologist assistants, and radiologic technologists to author articles.

Prospective authors should be able to demonstrate their expertise in the subject…

When I was in college, I worked behind the front desk of a major hotel. Directly across the lobby was the hotel bar, a small, dark lounge with the bar counter on the opposite side and a stage at one end. George Thorogood, when he stayed at the hotel, would sit at the far end of the counter, next to the stage. 

Connie, the bartender, once told me that her job was to…

One of the main reasons for writers block can be described with just one word...DISTRACTIONS! And we all have them because "life" happens. Modern convenience and technology is a catch 22 situation because along with the ease of computers, microwaves, and iphones, we have complicated our lives with bombarding our "to do" lists with so much STUFF that we refuse to slow down. So at the end of the day when the kids are bathed and put to bed, your…

1. The toy was red [comma] round [comma] and heavy.

2. I purchased pickles at the store [comma] gas at the convenience store [comma] and flowers at the florist for my beautiful wife.

Series: A series is a string of three or more…