Monthly Archives: December 2011
SAFETY & SECURITY FOR WOMEN WHO TRAVEL by Sheila Swan and Peter Laufer
This book is full of useful tips and resources that any traveler might want to know, especially is you are a woman traveling alone. For some reason, common-sense tips are things we need to be reminded of. Like always registering … Continue reading
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Tips from the Internet: Literary Mags & How to be an Online Critique Geek
Some of the greatest, most prolific authors of all time have found their start in one auspicious and often overlooked way – literary magazines. To get started, pick up the latest edition of the CLMP directory. To read more of … Continue reading
Filed under How to Publish Your Novel, Promoting Yourself
Why do family feuds always seem to happen at this time of year? Xmas 1468.
Why do family feuds always seem to happen at this time of year? I well remember one Christmas, long ago. ‘Twas December 1468. My daughter-in-law (whom I nickname the Serpent), had been married to my son the King for nigh … Continue reading
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To all those procrastinators out there:
It is 10:29 AM PST as I sit down to write this. Which makes it 1:29 PM EST and 6:29 PM (or 18:29 if you prefer). You have FIVE AND A HALF hours if you live in England, TEN AND … Continue reading
Filed under About Cynthia, News & Notes, Promoting Yourself
A JOURNEY OF ONE’S OWN by Thalia Zepatos
The subtitle of this book is UNCOMMON ADVICE FOR THE INDEPENDENT WOMAN TRAVELER. And this book is exactly that. I don’t know how author Thalia Zepatos does it, but she manages to tuck every conceivable thing you could possibly wish … Continue reading
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Show, not tell. Again.
I don’t know about you, but I find that dictum Show, don’t tell the thorniest piece of advice about writing. It is so hard to get right. Naturally, when I started to write, I did a lot of telling. Then … Continue reading
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ON PERSEPHONE’S ISLAND by Mary Taylor Simeti
I bought this book because I plan to travel to Sicily next spring and am currently reading up on it so that I have as much understanding about this fascinating place as one can gain from an armchair, and also … Continue reading
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Monday Tips: Carve out some time to meditate
My tip for this month is to carve out some time to meditate. “Don’t ask me to make time for one more thing!” you say. I reply that even I, who am naturally rather lazy, have finally hit upon a … Continue reading
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WRITING THE BREAKOUT NOVEL by Donald Maass
Donald Maass’ WRITING THE BREAKOUT NOVEL is a compendium of advice honed from Maass’ 30 plus years as an agent. This book is designed to help the novelist at any stage of her career write a breakout novel, by which … Continue reading
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Tips from the Internet: How to create a ROUNDED character, and how to grab your reader’s emotions
Here are a couple of things I found on the internet: From Terrible Minds: The most important thing you can do is make your reader FEEL something. To do that you must be An excellent liar. Someone who is … Continue reading
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