Editing for Indie Writers: From first draft to final product…What’s a completed first draft?…How much editing do I need before I publish?

The Editing for Indie Writers series continues… Chapter 1: Roadmap from First Draft to Final Product So you have a manuscript that you want to indie publish, and you have no idea where to start.  You’ve heard all kinds of things about how terrible indie writers are at editing, from how book bloggers refuse to […]

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Book Review: Curses! A F***ed-Up Fairy Tale

Note: Preorder at Amazon, B&N, or most bookstores.  Available February 28, 2012. Disclaimer:  I begged Julie for an advance copy, which she sent to me.  It’s pumpkin orange. Okay, think of the books that you quote.  Not books of literature, but the ones where you grab nearby passers-by and say, “Wait, wait, listen to this!”

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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-01-15

"Exciting and challenging, and everything a children's book should be." Adventure, spies, and magic for $.99: http://t.co/kYEcFLNj # A new review for Tales Told Under the Covers is up! http://t.co/amxkvDCs #middlegrade #thrills #chills and #bunnies # 10 Signs You're Not Getting Published http://t.co/mWDpUmER # Laura Reeve on why SF writers design great fantasy magic systems.

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Story Muscle

I get my ideas from my story muscle.  Grrrah! Almost everyone has one.  They start really forming when you get object permanence: during a baby’s first games of peek-a-boo.  Maybe earlier.  But definitely by then.  The toy was gone!  What happened to it? This is a story. Beginning: there was a toy, and it went

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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-01-08

RT! @Read_2_Review check out these updates: 4/5 to Tales Under The… http://t.co/LInZs3hV #reviews # RT @planitbusiness RT @WriterDe because she and kids travel to wonderland to fight against monsters who won't make their beds! # The results of my Goodreads giveaway are in! Did you win? http://t.co/flgwceMb # Editing for Indie Writers: http://t.co/Ax9BvkOs # How

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