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A Rare Occurrence has happened & Other News…

... I've got a flash story published an an anthology! It's a rare occurrence because, while I cut my writing teeth  on short stories and anthologies, I have problems writing in forms any shorter than a thousand words now;  for this particular anthology the word limit was 250! The process also created a short story… Continue reading A Rare Occurrence has happened & Other News…

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Continuing Personal Development…

A while back I was feeling pretty unsuccessful.  I don't sell a lot of books and for some reason I equate the number of books that I do sell with my personal sense of achievement. That hasn't changed... I have. Since we moved to this town, I've been feeling very low and trying to write… Continue reading Continuing Personal Development…

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Giving a Title a Makeover…

One of the things that an author has to think about is the impact that the cover has on your sales.  It's all very well having a superb story, but if you don't give it a cover that grabs the attention of a browsing reader, it's not going to get read. One of the books… Continue reading Giving a Title a Makeover…