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Unsure Writer needs Hand-holding: The 90 day Novel by Alan Watt is out again-sigh

The 90-day novel: unlock the story with in: ISBN:978-0-9831-4120 by Alan Wat I tried my hand at simple rhyming picture books; search Gwen Hankins on the big booksellers. I haven’t gotten the desired result lol. But I’m not giving up. I’m working on YA book–or I should say I’m beginning a YA book. I’m better [...]

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Blogging frustrations other than Writing

I had an error in my style sheet for this template. I like this template. Anyway,  for the moment it won’t let me up load a photo-awgggh!

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Getting a New Writers’ Hat

Well, I enrolled in the photoshop “hard knocks” and my solid skill set is pathetic. So I just threw away my “hard knocks” hat and purchased a book and tutorial DVD for the photoshop elements version I have. I express mailed it. Will anyone be with me when I master this skill? I won’t give [...]

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Today’s Writer Needs Mad-Skills

I spent the day trying to use Adobe Elements (Photoshop) to “colorize” my illustrator’s fun, beautiful, colorful ink and color pencil drawings.  I’m exhausted. Determined, but exhausted. A poor writer needs to know the formats for the e-readers and what entities accept and sell their stories. Also, know the conditions for selling a book on their site [...]

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New Childrens’ Rhyming Picture Book Out!

Third Dog Town Book Three-Winter Ball–My Childrens’ rhyming, picture book released end of next week on Amazon Nook !Pad and others! Yay! Dog Town-Winter Ball is about a Town that only allows Dogs as residents: No peoples, no cats, no reptiles no exceptions! Except *raised eyebrows and a pause*– what happens when cats sneak in [...]

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Rhyming Dictionary online

I’m a new poet–long time fiction and nonfiction writer. I really liked this site. I have a rhyming dictionary which is richer and has more options; but this is a good site to get your mind going when you are trying to rhyme: – www.rhymer.com/RhymingDictionary.

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Blogging about my experience and feelings as I write-scary

Well, this is my first writing about writing experience journal post. I hope one day I’ll be widely successful and my experiences will help you. I finished the first draft of a middle reader chapter book and made several revisions. I got to the point that I couldn’t remember what I’d revised and so I [...]

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