Having a publisher and/or agent does not equal instant success and a sustainable income. Not even a New York Times Bestseller is a guarantee.
It all comes down to your fanbase. Your books need to be in high demand by loyal, ravenous fans. And with each new release, you need to build your momentum. T[......]

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Talk us through your pre-writing careers.
[FYI: I’m English, and have lived in the U.S. for many years, but I still think of England as home, and I miss it like mad.]
The last thing I wanted to be was a secretary. So, of course, that’s what I ended up doing. Little did I know, as I learned to pound [......]

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A short story collection is harder to sell than a novel. That is one of the sad facts of life. One of the problems many publishers cite is while each story might be a gem in its own right, generally with a single author collection, there isn’t a theme…something that marries the stories together.
The[......]

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A Word (or two), from Carrie King

When Michael Weir, of Perpetual Prose, sent me your questions, I was staggered at the depth of your thoughts; they were nothing as I had imagined and certainly, some of them, I have never, ever been asked before and I have been asked a few thousand questions, be[......]

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Those are the sweetest words an unpublished, or in some cases published, writer can hear. All the hard work has paid off and now it’s time to reap the rewards. Or is it?
Unfortunately, although there are many reputable agents in the industry who will evaluate and put their all into marketing, into p[......]

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With all of the high-tech distractions today, readers are easily lured away from books, stories or articles that might have held them captive years ago.
Give that reader the slightest reason to transfer their attention, and you might lose them. Back in the old days, authors could wax rhapsodically a[......]

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She wants to raise $15,000 to help the NSPCA and you can help her do it!
Henderson International high school can be proud of Manika Ward. This student wrote a book entitled “The Exciting Adventures of Boo.”
In November of 2008 she read her book to some of the kids at the Torino classroom of Sunrise [......]

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Wendy, how and when did your love for fantasy begin?

I think it really started a long time ago. I am from the Netherlands and my parents were in love with the United Kingdom. They even named me after the Welsh Moon Goddess. We travelled to the hills of England, Scotland and Wales each year since I[......]

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In my collection of garage sale paperbacks, I came across this book, another by “Dean R. Koontz” as he was known at the time of this book’s publication. I like Dean Koontz, as a general rule, but I also find his stories to be hit or miss. To his credit, he has written so many stori[......]

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SOME DEVICES USED IN SOLUTIONS
Various devices are used to solve the crimes or situations, depending upon how it is structured in the first place.
In mystery novels, procedurals generally concentrate on the howdunit aspect and use professional practices to solve the crime. But, maybe the dumped Laur[......]

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