
Compound Words (Part 3)
This post includes the remainder of compound words from U through Z. The list is intended to help during…
June 18, 2018This post includes the remainder of compound words from U through Z. The list is intended to help during…
June 18, 2018Can you share a little about your recent book? It’s The Accidental Guardian, and is available. When Trace Riley…
June 1, 2018Last time, I offered a list of compound words from A to H. This post continues with the remainder…
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April 23, 2018So you’ve published a book. You just launched it or you’re about to do so. What’s next? How do…
April 10, 2018Throughout April and early May last year, in the lead-up to Blue Ridge Mountains Christian Writers Conference, writers flooded…
April 9, 2018I heard a recent statistic. It takes three to eight years to publish a book. For a writer, especially…
April 8, 2018There is something delicious about writing the first words of a story. You never quite know where they’ll take…
April 3, 2018My youngest child was almost ready for kindergarten. After being a stay at home mom for ten years, I…
March 30, 2018The desire to write has burned in me ever since I was in middle school. I grew up in…
March 29, 2018This month marks my one-year anniversary as the copywriting guy on Almost An Author. Have I convinced you yet…
March 28, 2018When I first started writing back in the dark ages, my scenes were terrible. I didn’t have anything for…
March 27, 2018Jane M. Tucker & Family Charm Genre: Historical Fiction The charm and fascination of her husband’s large family…
March 26, 2018Reasons Why Writers/Authors Don’t Start A Blog Perhaps a friend has suggested you should start a blog, and you…
March 25, 2018[bctt tweet=”Judah is going to be the man for Tovah. A romantic hero should be handsome and strong, sweet…
March 23, 2018According to Elaine Marie Alphin (Creating Characters Kids Will Love p. 2) “Kids read because a magical closeness springs…
March 21, 2018I had grand aspirations for this month’s post, involving a poll, some original photography and maybe even a snappy…
March 15, 2018When the slick full-color magazines arrive in your home, many writers would like to write for those magazines and…
March 13, 2018Marketing isn’t exactly an author’s favorite job. After all, aren’t writers supposed to keep producing books and rely on…
March 9, 2018Just how far back into your past can you reach to find new ideas for writing? Family history (genealogy)…
March 8, 2018Success. For writers this word can mean different things. One author may feel success has been achieved once their…
March 8, 2018I grew up in the ‘70s and ‘80s, and I have always had a theory about families and entertainment…
March 7, 2018It is only a novel . . . or, in short, only some work in which the greatest powers…
March 3, 2018Global digital marketing is a $209-billion-dollar-a-year industry ruled by five titans – Google, Facebook, Amazon, Alibaba, and Baidu. Any…
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