August 3rd, 2018
Cleaning Up Those POV Breaks
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Blogging Guests | Craft
As an indie author, I’ve been reading quite a few indie books lately. I have discovered a lot of fun reads and some great stories. However, I keep tripping over one particular writing error: breaking POV (Point of View.)
You seasoned writers with agents and editors who comb through your manuscripts looking for every tiny flaw, may not want to read this.… Read the post
April 9th, 2018
Advice for the Soon to be (Self)-Published
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Blogging Guests | Bumps & Bruises on the Road to Publication | Self-Publishing | Writer's Life
Ann Griffin
As I write this, it is T+ 6 weeks and counting, since my debut novel, Another Ocean to Cross, was released to the world. Since then, I have sold about 150 copies through all outlets, received 12 reviews (all positive,) held 4 launch events, and scheduled 3 more for April, and had the pleasant experience of depositing money in the bank, for a change.… Read the post
December 4th, 2017
Writing Fiction Using Family History
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Ann Griffin
When, in my fifties, I learned of two cousins and an aunt I had never heard of, their story was so compelling that I decided it needed to be written, and I assigned myself the task. The protagonist and antagonist were both deceased, making it impossible to write it as biography, so I opted for a fictional version of the story, set in and around World War II.… Read the post
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