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Writer in Residence: February 2011
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Common sense guidance for writers by writers. Friday, February 25, 2011. Getting out of the slush pile. Or at least get closer to the top). Please welcome Elaine Corvidae. When Elaine isn't crushing the dreams of aspiring authors, she writes science fiction and fantasy novels, including the award-winning Shadow Fae series. She lives near Charlotte, NC, with several cats and a very patient husband. Follow the damn instructions. Because these aren’t just guidelines—they’re also a test to ...Your submission...
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Writer in Residence: March 2011
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Common sense guidance for writers by writers. Tuesday, March 29, 2011. The Editor is Not Your Enemy: Part 2. Development editing vs Copy Editing. There is always some development editing. One may have polished a manuscript to flawless perfection, but that is largely irrelevant to the process, for two reasons:. To help; and not part of an international conspiracy to block or undermine new authors. I can't think of a single thing to change! But it is never going to happen. Again, it is important to view th...
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Writer in Residence: Choosing a Small Press (part 3/3)
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Common sense guidance for writers by writers. Saturday, August 20, 2011. Choosing a Small Press (part 3/3). And I sat down to talk about short stories and publishing with a small, Canadian press. Doug offers so much information and insight in his answers, that I've decided to break them up over three days. Today is Day 3. Click here. For Thursday's "Publishing a Short Story Collection" and here. For yesterday's "The Road to Small Press.". Did they get cover input? Where were they reviewed? Second is dist...
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Writer in Residence: October 2011
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Common sense guidance for writers by writers. Monday, October 10, 2011. Field-Tested Marketing: Twitter and Facebook. Field-Tested Marketing is a new series focusing on my own experiences replicating common marketing advice seen on writing forums and in marketing books. The Advice: Provide a daily link to your book on Twitter and Facebook. Try doing it several times a day, to ensure that you cover all of your followers who visit Twitter at different times. The exception to this is when there is a special...
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Writer in Residence: November 2011
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Common sense guidance for writers by writers. Sunday, November 13, 2011. You can move with us! The original need to separate this blog from my main blog was due to technical issues; my blog wasn't designed to handle lots of different categories and was not easy to sort. However, I have a new site design and have moved "Writer in Residence" there. Just look for the category, "Author Clinic.". I hope that you will continue to join me there! Krista D. Ball. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Krista D. Ball.
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Writer in Residence: Field-Tested Marketing: Twitter and Facebook
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Common sense guidance for writers by writers. Monday, October 10, 2011. Field-Tested Marketing: Twitter and Facebook. Field-Tested Marketing is a new series focusing on my own experiences replicating common marketing advice seen on writing forums and in marketing books. The Advice: Provide a daily link to your book on Twitter and Facebook. Try doing it several times a day, to ensure that you cover all of your followers who visit Twitter at different times. The exception to this is when there is a special...
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Writer in Residence: June 2011
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Common sense guidance for writers by writers. Sunday, June 26, 2011. Short Stories: Working with Fiction Magazines. I have Karl Johanson, editor with Neo-Opsis Science Fiction Magazine, to talk about the challenges he sees when writers submit their fiction. What is the biggest mistake new writers make when they edit a short story? What are the most common editing issues you see? If an author has a dispute with their editor, what is the best way to deal with it? Krista D. Ball. Saturday, June 25, 2011.
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Writer in Residence: April 2011
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Common sense guidance for writers by writers. Thursday, April 28, 2011. Writing isn't always alone. Today we have Josh, one half of the Josh Langston and Barbara Galler-Smith writing combo for "Druids" and its sequel, "Captives." Josh will be talking about the ups and downs of writing in a pair. Why did we choose to join forces? What is the key to our success? Aside from anything Oprah might provide, a successful novel requires at least three things:. 1) A good story. 2) A good publisher. All four of our...
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Writer in Residence: May 2011
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Common sense guidance for writers by writers. Tuesday, May 17, 2011. Engagement: Interaction between authors and readers. Engagement. It’s what everyone wants, right? Comments and retweets and all the rest of it. Maybe. In fact, I find it harder to promote myself as a writer in the social-media era than I did in the days when one put up a no-feedback website in hand-coded HTML and didn’t need to worry about how many comments it attracted. My personal blog, Reality Skimming. Lynda Williams is the author o...
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Writer in Residence: The Road to Small Press: Douglas Smith (Part 2/3)
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Common sense guidance for writers by writers. Friday, August 19, 2011. The Road to Small Press: Douglas Smith (Part 2/3). And I sat down to talk about short stories and publishing with a small, Canadian press. Doug offers so much information and insight in his answers, that I've decided to break them up over three days. Today is Day 2. Click here. For yesterday's "Publishing a Short Story Collection.". Question: Did you go the agent route? Why or why not. So that's when we turned to Fernando. But can...