Monthly Archives: February 2011

• Oh Baby, Look at Me Now!

  Posted on February 26, 2011 by admin in Uncategorized.

  As you can see, we’ve gone through a few changes. Thanks to the incredible talent of Jenn Thompson, the site is now just freaking cool! Switching publishers has been a major undertaking to say the least, but now that the book has been polished, the new cover revealed, and the price adjusted, I felt the [...]

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• Never Leave Your Modifier Dangling

  Posted on February 9, 2011 by admin in Uncategorized.

  I think all writers have a few bad habits.  One of my favorites is a healthy dose of “that”s sprinkled throughout my work. (I think that I’m going to write, versus, I think I’m going to write). The reason is simple: I live in Kentucky. It’s part of the culture, we write the way we [...]

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  Hook the Reader! Easier Said Than Done.

  Posted on February 5, 2011 by admin in authors, bloggers, blogging, indie writers, opinion, publishing, reviews, social networking, writing.

  My mantra this past year seems to be “Never underestimate the power of a tweet.” I’ve met some truly incredible people on twitter, and I’ve discovered that writers are hard pressed to keep a conversation to 140 characters at a time. Because of this, we created Chirenjenzie on Goodreads. The other day, my new friend, [...]

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  Life’s About Change, Sunny

  Posted on February 1, 2011 by admin in Uncategorized.

  As many of you know, I  got into the publishing industry quite by mistake.  The Light of Asteria was originally written for my daughter. I had the first draft completed before I even told my best friend. And so, when Kate’s friends wanted a copy, we started the revision process in earnest and started looking [...]

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