Monthly Archives: August 2011

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  Respect the Right to Review

  Posted on August 22, 2011 by admin in Uncategorized.

  Goodreads has a myriad of groups, all led by book lovers. They throw questions out there like bits of brightly colored confetti. Its genuine. Its real. I love it. This site is like having a finger on the pulse of the reader, and so when I need a break from the manuscript, I’ll stalk a [...]

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  Ten Absolute Truths of Life

  Posted on August 8, 2011 by admin in Uncategorized.

  In law, the word absolute means effective immediately or not liable to be modified. This world is riddled with insecurity and doubt. And so when we find something that we feel is absolute we cling to it. It gives us strength. It makes us feel secure. Once we decide what is absolute in our lives, [...]

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• The Power of Music

  Posted on August 4, 2011 by admin in authors, indie writers, Opinion, Uncategorized, writing.

  I’ve done quite a bit of writing and revising this summer, and I’m finding an occasional rough patch. In talking with other authors, it seems that one popular technique some  use is to listen to music while writing. Unfortunately, as a musician, layers of sound pull me from a scene. I’ve tried it over and [...]

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  Wordsmith Wednesday #6

  Posted on August 2, 2011 by admin in authors, indie writers, Uncategorized, writing.

  The Secret of -nyms   Have you ever noticed that grammar words we have the most difficult time remembering end in nym? Synonym, Antonym, Homonym … what’s up with that? Well, as with everything in our language, it comes down to the root. Nym comes from the Greek onoma meaning word or name. In light [...]

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