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Switching genders

Posted on August 12, 2013 Written by Diane

This morning I read Dan Fienberg's "gut reaction" to the pilot for "The Blacklist," a new series coming to NBC this fall starring James Spader. He doesn't call it a review, because pilots can and do change. He just gives his two cents on what he's … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Writing

Software writers need

Posted on May 14, 2013 Written by Diane

1. Scrivener You know this. Just go and buy it already. Lots of writers feel this way about it. If you do a web search on "scrivener is the best", you get a lot of responses, all of which you can investigate on your own free time. The short version: … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Books and Magazines, Writing

Results from the Free Days at Amazon

Posted on May 4, 2013 Written by Diane

So, I recently offered my book for free for 5 days at Amazon. And here's what happened. But first, a little history lesson. § A few years ago, the term "Self-publishing" meant bad. Self-publishing was the last resort of the author who couldn't get … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Books and Magazines, Publishing

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