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Archive for March, 2009:

Tuesday SMACK DOWN!!! Long vs. Short writing

{ Posted on Mar 30 2009 by Kendal Corbitt }
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Tags : agents, epublishing, goals, Long, Short, Smack Down
Categories : The Inclined
Kendal: Now entering Round Three of Tuesday Smack down!!! This week we are debating long vs. short writing. I'd like to take a second to clearly put a bit of a disclaimer out there: I personally believe wholeheartedly that a ...Read More »

Magical writing places

{ Posted on Mar 29 2009 by Stephanie Secrest }
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Tags : Stephanie Secrest, Writing Life
Categories : The Inclined
It's been an interesting month because tidbits of the March RWA/NYC meeting have been popping up in Steph's Writing Land. Going back to Leanna Renee Hieber and Isabo Kelly's presentation on world-building... they discussed the importance of having magical writing places. ...Read More »

Promo Etiquette, Part 2

{ Posted on Mar 27 2009 by Dara England }
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Categories : The Inclined
PROMO ETIQUETTE Part 2 Today I’m continuing my series of posts about promo etiquette. Nearly everyone knows something about promotions—but not everyone knows about promo etiquette: the art of getting your work noticed without annoying people in the process. Last time we talked ...Read More »

Love Scenes: Did I Just Write That? – By Marie-Claude Bourque

{ Posted on Mar 27 2009 by Arianna Skye }
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Tags : Add new tag, American Title V, love scenes, Marie-Claude Bourque
Categories : Guest Author, Writing
Love Scenes: Did I Just Write That? By Marie-Claude Bourque How embarrassed do you get? When I asked erotic writer Johnny Peregrine about writing love scenes, he said that he keeps looking over his shoulder worried that someone will come and read ...Read More »

The Magic Pantsing Dog

{ Posted on Mar 25 2009 by Rebecca March }
1 Comment
Categories : The Inclined
Okay...so I'm totally cheating, because I didn't write this article called "The Magic Pantsing Dog"...let me be completely honest and up front about that. But I just had to share this because my good buddy Liz Selvig wrote it and ...Read More »

Writer’s Block & Falcons

{ Posted on Mar 25 2009 by Allison Lane }
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Categories : The Inclined
To me, springtime has meant peregrine falcons ever since a pair started nesting on city hall several years ago. I keep the video window open in a corner of my computer screen so their antics can entertain me. They are ...Read More »

Sweet, Behind-Closed-Door Romance Vs. Smokin’ Hawt Scene-Stealing Erotic Romance

{ Posted on Mar 24 2009 by April Morelock }
29 Comments
Categories : The Inclined
AM: Last week we discussed Porn/Erotica and Sex increasing sales in epublishing as well as wondered where the sweet romances have gone. We also wondered if sex is killing old-fashioned romance. This week, I'm hitting all of you with the real ...Read More »

Chocolate for the Writer’s Soul

{ Posted on Mar 23 2009 by Leigh Ellwood }
4 Comments
Categories : The Inclined
As a student we would read about the lives of famous writers long past. Everybody seemed to have his/her flaw: alcoholism, depression, insecurity and financial woes. Not to compare myself to the likes of Hemingway and Dylan Thomas, but I'm ...Read More »

Listen ~ Cause You’re Not In Charge

{ Posted on Mar 21 2009 by Sandra }
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Categories : The Inclined
So, recently, I had a bout of the dreaded writer's block.  Not the kind where you don't know what to write, but the other--more insidious and frustrating, in my opinion--variety.  The one where you know  exactly what you want to write, ...Read More »

Between Puberty and Hot Flashes

{ Posted on Mar 20 2009 by Diana Castilleja }
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Categories : The Inclined
Put bluntly, that just means those years between when you were so smart you were stupid, and then when you'll be so smart you wish you were still that stupid and naive. But one thing I've found, is we ...Read More »
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