A guest post by Abigail Shepherd A friend asked me the other day if I thought people would be intimidated by the fact that I’m a published author. I had to admit that I hadn’t thought …
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5 Reasons Why You Should Start Building Your Writing Platform
When I finally finished writing my fourth book, I decided it was time to start thinking about publishing the most polished of my manuscripts. Like I did with writing, I immersed myself in weeks of research. I …
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Bookish Sneak Peeks, Twitter Chats, and Giveaways, Oh My!
Today I get the pleasure of sponsoring Cendrine Marrouat’s book release celebration for her latest book, Life’s Little Things: The quotes! I hope you will join us on Twitter for a book chat as Cendrine answers questions. …
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How to Write a Novel & Hold Down a Demanding Job
Guest Post by Caroline Elvin, Author & Freelance Writer It’s no easy feat to write a novel, but doing it whilst holding down a full-time job can be a whole separate challenge in itself. Whilst writing my …
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How to Write a Novel & Hold Down a Demanding Job
Guest Post by Caroline Elvin, Author & Freelance Writer It’s no easy feat to write a novel, but doing it whilst holding down a full-time job can be a whole separate challenge in itself. Whilst writing my …
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Ramming Walls
I am lying in a chair, my feet pointed up toward the sky, my back where my butt should go and my hair hanging wildly over the edge. I have felt backwards most of my life, and …
Wide Sargasso Sea
Don’t quote me on that. I like my facts to be nebulous and ever-changing. I remember being told once that she was a mad, raving alcoholic of undiscovered genius living in a soggy shack in Cornwall when …
Shoot, Drink, Older Woman, Preferably in That Order: in praise of Hemingway.
There is something beautifully masculine about Ernest Hemingway’s writing. It is, at times, ephemeral, deep, yet containing a polished surface that does not display those dark ripples until closer inspection. Every time I read Hemingway, I am …
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To the Huntsman
You smiled As if you could soothe the wounds of your brutality With these small treasures, As if they are not tokens marking your property
Tibetan Lemonade 