Your Novel’s First Scene: How to Start Right @janefriedman #3chicksbooks 📚
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Today’s post is an excerpt adapted from A Writer’s Guide to Beginnings by Paula Munier (@PaulaSMunier), recently released from Writer’s Digest Books.
There are a number of tricks to making sure that you get your story off to a hot, hotter, hottest start, no matter what your genre. I know, I know, all of you people out there who are writing literary fiction are thinking, “I don’t need a hot start to my story.” Well, think again. Even beginnings for literary stories must aim for, at minimum, a slow burn.
The Top 7 Details You Need to Think About When Writing Historical Fiction #3chicks
Please welcome back Warren Adler, the acclaimed author of The War of the Roses, a masterpiece of macabre divorce adapted into the BAFTA and Golden Globe-nominated hit film starring Danny DeVito, Michael Douglas and Kathleen Turner. Adler has also optioned and sold film rights for a number of his works, including Random Hearts and Private Lies. Adler’s works have been translated into more than 25 languages, including his staged version of The War of the Roses, which has opened to spectacular reviews worldwide. Adler has taught creative writing seminars at New York University and has lectured on creative writing, film and television adaptation, and electronic publishing. He currently has a number of film/TV adaptations in various stages of development with Grey Eagle Films including The Children of the Roses. His novels are now available as audiobooks through Audible. His latest historical fiction release, Mother Nile, has been received with spectacular reviews from critics and readers alike.
The Top 7 Details You Need to Think About When Writing Historical Fiction
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Police Call Signs: How To Use Them In Your Fiction Writing — Crime Writer Sue Coletta
Chrys Frey, my guest today, certainly did her homework when she decided to use police call signs in her latest novel, 30 Seconds to Die. When writers research, their stories ring more true-to-life. I’ve built this blog with this notion in mind…to help save you time, and Chrys certainly delivers with this… Continue reading… The post Police…
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#BlogTour Author Kai Mann @kaiology #michlit #3dchicks #mwn
Welcome Readers to our Featured Author Blog tour for:
Kai Mann
Author of her second release: Abandoned Property.
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Abandoned Property
By Kai MannRating: Not yet rated.
Published: June 09, 2013
Words: 92,516 (approximate)
Language: English
ISBN: 9780984828135
Short Bio
Kai Mann is the author of 30 Day Notice and her newly published book Abandoned Property. She is an independent contract writer for Examiner.com as Detroit’s Best Friend Examiner, a member of the Motown Writers Network, and a contributor to the online poetry community. Kai’s purpose is to inspire thoughts pertaining to the themes of love, friendship, self-love, and self-progression.
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About Abandoned Property
These characters all have something in common; they’ve been abandoned.
Even though their issues of abandonment stem from some of the same situations, how they play out is different in nature.
Will they go to the extreme opposite to ensure that the cycle ends with them? Or will they realize the blessings in being abandoned by people who never knew how to care for them in the first place?
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FOLLOW THE AUTHOR ON HER BLOG TOUR!
Starting July 8th all over the #MotownLit Network, we’re going to feature Kai Mann and her wonderful book. Read the rest of this entry
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Now, if you’ve signed up for updates and haven’t received your anthology in time for Christmas, please comment below with the email you signed up with. Your email will be kept private. Â After we verify your subscription, we’ll email the file to you immediately.
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