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Cover Quotes
I’ve been thinking a bit lately about cover quotes, and want to open the question to all of you. Do you think cover quotes matter? Do they influence your buying decision? You see, I have very mixed feelings about cover quotes, especially those that come from other authors. 1. As a reader, I’m cynical about…
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Clearing the Clutter
One of the things I’m learning this time through the Artist’s Way is how I affect my own effectiveness. It’s pretty easy to blame other people and other obligations for keeping us from our writing, but often it’s not that simple. Julia Cameron calls this self-sabotage, which seems a bit harsh until you take it…
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Houses and Blueprints
Nope, no building going on here – this would be Today’s Analogy. I came up with this on the RWAOL boards a few days ago and like it so well that those of you who saw it there get to endure it again. Here it is: the difference between a book manuscript and its synopsis…