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Are you ready for opportunity when it arrives?

By on January 4, 2012 in Special Teams, Writing, Writing Life, Writing Life Coaching

Aspiring writers are always looking ahead to that book contract. They write, revise, network, rewrite, learn, plot…and dream. Pre-pubbed can be an intensely exciting time as well as an intensely frustrating one. We seem to stagnate in our dreams as week after week, chapter after chapter, conference after conference, time seems to pass us by. We watch others catapult to superstar status at writing conferences where the published authors gather to talk industry and the pre-pubbed gather to dream. The one thing all of them have in common is there are potential opportunities swirling around them at every moment. The thing that distinguishes many people is recognition of those opportunities. “But wait, Tiff!! I’m working hard!” I know you are. Don’t worry. I’m not criticizing. I’m coaching. I’m speaking from […]

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Building Your Own Facebook Landing Page Using Free Templates

By on December 21, 2011 in Learn the art of Social Networking, Special Teams

As I’ve mentioned before, a landing page is a critical component for a successful Facebook fan page. Although you may have to invest a couple of hours, it’s well worth the effort. There are several different place you can go to develop your page. The two I’ve found easiest are Wix (www.wix.com)  and Pagemodo (http://www.pagemodo.com/?r=free_footer).   Both of these offer free and subscription based options. I used Wix for my author landing page (https://www.facebook.com/pages/Edie-Melson/212307145501921?sk=wall) and Pagemodo for the landing page for Fighting Fear: Winning the War at Home (https://www.facebook.com/pages/Fighting-Fear-Winning-the-War-at-Home/210008849071555?sk=wall). I wanted the opportunity to try out both and see if one offered a better product than the other. You can visit both pages and see for yourself the two different looks they offered.   I found them to be very […]

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Seven Things Every Writer Must Do, Part Seven: Seize the Day!

By on December 13, 2011 in Life Coaching

 There are writers and there are dabblers. There are those who say they are writers but never sit down at the computer to string words together. If you ask them why, they will tell you they are writing in their head. I believe that is true occasionally, but the overwhelming amount of time, they simply are not taking advantage of what they have right in front of them: today. I’ve learned a lot about life, time and myself on my writing journey. It’s all about now. Takes these principles and apply them to your own life and you’ll have no regrets.

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Editing By Twos: An Editing Checklist of Sorts

By on December 7, 2011 in Editing Basics

I’ve run across a number of editing checklists as I’ve read through the blogosphere. Seems every writer has one. (Google “editing checklists” and in 0.17 seconds you get 983,000 results.) Nothing wrong with checklists. I usually peruse them and think, “Good points. I need to remember some of ‘em the next time I’m editing a manuscript.” Do I ever refer back to any of them? Nope. Why not? Well … to be honest, most of the checklists are l-o-n-g. They are more like editing encyclopedias rather than checklists. Do writers really do all those dozens of steps? If I could distill editing down to the basics, what would those key points be?  I would divide editing into two phases: a Big Picture Edit and Fine Line Edits. A Big Picture […]

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