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Help Me Pick My Hook
We’ve reached that point. The dreaded point. I need to have a one line summary of my novel, The Six Train to Wisconsin, for my promotional materials and my newly-created Facebook Author Page. I despise one line summaries. How do I boil … Continue reading
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The Next Big Thing
Big thanks to Victoria of Victoria Writes and Pete Denton for deeming me worthy of The Next Big Thing tag! In order to participate, I must answer some questions about my manuscript and pass it along to five other bloggers. … Continue reading
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I’m a Semifinalist in the Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award Contest!
Yesterday at 12:50 pm, I found out I made the semifinals of the Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award Contest. The top 50. Of the original 5000. Wow. E and I did a happy dance. I was still in shock. I’m slow … Continue reading