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Does Good News Make You Worry?

May 14, 2013 News
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Being a writer can often feel like living on a rollercoaster, with huge hills and dips around every curve. Writer’s block, rejections, low sales figures, pirated books, and other bad news can make us feel heavier than gravity itself. We might wish we could sink through the floor and disappear. On the other hand, good [...]

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Tagged as: advice for writers, happiness, Jami Gold, Jami is insane, paranormal author, self-doubt, writing contests

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Blogiversary Contest — Prize: Me! Wait…er, What?

June 28, 2012 News
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My two-year blogiversary is coming up on July 12th.  Wow, I’ve been writing this blog for two years already? How can something feel like yesterday and forever at the same time? Mostly, I’m amazed that I found that much to blog about, not just in the number of posts but the length of my posts. [...]

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Tagged as: beta reader, critique partners/groups, feedback, giveaway, guest blogs, Jami Gold, Jami is insane, paranormal author

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Write Fiction? Why You Should Try a Short Story

December 22, 2011 News
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My regular readers know I typically write novel-length stories.  However, during one crazy four-day stretch, I wrote a long-ish short story/short-ish novella (novelette?).  For those of you following along at home, I’m referring to my story inspired by spam. I’ve blogged before about how the experience was a great way to stretch myself, but even [...]

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Tagged as: advice for writers, ebooks, editors, genre, Jami Gold, organized, paranormal author, pitch session, story structure, writing contests

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Harry Potter and Beyond: What Inspires You to Write?

July 19, 2011 News
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Today’s post is part of the #PotterChat blog hop, a collection of fantastic blogs, Twitter chats, and prizes.  Check out Susan Sipal’s post at Harry Potter for Writers for all the details. For those who didn’t win a prize in my Milestone Blogiversary Contest, you might want to complete the scavenger hunt of this blog hop, [...]

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Tagged as: advice for writers, beta reader, blog hop, blogging, dreams, giveaway, guest blogs, Harry Potter, Jami Gold, listening to characters, muse, paranormal author, Twitter

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Happy Blogiversary to Me: Contest Winners!

July 12, 2011 News
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*whew*  I officially made it to the one-year mark for this blog.  I thought reaching this point would be a lot harder than it was. Life is often that way.  We put off something we dread, and then when we finally buckle down to do it, we wonder why we feared it so much.  (Note [...]

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Tagged as: blogging, character flaws, happiness, Jami Gold, Kindle, muse, paranormal author, perfectionism, self-publishing, traditional publishing, Twitter, writers are insane

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Milestone Contest – Prize: Me! Wait…er, What?

June 28, 2011 News
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My one-year blogiversary is coming up on July 12th.  The occasion has me doing something I don’t normally do: math.  Eek! This is my 101st blog post, and during that time, this blog has passed 100 Google Friend Connect followers, 250 RSS subscribers, and 1500 comments (not including mine).  I know those numbers look small [...]

Tagged as: beta reader, blogging, branding, critique partners/groups, feedback, giveaway, grammar, Jami Gold, Jami is insane, paranormal author, story openings, website

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Have You Posted Your Work Online?

June 14, 2011 News
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Some people post their work online all the time.  Photographers have Shutterstock.  Artists have deviantART.  Non-fiction authors often base their books on their blog posts. What about fiction authors?  That’s a little trickier.  We’re not talking about flash fiction, blog hop entries, and the like here.  If we limit the discussion to novels—our babies—it’s harder [...]

Tagged as: blogging, Jami Gold, Jami is insane, Kristen Lamb, listening to characters, paranormal author, professionalism, risk, story openings, The Resurrected, writing contests

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Critique Week: Secrets of a Critique Partnership

September 16, 2010 News
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Today marks a milestone for me.  My first ever appearance guest-posting on another blog.  Woohoo! I’m at Roni Loren’s blog today with a post on a critique partnership that works: mine.  With help from my critique partner, Margeanne Mitchell, I put together a humorous peek inside our relationship and tried to identify what makes it [...]

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How I Got 80 Free Books & a Contest!

August 10, 2010 News
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Woo Hoo!  It’s time for my first contest on this blog.  I’ll be giving away the book Wicked Becomes You by Meredith Duran. But first, the answer to your question… Why did I get so many books? Several times at the RWA National Conference, I heard this advice:  The best way to determine if your [...]

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