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How Should We Deal with Conflicting Advice?

February 26, 2013 Writing Stuff
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Did you hear? History was made this past weekend. And no, I’m not speaking in hyperbole. *smile* Imagine a writers’ conference with high-quality speakers, matching those found at national conferences. Imagine being able to attend for a fraction of the cost of other national writers’ conferences and with no travel costs. Imagine being able to [...]

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Tagged as: advice for writers, beta reader, conferences, critique partners/groups, feedback, happiness, Jami Gold, Kristen Lamb, paranormal author, self-doubt, self-publishing, Tech Guy, traditional publishing

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Where’s the Line between Spamming and Sharing?

February 14, 2013 Writing Stuff
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Anyone reading this post probably doesn’t intend to be a spammer, but it’s possible to cross the line and not realize it. If we’re lucky, a friend will let us know. However, how we react to that observation is yet another minefield in the impression we leave behind in social media. A strange thing happens sometimes when [...]

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Tagged as: advice for writers, blogging, branding, conferences, ethics, Jami Gold, Kristen Lamb, paranormal author, professionalism, social media

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Author vs. Characters: Can Our Morals Be Different?

January 31, 2013 Writing Stuff
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The recent talk of watching what we say on the internet and being aware of our brand has brought up several ways people come to odd conclusions about us as writers. Despite all our work to ensure that our behavior supports who we are and what our brand is, people will always form their own impressions. [...]

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Tagged as: advice for writers, branding, censorship, character flaws, conferences, genre, Jami Gold, listening to characters, muse, paranormal author, romance novels

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Michael Hauge’s Workshop: You’re the Hero of Your Life

August 30, 2012 Writing Stuff
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Okay, I wasn’t going to do yet another post about Michael Hauge’s presentation at the Romance Writers of America (RWA) Conference. But an off-the-cuff, as-we-were-heading-out-the-door thought he gave to us at the end of his “Using Inner Conflict to Create Powerful Love Stories” workshop really stuck with me, and I wanted to share it with you. Over my past couple of blog [...]

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Tagged as: advice for writers, conferences, dreams, happiness, Jami Gold, Michael Hauge, paranormal author, RWA, sacrifices, social media, workshops

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Michael Hauge’s Workshop: Combining Emotional Journeys and External Plots

August 21, 2012 Writing Stuff
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Over the past couple of weeks, I’ve been sharing tips from Michael Hauge’s presentation at the Romance Writers of America (RWA) Conference. First we looked at how to make sure our love (or romantic interest) stories didn’t fall prey to a lame “love at first sight” relationship. Then we talked about how to show that our characters really are the [...]

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Tagged as: advice for writers, conferences, Jami Gold, Janice Hardy, Michael Hauge, paranormal author, plot-driven vs. character-driven, romance novels, RWA, story structure, tension, workshops

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Michael Hauge’s Workshop: Are These Characters the Perfect Match?

August 14, 2012 Writing Stuff
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Last time I shared tips from Michael Hauge’s presentation at the Romance Writers of America (RWA) Conference about how to make romance (or love interest) relationships feel deep and not superficial. Most of us have probably read books where, at the end of the story, we didn’t trust the couple to make it past their next [...]

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Tagged as: advice for writers, character flaws, conferences, Jami Gold, Janice Hardy, love, Michael Hauge, paranormal author, romance novels, RWA, workshops

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The New Publishing Paradigm, Part Two: What Value Do Publishers Add?

August 7, 2012 Writing Stuff
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Last time, we discussed how our decision about which method we go with for publishing should focus more on our readers’ online versus offline buying habits than on their preference for ebook versus print formats. And we bemoaned the fact that those numbers are hard to come by. But let’s say we have a vague [...]

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Tagged as: advice for writers, conferences, contracts, ebooks, Jami Gold, paranormal author, professionalism, RWA, self-publishing, Smashwords, traditional publishing

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The New Publishing Paradigm, Part One: It’s Not about eBook vs. Print

August 2, 2012 Writing Stuff
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The Keynote Address at this year’s Romance Writers of America (RWA) Annual Conference was unusual. Instead of sharing an inspirational or funny story about her trudge to success, Stephanie Laurens essentially gave a lunchtime workshop about the publishing industry, complete with a PowerPoint presentation. Some were disappointed or bored and left early. I thought she was brilliant. [...]

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Tagged as: advice for writers, conferences, ebooks, Jami Gold, paranormal author, professionalism, romance novels, RWA, self-publishing, traditional publishing

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Social Media: An Introvert’s Secret Weapon

July 31, 2012 Writing Stuff
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Last week, I attended the Romance Writers of America (RWA) Annual Conference in Anaheim, California. My workshop was successful (*whew*), I had a fantastic experience, and I’m grateful to my family for pushing me through the pre-conference panic attack so I didn’t just hide under the bed. I know I’m not the only person to freak out [...]

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Tagged as: advice for writers, blogging, conferences, Jami Gold, Janice Hardy, Kristen Lamb, paranormal author, risk, RWA, social media, Twitter

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It’s (Writing) Olympics Time!

July 19, 2012 Random Musings
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The Olympics are starting in a week—while I’m in Anaheim, California for the Romance Writers of America (RWA) Annual Conference. I’m really looking forward to the confernce, but man… Did it have to fall during the Olympics? *sigh* I’m an Olympics nut. I love the pageantry of the opening and closing ceremonies. I love cheering for the athletes. [...]

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Tagged as: conferences, happiness, Jami Gold, Jami is insane, paranormal author, RWA

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