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Facebook: Should We Use a Profile or a Page? — Guest: Lisa Hall-Wilson

March 7, 2013 Over-Achieving Perfectionist
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To those who know me, it’s no secret I enjoy Twitter more than Facebook. Currently, I use just a Facebook profile (the normal accounts for individuals). But if one was necessary, I didn’t want my inability to love Facebook holding me back from utilizing a page (the accounts for businesses). Luckily, I knew just who to [...]

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Tagged as: advice for writers, branding, giveaway, guest blogs, Jami Gold, Lisa Hall-Wilson, paranormal author, professionalism, social media

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NaNo Prep: How Do You Get in Touch with Your Muse?

October 18, 2012 Writing Stuff
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In my last post, I explained that I’m a pantser (I write by the seat of my pants) because that’s the best way—for me—to hear my subconscious ideas of what to write. But maybe one reason why some of us are plotters and some of us are pantsers is because we all need to use different [...]

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Tagged as: advice for writers, feedback, giveaway, Jami Gold, listening to characters, muse, NaNoWriMo, paranormal author, plotter vs. pantser, workshops

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Small Publishers: Tips for Success — Guest: Musa Publishing

September 11, 2012 Writing Stuff
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I’ve talked a lot about the issues facing authors on the Big 6 side of traditional publishing, from agent hunting to contracts. I’ve also discussed the self-publishing side of the aisle, from quality concerns to ebook pricing. In contrast, I haven’t posted much about small publishers. Honestly, I don’t know as much about the issues authors [...]

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Tagged as: advice for writers, contracts, ebooks, epublishing, ereader, giveaway, guest blogs, Jami Gold, paranormal author, print on demand, risk, small publishers, social media

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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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Random Act of Kindness Blitz and a Giveaway!

May 15, 2012 Writing Stuff
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Did you see all the posts and tweets yesterday about the Random Acts of Kindness Blitz? (#RAOKBlitz on Twitter)  Two very generous authors, Angela Ackerman and Becca Puglisi, of The Bookshelf Muse blog wanted to kick off the release of their book, The Emotion Thesaurus, in a unique way. Just like how The Emotion Thesaurus helps [...]

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Tagged as: blogging, dreams, giveaway, Jami Gold, Janice Hardy, paranormal author, Tech Guy, The Bookshelf Muse, Thesis theme

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Religion in Novels: Terrific or Taboo? — Guest: Jody Hedlund

September 22, 2011 Writing Stuff
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I’m excited to share today’s guest post with you because in addition to being a lovely person, Jody Hedlund runs a fantastic blog for writers.  As if that wasn’t enough, she’s also graciously arranged for a book giveaway of her latest release, The Doctor’s Lady (see bottom of post for details). Jody writes historical romance stories that touch on [...]

Tagged as: advice for writers, authors, genre, giveaway, guest blogs, information dump, Jami Gold, Jody Hedlund, paranormal author, professionalism, romance novels, social media

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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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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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Strong Character Wrap-up & Veteran’s Day

November 11, 2010 Writing Stuff
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Okay, what have we learned from the big series on creating strong characters?  To feel realistic, characters need to have goals, a delusional self-image, multiple personalities, flaws, and a reason for their actions.  Hmm…  All that makes them sound a touch crazy, doesn’t it?  (Not as crazy as I am, but getting closer.) What does [...]

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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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