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How to add a StumbleUpon share button

Published on January 25, 2017March 16, 2017 by Jean M. Cogdell12 Comments

I’ve read some terrific posts about the fun and importance of Stumbling.

If you missed them do yourself a favor and go to the links below and read.

However, some people have had problems adding the StumbleUpon share button to their blog. So I decided to help with one of my videos.

Hope it helps.

Did this work?

Have you added this sharing button?

Keep Reading:

3 Ways StumbleUpon Can Get YOU Noticed January 10, 2017 Dan Alatorre AUTHOR

StumbleUpon Follow-Up: The Results Look Like This Posted on January 23, 2017 Eva Blaskovic

How A Great Idea becomes A Great Story: “Angel” Chapter 1

Published on January 13, 2017January 7, 2017 by Jean M. Cogdell

Great advice Dan! “Your readers are expecting more than reality.”

If you missed this series, you must go to DAN ALATORRE‘s website.

Here is a link to the first installment. Terrific insight into the writing process.

Don’t you just love it when a successful writer lets you see in their soul?

Read and enjoy…

How do you make a neat idea into a great story? You take the idea, get it out of your head and onto paper/into the computer, and then you refine it until it sings with the clarity of a tuning fork,…

Source: How A Great Idea becomes A Great Story: “Angel” Chapter 1

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one of the best tips I’ve read in a long time

Published on January 4, 2017January 2, 2017 by Jean M. Cogdell17 Comments

I loved this article by Janice Hardy. Her tips on how to enhance a story with characters really got me to thinking more about mine.

Everyone has quirks. Good, bad, funny, sad, or funky, we all have something that makes us unique. So, what is weird or quirky about your characters?

However, just adding a limp or lazy eye won’t do the trick.

So just what is my favorite tip?

No Talking!

That’s right! No talking. Janice suggests take a scene, or section of the story and cut out all of the dialogue. Now take another look. Can you imagine the character? Can you name something unique about them without reverting to their eye color, height, weight, hair, etc.?

I can’t wait to try this!

This is just one of her invaluable tips. Click the link below to read the others.

What do you think?

Do you think cutting the dialogue will help with any of your scenes?

If you give it a try, let me know if it worked. I’d love to hear!

Want Better Characters? Get Rid of the Dialogue By Janice Hardy, @Janice_Hardy

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Should you write a fancy outline for your novel?

Published on December 21, 2016December 13, 2016 by Jean M. Cogdell3 Comments

While we are all enjoying the holidays with family and friends, I hope you’ll also enjoy this flash from the past “Best of Jean’s Writing.”

Maybe- Maybe not. It’s your book, you make the rules. Different strokes for different folks. Me, I’m trying to be more organized in my writing this year. Only time will tell if I’…