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Writers – Mistakes to Avoid

Published on August 13, 2015August 12, 2015 by Jean M. Cogdell2 Comments

Are you close?

Are you ready?

Ryan Lanz gives some very common sense reminders before you hit that send button.

I’m just about ready to start the process on my children’s book. (If I can resist tweeking it for the another zillion times.)

Now if I can just find that perfect Agent!

Or Do I self-publish?

Decisions, decisions.

What do you think? Any suggestions?

Thanks for the tips Ryan!

What Not To Do When Sending Off Your Manuscript.

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Do you love bling?

Published on August 12, 2015August 6, 2015 by Jean M. Cogdell

Well, I love all kinds of shiny things!

It seems my cup runs over and I am so grateful!

A big thank you to Hector Sampson for the The Sunshine Award.

Check out his Amazon author page and his website The power of Quantum Thinking for great reading.

Rules:

1) Thank the person that nominated you
2) Answer the questions you were given by the person who nominated you
3) Nominate some other bloggers for this award
4) Write the same amount of questions to the bloggers you have nominated
5) Notify the bloggers you have nominated

1.- What is your biggest fear?

To fail my family.

2.- What makes you feel happy faster?

My husband -not going to say more about that in print 😉

3.- What are you doing tomorrow?

Writing

4.- Why do you have a blog?

I’ve discovered a blog is a good outlet for my writing as well as a place to learn the craft and meet other writers.

Okay, Peeps your turn!

Have fun and answer the same questions above.

No obligation to participate.

You may or may not accept the award.

Congratulations anyway!

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Want to tell a great story?

Published on August 7, 2015August 6, 2015 by Jean M. Cogdell

Check out Chuck Wendig’s latest post.

100 RANDOM STORYTELLING THOUGHTS AND TIPS, STARTING NOW

And

Become a better story teller.

How many hours to finish?

Published on August 6, 2015August 5, 2015 by Jean M. Cogdell2 Comments

And I thought National Novel Writing Month – or NaNoWriMo was hard.

This endeavor makes me seem like an all time slacker.

On August 8, 2015 a group of people will write a book.

Want to write a book? You can if you’ve got 75 minutes spare

Not sure what the book will look like, but this article made me think.

What if I could write a chapter in 75 minutes?

Just how long would it take me to finish my manuscript?

Based on the premise of author Chris Farnell, I’d multiply the number of chapters by 75 minutes.

30 chapters X 75 minutes = 2250 min

2250 min = 37.5 hours

Okay, a writer needs time to eat and sleep so we couldn’t write around the clock. Besides, I’d need a back brace and something to get rid of finger cramps.

Based on this theory, writing an average of 4 hours a day, a rough draft could be completed in less than two weeks. So now I’m thinking this November, NaNoWriMo project is not so crazy after all. Except for the holidays putting a kink in those plans.

But, I’m gonna give my writing process some serious thought.

For more information on this project, head over to “NaNoSessionMo”.

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