Fiction University: The Difference Between Painting a Scene vs Dramati...

Fiction University: The Difference Between Painting a Scene vs Dramati...: By Janice Hardy, @Janice_Hardy A great scene is about more than just describing what's there--or what's going on. As writers, ...

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Book Club Strategies for Authors

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How to Customize and Edit your Booklaunch Page

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San Francisco Writers Conference podcast.

Listen in as Ask Joey and Brooke Warner talk about the pros and cons of indie publishing on the SFWC Podcast today! https://buff.ly/2yl7EzS

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UK US Bocelli MH TRAILER :30s [4.12]

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Fiction University: Identifying a Loss of Momentum vs. Writer’s Block

This article gave me hope because for the last three days my brain has gone on strike!





Fiction University: Identifying a Loss of Momentum vs. Writer’s Block: By Janice Hardy, @Janice_Hardy Some days, we sit down to write and the words won’t come. Are we blocked? Maybe not. Even before the p...

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Joyce, good post for the times we are living in, I am also in the seventies, and when reading your article, I divided that seven is a lucky number.



What I want in life and what I have to do to create it?

I want to publish the books living inside of me and my computer.



In words of my horoscope today, ” April  1, 2020 - If you feel moody or emotionally stuck about your place in life, lean on your power of vision to paint a picture of where you’d like to be instead. Today starts with a sense of escapism, and you may find yourself longing for a change of scenery and a break from the daily grind. But possibility arrives later on, and you're especially open to insights about how to build the life you desire. Listen to your inner urges behind the mundane details today, because your subconscious is full of clues on how to achieve your most fulfilled life.”



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Inspired

T. S. Eliot once wrote, “good writers borrow, great writers steal.” In my youth to circumstances beyond my control, reading and daydreaming became my entertainment and best friends. 

Also, I lived in a culture filled with mystery and religion and thus developed in me a fascination for the supernatural, mysticism, prophecies, and damsels in distress that overcame their distress. And I especially sought out books about saints, creation, mythology, and history. 

So, I agree with Eliot to a point; since my series On Wings Of Immortals is inspired by favorite authors such as Auel, Mitchener, Castaneda, Rice, King, Kostova, and Coelho and of course Poe.

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Fiction University: What's My Motivation? Tips on Showing Character Mo...

Great tip! Sometimes, as in the first book of my series, the angel feels he is responsible for the virgin however it is she who went looking for him.

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Fiction University: What's My Motivation? Tips on Showing Character Mo...: By Janice Hardy, @Janice_Hardy Knowing what motivates a character to act not only makes for a great read, it also makes it easier to pl...

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What to do?

Even though it has good reviews I am batteling between removing The Sylph's Tale, the first book of On Wings Of Immortals - series, or just adding the revised-complete version.

Why? The Sylph's Tale was published incomplete. The publicist says they submitted the complete manuscript, but Amazon and D2D say they released the file received but are willing to give those who bought it a free revised-complete version upon publication.

I am extremely grateful to those who like it. Missing chapters are:

My Cross - Chapter III
HAYA - Chapter IV
My Brethren - Chapter VIII
Grant Me Death - Chapter IIX
Dragons of Eternity - X

What say you?

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5 Mistakes to Avoid When Writing a Fiction Series

5 Mistakes to Avoid When Writing a Fiction Series: Avoid inconsistencies when writing a series and keep your readers happy by reviewing these five common mistakes found in fiction series.

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Novel Writing: 10 Questions You Need to Ask Your Characters | Writer's Digest

Novel Writing: 10 Questions You Need to Ask Your Characters | Writer's Digest: BY BRENDA JANOWITZ You simply cannot write a good novel without knowing your characters inside and out. Here are the top 10 questions you need to be able to answer about each of your characters:

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Myth and the Environmental Crisis

Myth and the Environmental Crisis

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Hi and welcome! : Poem: Buckle

Hi and welcome! : Poem: Buckle: Buckle Let us not buckle  Under greed, vulgarity and pomposity Oh God help us not believe  You are on the side of rioters Abus...

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Poem: Buckle

Buckle

Let us not buckle 

Under greed, vulgarity and pomposity

Oh God help us not believe 

You are on the side of rioters

Abusers, greed and self-servers

Help us stand strong 

And return our country

To the respect and glory 

That led our forefathers 

To leave homeland and ancestry

Cross the oceans

To build a nation 

Not for pomp and powdered classes

But for freedom and equality

Jesus, Moses, Mohamed and Buddha

Rise amongst our people

Give us strength and purpose

For the time has come

To end immorality, greed and vanity

Ruling and toppling our nation

From the top of Lady Liberty’s flame

Into mire and stench.

By @MartaCWeeks2/5/2020

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Hi and welcome! : New poem: Greener

Hi and welcome! : New poem: Greener: Greener If your heart quivers For someone other Than whom your with Tell it that the other side Is only greener Until the f...

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New poem: Greener

Greener

If your heart quivers

For someone other

Than whom your with

Tell it that the other side

Is only greener

Until the fence is climbed

Or the gate is broken

And then

The true colors

Of disappointed longing

Or new flavors embraced

Turn into longings

One being greener than the other

In its commitment

For life is more than colors

And the heart beats

Not just in red

But in the passing of time

When what you want now

Becomes what you

Want no more

The self loses it’s soul

Hunger becomes a vice

And in looking

You lose who you are

And become the prey

Or predator

Of whims and dreams

Of what could have been 

Unfulfilled with longings 

That become the new

Lost and not found.

@MartaCWeeks

2/4/2020

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We are back!

On Monday, we returned from our 15 days Panama Canal cruise and ten days of travel from Florida to Cincinnati, visiting my husband's siblings and their families. It was a grand vacation, but I long to return to Europe in particular to Lalin, Spain; that has a story I will tell soon.

During the cruise, while at sea, John edited and made significant contributions and suggestions on VIRGINS, book three of the series. He is not into holding back critiques to make me feel good and why I trust him. Also, an avid and very picky reader, so when he said, "you need to write a series about the men,"  I was surprised and more when he added, "I enjoyed reading it" and "look forward to book four."  That's ROLO, which I will give him in two weeks after he has knee surgery, and work gets done in our home that was scheduled for after we got back from our travels.

Also, reviews from other authors, the information I am reading, and online classes, have ushered in ideas on plot and story that I am excited to implement and write. Soooo, busy, busy busy!

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Starting Ayekah The Damned with inciting incident in The Sylph’s Tale

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SM and trying to write and publish

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