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  • The Writerly Cafe

    What’s Your Favorite Summer Writing Place?

    Yesterday I decided to move to the back deck of our house to set up my “summer writing office”.…

    July 4, 2016
  • Writing Opportunity or Distraction? How to Know the Difference
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    Writing Opportunity or Distraction?

    How to know when to stray from your writing plans. Do you ever have those times when your day…

    July 3, 2016
  • The Creative Tool Kit

    6 Must-Have Books On Creativity

    The subject of creativity has always fascinated me. Where does it originate? How can I access more of it?…

    July 2, 2016
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    Best Selling Author Angela Ackerman

    Angela Ackerman Your writing thesauruses are such a help to writers, how do you feel knowing that thousands of…

    July 1, 2016
  • Genre, Mastering Middle Grade

    What is Middle Grade, Anyway?

    What is Middle Grade, Anyway? by Kelli McKinney When I tell someone I write middle grade fantasy, usually their response…

    July 1, 2016
  • Polishing Your Message, Uncategorized

    Don’t Do Dat – or That

    Today’s tip on Polishing Your Message is . . . Don’t Do That. Do What? Overuse the word that.…

    June 30, 2016
  • Truth Be Told

    Sober Judgment

    Do not think of yourself more highly than you ought, but think of yourself with sober judgment. Romans 12:3…

    June 29, 2016
  • Specs: Speculative Fiction

    Following Up After a Conference

    Following Up After a Conference Well hey! You made it to part three! O thou hast come far… seriously…

    June 28, 2016
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    Craft, Writing with Humor

    Thou Shalt Commandments For Writing With Humor

    Thou Shalt write with humor. But how? By following these two commandments from humor author James N. Watkins: I. Thou Shalt…

    June 27, 2016
  • History in the Making

    What I Learned from the Author of Charlotte’s Web – Part 1

    by Sandra Merville Hart   I wanted to instill a love of reading in my daughter from a young…

    June 26, 2016
  • The Ministry of Writing

    Ministering Through Writing Doesn’t Always Mean You Write

    I am writing this article and you are reading it because we enjoy or at least are comfortable writing.…

    June 25, 2016
  • Pleasant Rosebud - Romantic Suspense

    WELCOME HOME (Thomas Garet series)

    He snapped and got into real dark moods a lot, but at least he stayed. She had been irresistibly…

    June 24, 2016
  • Grammar and Grace

    Aid for Comma Splices

    A writing acquaintance of mine recently posted about her disdain of the comma splice, more importantly, the proliferation of…

    June 23, 2016
  • Writer Encouragement

    A Time For Everything

    “There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under heaven.” Ecclesiastes 3:1 NIV As I…

    June 22, 2016
  • Platform and Branding

    3 Tips to Grow Your Writer Platform When You Need a Break

    Everyone needs a break from time to time. For a writer building a platform, taking a social media break…

    June 21, 2016
  • Talking Character

    Creating Villains

    In order to really show his stuff, a protagonist needs challenges to overcome. The tougher the opposition, the more…

    June 20, 2016
  • Dear Young Scribes

    How to Choose, Develop, & Research a Setting: Part 1

    Setting is far more than the backdrop of a novel. It’s the environment that breathes life into a story. It…

    June 19, 2016
  • Guest post archive

    Conquering Impatience On The Path To Publication

    Angela Ackerman is our Best Selling Author for the month of July.  She has blessed us with some encouragement…

    June 17, 2016
  • Tour, Uncategorized

    Blog Tour- Morgan L. Busse

    What is the title of your latest book, Morgan? Tainted. Please give us an overview. What Happens When Your…

    June 15, 2016
  • The Blue Seal Awards

    Blue Seal Awards – Writing Contest (Open for entries July 1st 2016)

    Almost An Author (A3) is excited to announce its writing contest. The Blue Seal Awards for Internet Writing Excellence. We…

    June 14, 2016
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    Education in Storyworlds

    Have you considered education? No, this isn’t an article about how to raise your kids, this is an article…

    June 12, 2016
  • Uncategorized, Write Justified

    Confused No More

    As an editor, I frequently encounter homonym errors. Someone writes whether when they intend weather. Or peek when the…

    June 11, 2016
  • The Writer's PenCase

    Plot Twists – Part IV

    We’ve been looking at crafting plot twists. #amwriting #plottwists [bctt tweet=”Create a jaw-dropping plot twist by convincing your reader…

    June 10, 2016
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    It’s All Good in the ‘Hood

    The meme says it all: “We still want to go to the Land of Make-Believe.” It shows Mister Rogers…

    June 9, 2016
  • The Writerly Cafe

    What Gives You Conference Confidence?

    I want to thank everyone that read my first post of The Writerly Café, especially those who took the…

    June 6, 2016
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