Proofreader Marks (humor)

Kawanee Hamilton has provided us with a humorous table of “Proofreader Marks”. Thanks for the chuckle, Kawanee. You make us smile!! 😀

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Writing in the first person can produce amazing results

Author Jean M. Cogdell provides us with a great point of view about writing in the first person. Thank you very much Jean for your valuable opinion.

Jean's Writing

Contrary to some critics first person point of view does work. I disagree with those critics (snobs) that argue writing in the first person is a sign of an amateur. 

Writing in the first person is my preferred method. I know, I know, I’m not burning up the NYT Best Seller list. Well, not yet but give me time.  

But there are many famous, and successful authors that have proved those critics wrong.

• Dean Koontz, Saint Odd  
• Victoria Aveyard, Red Queen 
• Herman Melville Moby Dick
• Sabaa Tahir, An Ember in the Ashes 
• Cynthia Swanson, The Bookseller 
• Suzanne Collins, The Hunger Games
• John Green, The Fault in Our Stars 
• F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby
• Harper Lee, To Kill a Mockingbird

And those are just a few!

I enjoy writing when writing in the first person more than third person and I…

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Formatting Manuscripts – What you need to know!

Claire Plaisted of Plaisted Publishing house has posted a fantastic blog post about formatting for as well traditional as also Indie authors and has done a huge favor to me and I’m sure many other start-up authors as well. This is something that really has tied my stomach in a knot. Thank you Claire for this phenomenal information.

Laughter the best medicine – I just found a magic lamp!!

Smorgasbord is always providing us with the best humor!! This time it’s the magic lamp smiles! Have fun! LOL

To Self-Publish or Try the Publishing Option? That is the Question…

Silver Threading published an important blog post about the two options an author has: choosing self publishing or a traditional publisher? The article provides us with very important information and is worth reading!

Author Promotion! We Can’t Buy What We Can’t See!!!

What a great chance for many authors to promote their books. Check out this great site and the services offered.