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Category Archives: Publishing
Why Do Words Count?
Words are the connective tissue between idea and expression. We tell ourselves about our ideas with words, using them to move from vague conjecture to clear concept.
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Crowdfunding for books has moved from fad to trend
#Crowdfunding is an #author trend, not a fad!
Those who are serious about funding their book projects are making #crowdfunding no longer a fad, but a trend. That doesn’t mean it’s easy! A great way to get up to speed quickly on all the how-tos to fund your book project is to grab Judith Briles’s The CrowdFunding Guide for Authors & Writers: Get FREE Money to Finance Your Book today on Amazon.
Joel Friedlander says, “Judith Briles does it again, providing exactly the resource indie authors need to make their way through the crowdfunding jungle. From planning to platforms to real-world strategies, this is the go-to guide that I’ll be recommending.”… Read more
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Thanksgiving Fully Present
There are three things I love about Thanksgiving: the future, the past, and the present.
I think as a child I probably loved Thanksgiving because of the future—it meant Christmas was coming soon! It was also a holiday I anticipated with great joy because it meant we’d go visit Grandma Dorothy. She married my step-grandfather late in life—but just in time for my sister and me to adore her. The house she shared with “Daddy Bob” was a classic New England cottage in Waterbury, Connecticut. Cape-Cod-Blue with white trim, it stood erect despite the steep street that seemed to slice under it.… Read more
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