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Housekeeping

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I’ve got a couple updates today, hence the title of the post. MIK MURDOCH: THE POWER WITHIN I have very happy to tell you that the first round of editor revisions are done. I’m doing one more read-through of the manuscript and then it is back to 5 Rivers for next set of comments. PARSEC AWARD NOMINATIONS ARE OPEN For those of you who listen to Get Published, the Parsec Award Nominations are now open. I would love it if one of you fine listeners would nominate the podcast this year. LOOKING FOR HERO/VILLAIN PROFILES One of my readers (of Mik Murdoch, Boy Superhero) sent me a picture of a costume he created. His mother has given me permission to […]

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Finding Your Voice

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I have read a lot of writing advice that says you should write in your own unique ‘voice’. But, what the heck IS your own voice? How do you find it and how do you recognize it when you see it? Those are questions I have asked myself many times and, I suspect, some of you have too. It wasn’t until a few nights ago that I think I finally saw the light. I was mulling over what should be the next scene in one of my books and how I was going to present my characters in it when I realized that I actually know what my voice is. The revelation actually came when I threw away the whole notion […]

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Get Published Episode 132 – Jessub Flower Builds His Platform

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I am always on the lookout to learn something new – maybe a new way to grow my author’s platform or market my books. That’s why I love talking to different authors about what they are doing. One such author is Jessub Flower who is using his debut novel, Daisy Hill to do all of those things: promote, market and try to get a publishing deal. Jessub and I talk about what he has been doing to achieve his own personal writing goals. I’ve also been giving a lot of thought to my author’s voice. I think part of that is an effort to procrastinate and not actually finish some of my writing. Regardless of the reason, I’ve heard the […]

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Progress

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Progress can mean different things to different people. For some, it might mean people are just a little more tolerant of each other. For others it means that technology continues to move forward and our lives are getting easier and better. For me? Well, I tend not to think on quite that grand a scale. Progress for me is, I weigh a little less today than I did a month ago. I’m actually sleeping through the night and I’m almost finished the latest revision of Mik Murdoch: The Power Within. In fact, all of the above are true which makes this a Wednesday worth celebrating. I’ve also made some strides forward on a few things of a less quantitative nature. For example, I […]

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