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WritingNoDrama

  1. RT @thenewauthor: #FF big time thank you to @rjmcgarvey @jkmyrna @RomanticShorts @CliftonHill @MerleChloe @MerleReads @sallyroyerderr > TY 1:51 PM Jan 20th via HootSuite
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  3. Is KDP Select Salvation or Damnation for Indie Authors? ow.ly/8AXca #kindle #free #kdp Plz RT 12:50 PM Jan 20th via HootSuite
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  5. RT @tuneintodanger Congrats to @WritingNoDrama and @amberscottbooks for their Kindle Lending Library payout ow.ly/8wz4D Thank you! 9:04 AM Jan 17th via HootSuite
  6. Never end a scene with a character falling asleep. Otherwise your reader will too. #keepthemwantingmore 1:52 PM Jan 13th via HootSuite
  7. @stephenmengland No actually I was a little busy getting into the Top 10 Lending Library Authors :-) Will be back strong for the NewYear :-) 2:28 PM Jan 12th via HootSuite in reply to stephenmengland
  8. The chances you will #makeit on one book are slim to none... think long term #backlist 10:29 AM Jan 12th via HootSuite
  9. Embrace the red. What does that mean? Embrace critiques/notes. Then decide if you use them or not. 1:00 PM Dec 6th, 2011 via HootSuite
  10. No matter what you think of your work, ultimately the reader decides #behumble #takenotesgracefullu 12:00 PM Dec 5th, 2011 via HootSuite
  11. Grammar matters. Just not in the first draft. Write messy if you have to #lineeditscamwait 1:00 PM Dec 4th, 2011 via HootSuite
  12. Narrative drive is just that. Even the most convoluted plot has a strong through line 12:00 PM Dec 3rd, 2011 via HootSuite
  13. Surprise is great. The reader feeling like you've pulled something over on them is not :-) 1:00 PM Dec 2nd, 2011 via HootSuite
  14. Lost? Stuck? Turn to your senses. What does this scene taste like? 12:00 PM Dec 1st, 2011 via HootSuite
  15. How many books are you going to write next year?#yes #Isaid #books 1:00 PM Nov 30th, 2011 via HootSuite
  16. Whining does not get words on the page #justsaying 12:00 PM Nov 29th, 2011 via HootSuite
  17. What five key words define your hero? Make sure you are consistent 1:00 PM Nov 28th, 2011 via HootSuite
  18. What three words define your book? Does EVERY chapter/section live up to that? 12:00 PM Nov 27th, 2011 via HootSuite
  19. On days you don't 'feel' like writing, just type. You can weave details in on another day. #KeepMovingForward. 11:00 AM Nov 3rd, 2011 via HootSuite
  20. When writing, stopping to fix grammar can throw you out of the game. Worry about edits later. #justwrite 10:00 AM Nov 2nd, 2011 via HootSuite