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Triberr, Using the Power of Friends to Promote Your Blog

Lori Devoti — Mon, 07 May 2012 17:09:08 +0000

You’ve set up your blog, you’ve filled it with content, and… no one comes to visit. You can harass your friends and beg people on loops and Facebook to stop by, but you aren’t getting anyone NEW. You know there are people out there interested in what you have to say. You know there other [...]

How to Write a Romance

Lori Devoti — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 14:24:01 +0000

Contrary to what some people seem to think, writing a romance is no easier than writing any other type of book. In fact, if writing romance and relationships doesn’t come naturally to you, it may be harder than writing any other type of book. Writing a straight-up romance where there isn’t a suspense or other [...]

A Few Free Writing Books: Act Fast

Lori Devoti — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 14:49:05 +0000

Someone shared these with me and I thought I’d share them with you! Disclaimer: I know nothing about these books or their authors. Also, if you want them, I’d move fast. Things tend to go off free a lot more quickly today than they did a few months ago. The Writer’s idea Book: Nook | [...]

Five Great Resources For Freelance Writing

Lori Devoti — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 13:35:35 +0000

(Okay, six really, because the first stop is always the Writer’s Market!) Looking for some good tips on how to break into the freelance market? Here are some good books and websites for more information and ideas: MediaBistro.com – Media Bistro was originally launched as an online media gathering place (in 1993), but has grown [...]

Putting the Pope in the Pool or Adding Fun to Boring Information.

Lori Devoti — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 13:00:37 +0000

One of my favorite writing books of all time is Save the Cat by Blake Snyder. Save the Cat is actually a book for screenwriters, but is every bit as useful for fiction writers. In Save the Cat, Snyder offers many tips, but one of the best and in my opinion most fun to play [...]