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Sunday, September 4, 2022

A New Vella Project Based on A Story & The Twilight Zone

I have partnered up with a girl (young lady? She's 18... you decided!), Regina Woods, who lives about 125 miles south of me in Harmony Florida. She is very intelligent and an excellent writer. The premise of this project is to write stories that Rod Serling might enjoy that use the phrase, "There... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, August 25, 2022

You've Gotta Use Social Media To Sell Your Material!

I've always said to be successful at SELLING your material these days, you have to constantly play the game like PT Barnum. I spend at least five to six hours every week writing and posting HYPE on Twitter, FB, and other "social media." Barnum was known for one trick that made him a lot of money. He... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, August 23, 2022

Skirting Issues Caused By The Cancel Culture

Food for thought. We believe in Martin Luther King. We don't think your skin color is the most important thing about you. We think all people were created by God, and therefore should be judged by what they do, not by how they look. We say that a lot, and we mean it. - Tucker Carlson 8.18.22 I write... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, August 15, 2022

Help Wanted

If you've read much of anything I've posted in the last five months, you know I've been working heavily on the new Amazon platform, Vella. I try to keep at least two or three stories going across a wide variety of subjects. I've found it takes about two months for a project to pick up steady... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, July 30, 2022

Some Poetry - Opinions Needed!

I'd like to try out some poetry here that I will be using in a new romance story. This story is about a couple who really do love each other but often argue, often saying things they don't mean. When they 'make up,' they use their mutual love of poetry to apologize. Thoughts? #1) Those winds, those... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, June 23, 2022

I've put out auditions for a 13,500-word 'erotica' story Lisa wrote. It's nothing that would be posted here, but it seems to be selling well on Amazon under a pen name, so we are taking it to Audible. I helped her set up the audition yesterday. The process has changed a little, but we figured it out... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, June 22, 2022

An Offer

As I just posted on my everyday patter blog, I have discovered there is a huge shift in reading styles. The writing group I am affiliated with #FreshInkGroup tells us the new trend is anthology shorts of 25,000 to 50,000 combined words and poetry collections of 90 to 125 pages. I know there are... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, June 21, 2022

I have a short story (13,500 words) I wrote back in 2009 I decided to post to Amazon Kindle. It wasn't anything weird or special, but I wanted to get it out there. For reasons I don't understand, Amazon is giving me static about publishing it. It's been 'IN REVIEW' for ten days, and this morning, it... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, June 14, 2022

Vella Revisited

Yikes. I just saw it has been over three weeks since I made a post here. I apologize about that, but... well, 'circumstances.' To say the least, my time and ability to write have been severely limited lately. I still think about my various writing projects, which means on the days I do feel up to... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, May 22, 2022

Here's a dumb question. What kind of story do you like to read? Mystery? If so, what kind of mystery? Poetry? I'm trying to figure out a way to expand my normal stuff. Your suggestions might lead to a story in your favorite genre! I'm working on some things I have had to shelve for the last three... Sign in to see full entry.

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