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Book Review Mondays: Betrayal on Triton by Ryan Henry

Book Review Mondays: Betrayal on Triton by Ryan Henry

 (An Action-packed Thrillride) A good first person narrative is difficult. Often times, the narrator will feel detached and cold. But right from the beginning Ethan Riley is animated and real. The familiarity that comes from a good first person narrator can make you forget that you are in a new story. As soon as the story starts it feels like you’ve known Ethan and Tori for months already,…

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Writing Better Characters

I intake a lot of media: TV, books, movies, plays. One common misconception I’ve noticed with a lot of writers, of all of those, is that they think people should hate their villains. That couldn’t be further from the truth. To explain this I am going to tell you the two rules of character creation I follow when writing: *Follow the code of Professional Wrestling. *Make real characters. (more…)

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Book Review Bonus: "Ship Breaker" by Paolo Bacigalupi

Book Review Bonus: “Ship Breaker” by Paolo Bacigalupi

Ship Breaker: by Paolo Bacigalupi I’ve been in such a tear lately with comics, I haven’t been able to really lose myself in a good book.  I’m fairly picky when it comes to reading.  I’m a self-professed movie snob, and I can be the same way when it comes to a book. I do judge some books by their cover…or at least the cover synopsis.

I saw “Ship Breaker” was available on iBooks for less than…

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Book Review Mondays: The Adversary by Erin M. Evans

Book Review Mondays: The Adversary by Erin M. Evans

 (A Great Continuation)

To date, I haven’t been able to put down any of the “Brimstone Angels” series. Erin Evans has a way of keeping me interested even when the plot begins to drag. Most of the secondary characters are interesting and well developed throughout the series, and they serve as great reminders that there is a whole world that turns without the main characters. The main plot…

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Review: "Melee, Magic & Puke" by S. R. Cassady

Review: “Melee, Magic & Puke” by S. R. Cassady

Title: Melee, Magic & Puke: a Pinty Lightbottom adventure

Author: S.R. Cassady

Genre: Fantasy/Humor

Age: Young Adult/Teen/General Audience (per the listing)

Word Count: 61,280 (166 pages on my tablet)

Available on: Smashwords (click here!)

  Review:

With the development of the website still in full gear and numerous other affairs piling up – from new clients to workshops to NaNoWriMo events – I…

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“Are you an SEO professional?” What this question really means…

“Are you an SEO professional?” What this question really means…

A  number of queries have come in recently that include this question:

Are you an SEO professional?

Bear in mind that these are inquiries regarding writing jobs not web development jobs. As such, I felt it might be a good idea to explore this topic on my blog.

SEO (Search Engine Optimization) is important to the success of any web-based business, but it’s widely misunderstood. First and foremost,…

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Create customized Kindle book descriptions with kdpWow!

Create customized Kindle book descriptions with kdpWow!

You might already know that Amazon’s Kindle KDP system allows you to stylize the text in your book descriptions using a few specific HTML tags. What you didn’t know is that Third Phase Publishing has created a simple generator that allows you to create an eye-catching, customized book listing in seconds! Simply type in your details, hit the button, and your coded description is ready to cut and…

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Selling books on Kindle KDP? Generate enhanced descriptions with colorful fonts, bulleted lists, and bold headlines using this free generator from Third Phase Publishing!

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Third Phase Publishing - Resources & Community for Writers!

Third Phase Publishing – Resources & Community for Writers!

Welcome to all the new visitors to 4Scribe.com! I’ve noticed that quite a few people have still been signing up as users of this blog, and I’d like to invite everyone to head over to my newest site for Third Phase Publishing and check it out!

Sign up for the forum and introduce yourself, interact with us and other writers, shoot the breeze…whatever! We just launched the forum a few days ago and…

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Bootstrapping a new indie publishing studio.

A quick update on our start-up! Post by J. Paul Roe:

Bootstrapping a new indie publishing studio.

Bootstrapping a new indie publishing studio.

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7 Off-Topic Tips for Young Writers

7 Off-Topic Tips for Young Writers

Sometimes the brain trust (a.k.a. The League of Literary Gentlemen) gets off topic in a meeting. Yesterday,  a subject came up that can rile up my opinionated nature double-time: primary education in America.

From Kindergarten to my senior year of high school, I attended small public schools in a rural Florida town. Like many kids, I got bored with the whole thing by the time I hit the sixth…

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Creative Writing - Adding to the Middle

Creative Writing – Adding to the Middle

Sometimes we come up with a fantastic story we can’t figure out how to fill that space between the catchy opening lines and the awesome ending. Don’t even think about “phoning in” the second act! A compelling start and a strong finish aren’t enough to carry an entire story.

Think of your work like a dining experience. The opening pages are the appetizer that whets the reader’s appetite and…

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Creative Writing - Exploring Emotion

Creative Writing – Exploring Emotion

Emotion in Writing

Writing is communication, plain and simple. Every word that’s put to paper with the intention of being read by someone else has a purpose. What is that purpose? Early into my journey of professional writing, I developed a mantra: Writing is about making the reader feel what you want them to feel. This goes for copy writing, poetry, creative writing . . . anything. It’s easy to…

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I Killed Facebook (and I Liked It.)

I Killed Facebook (and I Liked It.)

After a year of adventuring in the realm of social media marketing, I finally decided to give Facebook the ax. My account is done, over with, end of story.

Guess what? I’m really glad I did it.

Let me preface my input on this issue by saying I was never a Facebook guru or even a fan of the social network. I didn’t even have a Facebook account until a few years ago. When I disabled my account last…

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Enhanced Amazon descriptions without a generator.

Enhanced Amazon descriptions without a generator.

This was originally posted by J. Paul Roe at jpaulroe.com.

Not long ago, I heard there was a website that offers a “generator” for making enhanced (better looking) Amazon descriptions. I later learned that authors have to pay to use this generator(!.) which kind of sucks because HTML is really easy to use.

On top of being easy, there are only 18 tags that Amazon will recognize in your…

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What book series should you be reading?

What book series should you be reading?

Originally posted on Busted Keystrokes - Musings and Rants :

Writing can be a challenge, because what you write isn’t going to be everyone’s cup of tea. In turn, it goes without saying that what you readisn’t always going to be everyone’s cup of tea, either. It’s interesting how the looks that I get from loved ones are eerily similar when discussing what I am writing, and also with what I enjoy…

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