Tag: Books
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Traveling the World through Reading
Reading takes you places. As Dr. Suess said, “The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you’ll go.” Where in the world will your next book take you? When I was young, I dreamt of seeing the world. Coming from the back country…
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“The Wentworth Legacy” is now on Kindle Unlimited
The Wentworth Legacy is now on Kindle Unlimited. Check it out here. Spencer Wentworth’s carefree life does not prepare him when he inherits a huge fortune with an attached responsibility. When the stock market collapses in 1929, the family fortune suffers a huge loss and is in the brink of bankruptcy. He has to…
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TIPS ON BECOMING A BETTER WRITER – Day 29
I have one day left to wrap up this NANOWRIMO writing challenge. I reached 55,739 words today. Tomorrow should be interesting on how I will end the story. I had two choices of endings and we’ll see how it goes tomorrow. Today’s tip is: Research potential markets for your work. Now that your book is…
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TIPS ON BECOMING A BETTER WRITER – Day 28
The next three days are tough ones since I have another deadline – to work on the December newsletter for my rose society and send it out on Monday. In spite of that, I was able to squeeze some ideas into my novel and I made it to 54,926 words. Not bad at all. The…
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TIPS ON BECOMING A BETTER WRITER – DAY 20
There are ten days left to the end of the NANOWRIMO challenge. Last night I made it to 39,193 words. Today, I did very well in spite of taking a break to take my husband to his eye doctor. The story seemed to flow more freely today. I’m on target to make it to 50,000 words…
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TIPS ON BECOMING A BETTER WRITER – DAY 19
I’m moving right along. Last night, I made it to 37351 words. I’m getting closer to my goal. Today, the plot was getting more exciting and the words came out more easily. I was typing faster. I took a break this afternoon and went food shopping which took out 3 hours of my time. I…
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TIPS ON BECOMING A BETTER WRITER – DAY 18
I’m more than half way on my novel. I reached 35,566 words last night. This is the most difficult part of writing a novel where your brain has to work hard to keep your readers engaged. You want more interesting stuffs at this point to keep your readers want to turn the pages up to…
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TIPS ON BECOMING A BETTER WRITER – DAY 17
We have two weeks to go on the NANOWRIMO challenge. Last night, I reached 33,584 words when I finished. The story went so sad last night. The emotion was high when someone died and this one was heartbreaking. I’m not giving away the plot. Some characters from the first book made an appearance too.…
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TIPS ON BECOMING A BETTER WRITER – DAY 16
It’s Day 16 at NANOWRIMO challenge and I’m still in the game. I made it to 31,768 words last night. You would think it is easier as you get deeper into the story but it is not. My brain is getting tired and I’m physically exhausted. I was so tired last night I could hardly keep…
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TIPS ON BECOMING A BETTER WRITER – DAY 15
It’s now Day 15, another 15 days to go. Last night, I made it to 30,028, just past 30,000 words. I’m three-fifth towards my goal. At this rate, I should reach 50,000 before Thanksgiving. The tip for today. Stop procrastinating and write that first sentence already. When you are a beginner writer, you stare at…
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