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Private detective Jazzy St. Clare is back, saving the noir streets of 1947 New York from another supernatural menace in “The Case of the Mummy’s Secret.” (Click here to read it — and HEAR it — free.) Just don’t tell my…
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Think life isn’t fair?
“You can say, ‘Oh life’s not fair’ and complain and think the world owes you something. Or you can suck it up and just work a little bit harder than everyone else to achieve the things you want to achieve.”…
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More awesomeness from the fine gents at Booktrack.com
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Trailer: Conspiracy of Angels
Click here to watch on YouTube > | Free sample on Amazon.com > Buy the paperback on Amazon.com >
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They’re finally here: Free ebooks with soundtracks!
For years, it seems like publishers have been promising ebooks with audio tracks — books with the added dimension of sound. Is the world ready for them? Heck, yeah! My new short story — “The Case of the Green-Eyed Werewolf”…
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Arnold Schwarzenegger Can Pump Up Your Writing
Hear me now and believe me later: Arnold Schwarzenegger’s rules of success can help you write a novel. by Laurence MacNaughton What could Arnold Schwarzenegger possibly teach you about writing a novel? A lot, as it turns out. Schwarzenegger likes…
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How to outline a novel – 3 things you need
By Laurence MacNaughton Dear Laurence: What do I need to know beforehand in order to write a novel? I’ve been told by several different people that an author has to have a character outline (with a biography, as if he…
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How to revise a novel until it’s perfect (or not)
By Laurence MacNaughton Dear Laurence: I recently got a request for pages from an agent that I pitched to at a conference. At the same time, I had also submitted my query to a workshop, and that editor emailed me…
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New for 2013: Instant Plot – FREE ebook!
Hate outlining? You’re not alone. Whether you’re plotting your novel, creating an outline or writing a synopsis, you need this FREE ebook. Find out how to take charge of your plot, avoid the dumbest plotting mistakes, spot the warning signs…
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Want to Get Published? Read This.
I’ve talked to dozens of best-selling authors about their early years, before they were published. And the similarities between them are striking. On average, they wrote about half a dozen unpublished manuscripts before they sold a novel. (By the way, this is what I call the Myth of the First Novel. Because it’s hardly ever…
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Compelling Character Arcs in 4 Easy Steps
I’ll let you in on a secret: readers want your character to change. They know, deep down, that your character is unhappy with the status quo at the beginning of your book. Something is terribly wrong in your character’s life, and things can’t keep going on this way. Something’s got to give. Readers fervently hope…
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