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Marketing Yoda Jennifer Fusco Tackles Our Questions on Author Promotion
Today my marketing Yoda, Jennifer Fusco of the Market or Die Book Series (that I’ve raved about) and Market or Die Author Services (that I hired to write my stellar press release, which landed me four author events to date) has graciously … Continue reading
CTRWA December Meeting Highlights
The CTRWA December Meeting included a fabulous Christmas party and fun naughty/nice grab bag. Awesome event! In terms of chapter news, newsletter submissions and the January mentoring program were discussed. Specifically how articles in the newsletter can be picked up … Continue reading
Posted in Conferences, Writing
Tagged CTRWA, Deb Weksman, editor, Fiction Fest, grab bag, marketing process, mentoring, pitching, Sourcebooks
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CTRWA November meeting
The CTRWA meeting kicked off with a critique group. Always interesting feedback from a variety of writers. Worth becoming a member just for this experience. 🙂 The Margie Lawson Workshop if coming up Nov 20th. I’ll be there. Jennifer Fusco … Continue reading
Posted in Events, Writing
Tagged critique group, CTRWA, feedback, jennifer fusco, jessica andersen, psychic medium, public speaking tips
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CTRWA October Meeting
My second weekend in CT, I went to the CTRWA October meeting, which is held at the Holiday Inn in North Haven. About 45 minutes from the parent’s house. I had the Garmin and printed directions as my backups. Smart … Continue reading
Posted in Events, Writing
Tagged Connecticut Fiction Fest, CTRWA, Jane goodger, Margie Lawson, Toni Andrews, Write Stuff Contest, writing critiques
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Hooray for Temporary Blinds!
So my big activity today was cutting 5 temporary blinds and hanging two of them. My dad had to hang the other three because of how hard it was to get to those windows. The room is coming along. Now … Continue reading
Posted in Personal, Writing
Tagged crimebake, CTRWA, revisions, temporary blinds, writing class
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Nesting
So as much as I hate moving, I love love love nesting. Deciding where everything goes and having the chance to rearrange all your stuff. Deciding what can be sent to storage and what gets a place in the new … Continue reading
