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David Gaughran’s Let’s Get Visible is now available!

Posted on May 12, 2013 by

Fellow writer and indie writing guru David Gaughran has a new book out with tips on writing, selling more books and getting noticed. The book is called Let’s Get Visible and it’s a companion volume to his previous book, Let’s … Continue reading →

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Getting closer to publishing Choose Me

Posted on May 5, 2013 by

A few months ago, I shared with you a cover for a project called Choose Me. I originally thought I would have published it by April 15. That was my deadline, but then life got in the way. Well, now … Continue reading →

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Have you heard of Riffle Books? No? Then you should check it out.

Posted on May 3, 2013 by

I wonder…how many of you are using Riffle Books? Yesterday I received an invitation to try it and I spent part of this evening checking it out. It’s like Goodreads in that it aims to be a community of readers … Continue reading →

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Stories lost and found…

Posted on April 28, 2013 by

A few days ago, I decided to return to a story I started back in 2007 but never finished. There are a number of reasons why I never finished it. Weird comments during workshop review with my former writers group, … Continue reading →

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Congrats, Mats & Sara!

Posted on April 23, 2013 by

Many of you know that I am a huge fan of Sara Elfgren and Mats Strandberg’s Engelsfors series that started with Cirkeln. Well, 30,000 youth voted and their choice was clear: Eld is was voted the best YA book of … Continue reading →

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My Spring 2013 reading list

Posted on April 20, 2013 by

Spring has finally arrived in Stockholm, Sweden–the air is getting warmer, the ice on Brunnsviken has finally melted, I could actually go out without a thick scarf and hat on. You know what that means–now I get to tell you … Continue reading →

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Another brainstormed book published–congrats, Beate! :D

Posted on April 18, 2013 by

Just heard from Beate Boeker, another of my Matera Brainstormers, and her latest book, Banker’s Death: Temptation in Florence #3–which we brainstormed in Matera last year–is on sale now. Beate’s books are so much fun to read and they make … Continue reading →

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The slow process of revising

Posted on April 7, 2013 by

I always thought I could be one of those writers who could breeze through revisions. I read so many stories about how Hemingway could revise quickly, that all good writers can do so. But so far I am struggling with … Continue reading →

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Getting to know Nick Alexander

Posted on February 6, 2013 by

A few weeks ago, I found out about Nick Alexander through some of his fans on Twitter. I was curious, so I picked up two of his books–The Half-Life of Hannah and The Case of the Missing Boyfriend–for my beloved … Continue reading →

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In search of the perfect book covers – Part One

Posted on February 3, 2013 by

Even when I was more of a reader than a writer, I judged book covers. A horrible cover–no matter how good the book may have been–was enough to prevent me from purchasing a book. So when I decided to begin … Continue reading →

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