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Writers Learning to Write

September 28, 2015 By Joan Curtis Leave a Comment

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Some people believe if they can type (or scribble on a pad), they can write. What else is there to it? Others believe if they can mix some paint, buy a canvas and easel, they can paint. Sure, just put the pen to paper or the paint to canvas and you have created something magical. […]

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Filed Under: Fiction Writing, Writing Tips

Blog Tour Fun–3500 Entries in the First Week

September 21, 2015 By Joan Curtis Leave a Comment

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The first week of the blog tour for #eMurderer began this Monday. We already have more than 3500 entries in the Rafflecopter drawing! The tour will go on for three more weeks. Can we triple the number? That would be amazing. We are giving away a $15 gift card to Amazon or Barnes and Noble […]

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Filed Under: My Thoughts

How Much Are You Willing to Change to Publish Your Book?

September 14, 2015 By Joan Curtis Leave a Comment

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Recently I heard one of my favorite writers, Ron Rash, speak at the Decatur Book Festival #writingtips Click To Tweet During the talk he shared an example of something that happened to him early in his career. A big publisher offered to pick up his book but asked him to rewrite the story from the […]

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Filed Under: Marketing for Writers, Writing Tips Tagged With: fiction, Go Set a Watchman, Harper Lee, publishing, Reader's Digest, Ron Rash, To Kill a Mockingbird, Writing

Head Hopping in Fiction

September 10, 2015 By Joan Curtis Leave a Comment

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I just read a very good police procedural at the request of the author. He asked me to review his book. The book was quite well done except for the occasional head-hopping. The author wrote the book in the third person point of view from the standpoint of the lead policeman. That is the usual […]

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Filed Under: Writing Tips Tagged With: fiction, head hopping, omnipresent point of view, point of view, Writing, writing tips

Let’s Talk Book Festivals and Book Signings

September 7, 2015 By Joan Curtis Leave a Comment

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Readers love to meet the authors who write the books they love. Even though so much of what we do is online, there is still a draw for going to book festivals and book signings. I head Michael Connelly talk at the Decatur Book Festival a couple of years ago. What a delight to hear […]

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Filed Under: My Thoughts Tagged With: authors, book signings, Decatur Book Festival, fiction, Michael Connelly, readers, Ron Rash, Writing

My Review–Vagabond by Colette

September 2, 2015 By Joan Curtis Leave a Comment

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Full disclosure. Colette is one of my favorite authors #review #amreading Click To Tweet I tend to read and re-read all her books. That’s why I was thrilled to see Vagabond on Kindle and I immediately ordered it. I was not disappointed. Colette writes with in a unique style, almost a flourish. You can almost […]

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Filed Under: Reviews Tagged With: book review, Colette, Vagabond

5 Star Rave Review for e-Murderer

September 1, 2015 By Joan Curtis Leave a Comment

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e-Murderer: A Jenna Scali Mystery is a psychological thriller written by Joan C. Curtis. Jenna is a graduate student who works part-time for Dr. Bingham, a psychiatrist, while she’s pursuing a doctoral degree in psychology. She’s stunned when she finds an anonymous email in her inbox from someone who describes brutally killing a woman with […]

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Filed Under: My Thoughts

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