Author: The Velvet Zebra
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Luddites Unite!
Okay, so I’m not technically a dyed-in-the-wool Luddite, since clearly you’re reading this note on a blog, on the interwebs, and not scratched into a cave wall with a stone. But I’m one week into my experiment – which if you recall was to take a novel I’d just finished the first draft of, and…
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ChchchchChanges!
Hold on to your butts, I’m dusting and cleaning in here, so things might look a little odd for a couple of days. Then we’ll return you to your regular blog – thank you for your patience! Remember to tip your waitress.
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hot off the presses
So I’ve just completed a novel called The Legend of Darkness and Light. It’s not like the others in that — frankly — this was a mental writing vacation for me. This story is a raucous, balls-to-the-wall, no-holds-barred, cliché-ridden, adrenaline-pumping, goof-fest. Think Indiana Jones meets Uncharted. A treasure hunting adventure, with all the right trappings.…
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heyguesswhat!
My sister is finished with her Chemo and Radiation treatments ! She is, as of right now, cancer free! Booya!
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the status of the apparatus
Aka: Wazzup? So lots of stuff’s been happenin’ lately, some of which I’ll mention, some of which will have to wait. On the heels of Smashwords’ announcement of a new ISBN plan, I went ahead and put a number on both Ether and In The Time Of Dying, listing myself as the publisher, ‘natch. Those…
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just when you thought I was done
Talking about ISBN’s for the Indy writer – Smashwords comes out with a new plan. If you’ve been reading along, and I trust you have, then you’re familiar with the Pros and Cons of purchasing ISBN’s for your novels and short stories. And you’re aware of how expensive it can be, if you want to…
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sometimes less is fewer
I’m not perfect (gasp) when it comes to proper grammar usage, few of us are. But as a writer who invites the public to read her words, I strive to be as good as I can be, and to get better all the time. My oldest sister is an English teacher by trade, and together…
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for love or money?
My current work in progress is a novel called The Legend of Darkness and Light. It’s a good old fashioned, balls-to-the-wall, no-deep-message-here adventure story. Kind of a tribute to guilty pleasures, I suppose. Anyway, the other day I mentioned to my friend Pete that every time I sit down to write another section, I wonder…
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read an ebook week !
During Read an E-Book Week, you can “purchase” Ether for free ! All other Midnight Reading titles are 25% off regular price, now through March 13th. What are you waiting for? Power to the People! Make Love, Not War! “Ethel, it’s friggin’ FREE!”
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i shitz you not!
If you’ve been living under a rock these past years, you probably still believe the only way for a writer to “make it” in the world of books and publishing is to struggle for years and years perfecting a novel, then trying very hard to find an agent who will — like the old Calgon…
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