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    What the End of Borders Means for Authors

    First of all, a clarification: when right-wingers talk about “closing the borders,” this isn’t what they mean. The big news over the past week is […]

    July 25, 2011

    Tim King

  • Carnival of Storytelling

    Carnival of Storytelling – July 14, 2011

    Welcome to the July 14, 2011 edition of Carnival of Storytelling. Thanks to everyone who submitted a link at BlogCarnival.com. And thanks to all the […]

    July 14, 2011

    Tim King

  • process, writing

    A Sneak Peek at the Ardor Point #2 Outline

    I’ve been working on-and-off on this outline for over a year and a half now. I could go down the list of excuses and reasons […]

    July 12, 2011

    Tim King

  • self-publishing, writing, writing biz

    More about Book Covers

    Related to last week’s extensive post on book-cover design for indie authors and publishers, Roger C. Parker posted over the weekend a few more tips […]

    July 11, 2011

    Tim King

  • self-publishing, writing, writing biz

    How to Design Your Book Cover

    As an indie author, you probably need to understand book-cover design. Traditionally published authors have their publishers’ experts to design their covers (whether or not […]

    July 7, 2011

    Tim King

  • description, writing

    What Does Seduction Look Like?

    Max, a young writer, asks: I am writing a story and need a visual description for a female “seductive” (if you know what I mean) […]

    July 5, 2011

    Tim King

  • Carnival of Storytelling

    Carnival of Storytelling – June 30, 2011

    Welcome to the June 30, 2011 edition of Carnival of Storytelling. Thanks to everyone who submitted a link at BlogCarnival.com. Please browse their blog posts, […]

    June 30, 2011

    Tim King

  • prompts, writing

    Monday Morning #CharacterStory Writing Prompts 2011/06/27

    A photo: top of this post, which the artist has entitled, “Never a frown, with golden brown.” (Click for a larger view.) A personality type: […]

    June 27, 2011

    Tim King

  • prompts, writing

    Monday Morning #CharacterStory Writing Prompts 2011/06/20

    Happy birthday to me! (Yup. Don’t know whether that’s a good thing or a bad thing.) A photo: top of this post, which the artist […]

    June 20, 2011

    Tim King

  • Carnival of Storytelling

    Carnival of Storytelling – June 16, 2011

    Welcome to the June 16, 2011 edition of Carnival of Storytelling. Thanks to everyone who submitted a link at BlogCarnival.com. Please browse their blog posts, […]

    June 16, 2011

    Tim King

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