Category Archives: Writing

This category is for those posts related to writing in general.

Free Workshops-At the Glendale Chocolate Affaire

Posted on January 27, 2016 by Linda Andrews

Friday and Saturday, February 6th and 7th, my local writing chapter is giving a series of workshops on writing. Best of all, they’re free. So come for the chocolate and the workshops. Saturday 10AM—Connie Flynn Workshp: FALL BACK IN LOVE … Continue reading →

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Did you know?

Posted on November 30, 2015 by Linda Andrews

I learned an interesting factoid that I thought I’d pass on. You know those annoying little captcha that you have to fill out to prove that you aren’t a robot? Well, it seems those buggers are doing more than just … Continue reading →

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Free Writers Workshops

Posted on September 9, 2015 by Linda Andrews

Scottsdale Library Conference 10th Annual Scottsdale Civic Center Library Conference November 14, 2015 FREE Scottsdale Civic Center Library Workshops 10:15am – 4:30pm Scottsdale Civic Center Library 3839 N Drinkwater Boulevard Scottsdale, AZ

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e-Publishing Summary

Posted on August 17, 2015 by Linda Andrews

Good morning everyone! I just wanted to shared some of the information I learned this past weekend at a self-publishing seminar given by the super-awesome Smashwords CEO Mark Coker. First, I’ve been self-pubbed since 2011 and have belonged to many … Continue reading →

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Tripping on Air

Posted on July 29, 2015 by Linda Andrews

I’ve started a new book. I’m always starting a new book. I have new songs added to my playlist. I have a general idea of where I’m going. Okay, I know my destination, and my start and the rest is … Continue reading →

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The Book is done; Write the Book

Posted on July 15, 2015 by Linda Andrews

It is amazing the number of times I write the same book. I go over it 3 -4 times then pass it along to beta readers and revise again. After that it visits an editor. Then comes back and is … Continue reading →

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Writer/Artist Funded Bookstore. #Indie800

Posted on July 8, 2015 by Linda Andrews

I don’t know many authors who don’t mourn the loss of bookstores. It is one of the best ways we get to meet and interact with readers. Thankfully, writers are creative people and my friend came up with the Indie 800. … Continue reading →

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Which came first: The weird or the writer?

Posted on May 20, 2015 by Linda Andrews

My family think that’s a rhetorical question. I’m undoubtedly weird. Have been all my life. I think it’s genetic. My family is all weird too. Just ask me. Not them, they lie. And while they’re weird, they’re not writers. Some … Continue reading →

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Enter the Writer’s Mind

Posted on March 11, 2015 by Linda Andrews

I’m not sure if I have a defective imagination or  not, but I do know that it doesn’t come with an off-switch.  You see, we have a new neighbor. Not someone I’d talk to because they’re close by, but across … Continue reading →

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Syn-En Pillar World, Chapter 5

Posted on February 16, 2015 by Linda Andrews

Chapter 5 “So the little Syn-En have teeth after all.” Aricose Groat, Commander of the Fleet of the Founding Five Armies, dropped onto the captain’s chair of the Dreadnaught Lunaria. A puff of white shot from the pulverized cushion. His … Continue reading →

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