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Brian Stansell replied to the topic What Else Can I Do? ~ Short Story in the forum Contemporary Fiction Writers 4 years, 5 months ago
Kimmi,
That is amazing and heart-wrenching. Very evocative and poignant. Great job!
Some pain can only be mitigated by being present and connected.
Be happy with those who are happy, and weep with those who weep. [Romans 12:15 NLT]
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Cathy replied to the topic What Else Can I Do? ~ Short Story in the forum Contemporary Fiction Writers 4 years, 5 months ago
That…yeah.
That was painfully beautiful ❤️💔❤️🩹
heheh…
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Kimmi started the topic What Else Can I Do? in the forum Contemporary Fiction Writers 4 years, 6 months ago
I lean against the door post, looking through the cracked door at my little sister. Sitting on her bed, squeezing a penguin to her chest. I stand there, my heart pounding. I don’t want to be the one to tell her. I don’t want to be the one who finally crashes her world in two.
I swallow hard and make my leaden legs step forward. The white door swi…[Read more]
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Rose replied to the topic Beta Readers or Form Critique Group? in the forum Writers of Children's/Middle Grade Books 4 years, 7 months ago
Hi Kendra! I’m Rose, pleased to meet you!
What’s the premise of your novel? I’d like to know more about it!
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Hey Rose! Nice to meet you too!
My story is about a world without music. A boy named Remi has trouble fitting in with his family and avoiding trouble with the soldiers the patrol their bay. Then one stormy night, he meets a mysterious girl who is on a dangerous treasure hunt that will change their world.
It’s been a fun and challenging writing…[Read more]
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That’s a really cool premise! It sounds like a lot of fun to write too!
I was curious, does it have a magic/special abilities system, because I’m generally a bit uncertain of those, so I’d like to know more about it if there is one 🙂Ooh, trilogies are the best! *High-fives fellow trilogy writer* I’m drafting the third book of mine, it’s been a…[Read more]
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Hey Rose! Congrats on finishing your second draft! And that’s super cool you’ve already gotten a great start on your trilogy. So historical fantasy — tell me more about that. Is it based on our world in the past? Or are you using historical things in a totally different context? Would also be curious where the magic/fantasy part comes into your…[Read more]
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Hey Kendra!
Thank you! Well, Historical fantasy is a term I like to use to describe what is essentially high-fantasy but rooted in historical events. So, it’s a fantasy world, but it’s based off real areas, cultures, and time periods, though it also has fantasy elements.
My project doesn’t have any kind of magic/special abilities system, or any…[Read more]
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KendraBell started the topic Beta Readers or Form Critique Group? in the forum Writers of Children's/Middle Grade Books 4 years, 7 months ago
Hello fellow writers! Is anyone interested in swapping novels or forming a critique group? I’m currently in a secular critique group for my novel (about 70,000 words) and it’s been super helpful. At the same time, I’m really hoping to connect with other believers and learn how you are approaching your writing from a Christ-centered perspective…[Read more]
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KendraBell joined the group Writers of Children’s/Middle-Grade Books 4 years, 7 months ago
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Cathy replied to the topic Newsletter Help in the forum Publishing and Marketing Nerds 4 years, 8 months ago
Hiii! *bowls over with hug*
1) I use ConverterKit but I mean I haven’t actually even sent my first newsletter out yet so…so far I’ve like it, I can’t get any automations with the free version but I’m used to jimmying stuff and I’m sure I can burn that bridge when I get there XD. I was able to design my own landing page and import free royalties p…[Read more] -
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R.M. Archer replied to the topic Newsletter Help in the forum Publishing and Marketing Nerds 4 years, 8 months ago
This is a good idea. I almost mentioned something along the same lines. If you give readers PDFs of short stories that they can download and read like ebooks, or even if you just have them somewhere easy to find on your site, that can work well.
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Joy C. Woodbury replied to the topic Newsletter Help in the forum Publishing and Marketing Nerds 4 years, 8 months ago
ConvertKit is a good newsletter service you might like! I’ve personally decided to go with MailChimp, but I have a few friends who use ConvertKit for their newsletters, and it works great for them.
I personally enjoy it when bloggers share short stories through newsletters. You could always have that as a little bonus at the end…[Read more]
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R.M. Archer replied to the topic Newsletter Help in the forum Publishing and Marketing Nerds 4 years, 8 months ago
1) I use MailChimp, but I’ve heard a couple of friends recently recommend Flodesk. All of my info about it is second-hand, but the folks I’ve heard from rave about it.
2) I don’t personally read short stories outside of book format very often. When I do I tend to read them on someone’s site where I’m not going to lose it if I put it off for a…[Read more]
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Ashley Tegart replied to the topic Newsletter Help in the forum Publishing and Marketing Nerds 4 years, 8 months ago
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Rose replied to the topic Newsletter Help in the forum Publishing and Marketing Nerds 4 years, 8 months ago
I know nothing about this but I think @joy-caroline ,@joelle-stone , and @this-is-not-an-alien might be able to help you! Joy and Joelle have blogs with newsletters and Cathy is starting a newsletter!
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Rose joined the group Publishing and Marketing Nerds 4 years, 8 months ago
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Ashley Tegart started the topic Newsletter Help in the forum Publishing and Marketing Nerds 4 years, 8 months ago
Hi, all,
So I’m wanting to start an email newsletter soon. A couple of years ago I had one with MailChimp, but really didn’t like that service much. I want to try one again, especially since I’m on a mission to build an author platform without social media. I would love some advice from anyone else who has an email newsletter!
1) What service do…[Read more]
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