A Broken Heart with Tearful Eyes- Prologue
(I started this novel in high school and now I believe it is time to finish it. The original is gone, so a rewrite is in progress. I still remember most of what was written. Let’s see where this will take me.)
My Dearest Zeke,
By the time you have read this, I am sure I will be dead.
My Zeke,
I’ve had a secret that I have hidden from you for years.
Zeke,
How…
I recently spoken to an acquisitions editor over one of my novel submissions. When we got to the part of me replacing an actual action i.e I looked around the room, she made note of this: When you replace action tags (he said, she said) with actual action, you have to make sure the reader knows who is speaking and who is not. Example from my written work before and after her suggestion:
Before…
Publishing Companies active on Social Media
Some may think this is a good thing. A big time publisher favoriting your tweet or liking a post on your facebook page; you end up giddy and excited right? What about small publishing companies? YES, someone likes my book summary! No. As of late, I had submitted my novel and a couple short stories to a company that was rejected. I am fine with that. I then posted about one of their contests where…
Changing Rules of a Contest post submissions deadline
I recently partook in a writing contest for an interactive anthology/book. The rules were to write between 1,500-2,000 words a fantasy piece that, if chosen, could be broadened into a 10k word submission. The rules were 5 submissions would be chosen to vote upon post submissions. After the deadline ended at 12 am last night, I received an email where the publishing company said after receiving a…
Author Spotlight- D. R. McHale
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In a past life Dougie has been a musician and song writer, playing in several bands, performing live and recording music. He has a degree in Learning Disability nursing and a post graduate diploma in autism. Dougie lives in Dunfermline, Fife, with his wife, teenage daughter, older son and golden retriever. The Homecoming is his first…
Book Review: A Walk in His Shoes- Dustin John
Purchase Here: Amazon Book Blurb: “This addiction memoir is a uniquely written powerhouse! The first and only book of its kind to be told by both father and son – in consecutive chapters – in one masterful publication.
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About Peter Best.
Peter Best was born in North Shields in the North East of England in the beginning of the sixties. Albeit the son of a shipyard worker, Peter was brought up in a mining community until the age of eight when for some reason or another somebody made the decision that the community should be uprooted and moved to a place called Cramlington New…
