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Teachers asked for a “Hardy Boys type’ story to encourage teenage boys to read. I submitted “Mystery at Ocean Drive“ to a publisher. It was rejected because “it was too much like a Hardy Boys story”.🤦 I published through KDP. #writing #indieauthor #writesky #amwriting
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Neighbour's dog that I take for a walk every day looking forlorn wearing a ring to stop her chewing the stitches after being spayed. 🙂

The most profitable way to sell your print books is through a book launch, or by giving talks to organisations. Readers love to buy autographed copies. Learn how I gained confidence in public speaking. #writesky #writingcommunity #indieauthor #creativewriting #Writers www.amazon.com/dp/B07FJVP47B

I work with 2nd hand books and flip through donated ones looking for bookworm. We mostly chuck out any eaten books, but have saved some valuable ones by using boracide. You can also put the books in a microwave to kill the bookworm but have to know what you are doing with heat and timing.

We have three woolly-necked storks living in our retirement village. They tap on the door asking for food and then invite themselves in. #birds #wildlife

Question: When do you know it's time to stop editing your novel?
Answer: When you start putting back the commas you've just taken out. 😜 #writingcommunity #indieauthor #author #authorship #creativewriting #editing #amwriting #writerssupportingwriters #writesky #writingprompt

Are bone spurs hereditary🤔

How can I move him from my office chair? #writers don't need much of an excuse to put off writing. #authors #indieauthors #cats

Just felt like hanging around for a bit. #cats #Caturday

Back in the day before self-publishing I used this cartoon strip as my letterhead when submitting to publishers 😀. #writing #indieauthor #author #writershelpingwriters #writingcommunity #booktok #booksky

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Neighbour's cat prefers our choice of TV programmes. #cats #caturday

When asked what kind of writing pays the best, Elmore Leonard answered, “Ransom notes.” #writing #booksky #indieauthor #amwriting #writesky #writingprompt #writethestory #reading #writingcommunity

If you've never seen an actual bookworm it is a tiny white maggot that can drill through a whole shelf of books - including new ones. #writers #reading #writesky #booktok #booksky #greatreads #librarysky If you've got any collectable books keep a check on them.

#writers Looking for inspiration? Stuck for just the right word? Try this. Lie face down across your bed with your head on the floor. You'll get a boost of blood to the brain. It often works for me.😀 #writingcommunity #indieauthor #author #booksky

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Anyone who remains voter-registered as or identifies as a Republican is complicit in and an accessory to the trampling of Constitutional rights by the Republicans beginning with Tricky Dick Nixon and continuing through today.

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Why is it that no matter how many shades of lipstick I buy I inevitably end up mixing two or three shades 🙄

The problem with smart phones, smart cars and smart TVs is that they have all become smarter than I am. 🙄

Unfortunately, they won't send a frail, senile old man with obvious health issues to prison. But the people who have been encouraging and covering for him should be very worried.

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#Writers - are you nervous to speak at a book launch, a local group, radio or TV interview; accept a prize? Then banish the butterflies by learning practical techniques on what to do and anecdotal pitfalls to avoid. #indiewriters #selfpublishing #writingcommunity www.amazon.com/dp/B07FJVP47B