Monthly Archives: August 2014

Hired Guns: Paying Someone To Research Your Book

Posted on August 25, 2014 by Christie | Subscribe to Proof Positive by Email

Does it help or hinder your book to hire someone else to do the research? That’s the question of the day. Some editing businesses offer to do writers’ research for them – for a fee, of course. While it may … Continue reading →

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Writing Groups Are Great, But…

Posted on August 18, 2014 by Christie | Subscribe to Proof Positive by Email

Writing groups are great – there’s nothing better than spending time with people who have the same desire to write as you do and understand the writing life. Everyone brings something new to the table, whether it’s an opinion, something … Continue reading →

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Can Writing Courses Kill Your Writing Career?

Posted on August 11, 2014 by Christie | Subscribe to Proof Positive by Email

by Anita Stratos, Proof Positive editor It sounds counterintuitive, doesn’t it? Writing courses are supposed to help build your writing career with insights into style, content, character development, and all the other things needed for a good novel. They also … Continue reading →

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Why Freelance Writing is Your Creative Writing Inspiration

Posted on August 8, 2014 by Christie | Subscribe to Proof Positive by Email

by Anita Stratos, Proof Positive editor One thing I’ve noticed about the writing world – it likes to separate itself into groups. I’m not talking about genres. Two of the main groups I’ve noticed are “Writing for Hire” and “Creative … Continue reading →

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Meet Author TC Michael

Posted on August 1, 2014 by Christie | Subscribe to Proof Positive by Email

Author TC Michael describes himself as being “an epic daydreamer with a wild imagination”, and nothing could better prove this description than his first full-length novel, Secret of the Last Born. The first in the Dark Rising series, Michael mixes common fables and … Continue reading →

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