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Awethors Event: Interview with Simon Coates

Posted on April 5, 2015 by Christie |

Our fifth awesome author in the countdown until the Get Down With The Awethors Facebook event on April 12 is Simon Coates. Simon turned his love for bike riding and competing into a book, Bike Racing into the Red. In fact, he’s competing today! ~~~ … Continue reading →

Posted in Authors | Tagged author, authors, awethors, bike racing into the red, book, book event, books, event, free, get down with the awethors, giveaway, indie author, inspiration, interview, novel, novels, romance, simon coates, the discovery of love, writer, writers, writing | Comments Off

Backward Writing – Withholding Critical Information

Posted on November 10, 2014 by Christie Stratos |

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by Anita Stratos, Proof Positive Editor In psychology, when a person withholds affection from their partner, it’s considered a form of emotional abuse. In writing, withholding important information from the reader could almost be classified as story suicide. I’m not … Continue reading →

Posted in Writing | Tagged advice, backtrack, backward writing, books, distraction, edit, editing, example, fyi, guide, how to, perspective, proofread, proofreading, warning, withhold, writer, writers, writing | Comments Off

Need Inspiration?

Posted on October 13, 2014 by Christie |

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by Sandra Ardoin, Inspirational Historical Romance Author The Shack, A Log Cabin Christmas, Into the Free, Dying to Read, the Left Behind series. Karen Kingsbury, Francine Rivers, Wanda Brunstetter, Terri Blackstock, Cindy Woodsmall. What do these books and authors have … Continue reading →

Posted in Genre Talk | Tagged A Log Cabin Christmas, author, authors, blog, blog post, book, books, christian, Cindy Woodsmall, cover art, Dying to Read, fiction, Francine Rivers, genre, guest post, historical, inspiration, inspirational, Into the Free, monday blogs, novel, novels, publishing, rating, ratings, religion, romance, sandra ardoin, Terri Blackstock, the Left Behind series. Karen Kingsbury, The Shack, The Yuletide Angel, thriller, Wanda Brunstetter, writer, writers, writing | 10 Comments

Confessions of a Binge Word Writer

Posted on October 6, 2014 by Christie |

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by Anita Stratos, Proof Positive Editor I have a confession to make. I’m a binge word writer. I tend to binge on certain words or phrases when writing a first draft like they were my favorite flavor of ice cream. … Continue reading →

Posted in Proofreading | Tagged act out, author, authors, binge, binge word, book, dialogue, draft, edit, editing, editor, first draft, fix, help, jumpstart, manuscript, novel, overwriting, perfect, play, proof positive, proofread, proofreader, proofreading, redundant, repetition, repetitious, revise, revision, short story, thesaurus, words, wordy, writer, writers, writing | Comments Off

Meet Author Susan Mills Wilson

Posted on September 29, 2014 by Christie |

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Here at Proof Positive, we’re huge fans of books that have something for everyone. Susan Mills Wilson’s latest book, Her Lying Eyes, has it all: suspense, romance, mystery, murder, politics, and lies – lots of them. If you’re looking for a book you can … Continue reading →

Posted in Authors | Tagged author, authors, blog, blog post, book, books, fiction, good gone bad, her lying eyes, interview, lies, monday blogs, mystery, novel, novels, police academy, politics, proof positive, reading, romance, susan mills wilson, susan wilson, suspense, thriller, writer, writers, writing | 3 Comments

Your Author Website Could Be Killing Your Book Sales

Posted on September 22, 2014 by Christie |

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by Anita Stratos, Proof Positive Editor So you’ve given your new book as much social media play as you possibly can. Your efforts have resulted in a nice, steady uptick in visitors to your author website, which is just what … Continue reading →

Posted in Proofreading | Tagged author, authors, blog, blogs, book, books, content, editing, error, errors, font, misspellings, mistakes, monday blogs, novel, novels, phrasing, potential readers, professional, proofread, proofreading, sales, spelling, type, website, write, writer, writers, writing | Comments Off

The Glass Heart Girl, Britain’s Next Bestseller

Posted on September 19, 2014 by Christie |

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Introduction by Proof Positive Editor Morgan Marsicano Readers, look out! The up-and-coming author Michelle Diana Lowe is back with a new novel and is set to publish it with Britain’s Next Bestseller! However, in order to do so, she needs … Continue reading →

Posted in Authors | Tagged author, authors, bestseller, BNBS, books, Britain, Britain's Next Bestseller, college, female, fiction, gender violence, gender-based violence, groundbreaking, Heaven Calls for an Angel, imprint, london, michelle diana lowe, novels, psychological, publishing, students, the glass heart girl, trauma, UK, writer, writers, writing, YA | 2 Comments

Superfluous Verbiage and Unnecessary Words

Posted on September 15, 2014 by Christie |

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by Anita Stratos, Proof Positive Editor Did you trip over the title of this post? Did you have to read it twice? If so, that’s because both phrases, “superfluous verbiage” and “unnecessary words”, mean the same thing, but your mind was … Continue reading →

Posted in Phrasing, Writing | Tagged blog, duplication, editing, error, errors, extra, how to, language, mistake, mistakes, monday blogs, phrasing, proofread, proofreading, repeat, superfluous, unnecessary, verbiage, writer, writers, writing | Comments Off

Go That Extra Mile!

Posted on September 8, 2014 by Christie |

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by Anita Stratos, Proof Positive Editor Your book is edited, polished, published, and out there for the world to enjoy. You’ve got it listed on Amazon, its beautiful cover (that you agonized over getting just right) beckoning readers with its … Continue reading →

Posted in Writing | Tagged amazon, author, author page, authors, bio, blogs, book, books, copy, cover art, editing, effort, extra mile, first impressions, free, indie, information, inspiration, kobo, monday blogs, new york times, novel, novels, proofreading, publishing, rewviews, sales, smashwords, submit, summary, teaser, writer, writers, writing | Comments Off

Writing Groups Are Great, But…

Posted on August 18, 2014 by Christie |

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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 →

Posted in Writing | Tagged author, authors, conflict, critique, critique circle, discouraging, editing, editor, feedback, friends, groups, help, novel, novels, support, writer, writers, writing, writing groups | Comments Off

Tag Archives: writing

Awethors Event: Interview with Simon Coates

Backward Writing – Withholding Critical Information

Need Inspiration?

Confessions of a Binge Word Writer

Meet Author Susan Mills Wilson

Your Author Website Could Be Killing Your Book Sales

The Glass Heart Girl, Britain’s Next Bestseller

Superfluous Verbiage and Unnecessary Words

Go That Extra Mile!

Writing Groups Are Great, But…

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