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		<title>Podcast: Creating iPhone Apps For Your Books With Tom Evans, The BookWright</title>
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This podcast is for authors and writers considering iPhone apps as a way to make sales and promote themselves. Making an app is one of my goals for 2010 so this interview was one of the first steps along the way.
Tom Evans is an author, bookwright and poet who mentors writers on how to unleash [...]


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<li><a href='http://www.thecreativepenn.com/2009/06/25/podcast-tom-evans-writers-block/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Podcast: Bookwright Tom Evans on Dealing with Writer&#8217;s Block'>Podcast: Bookwright Tom Evans on Dealing with Writer&#8217;s Block</a> <small> Many writers have to deal with blockages of different...</small></li>
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		<title>On Writing and Creativity: Lessons Learned By My 35th Birthday</title>
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It&#8217;s my 35th birthday today and so here is a personal post about my lessons learned.
35 seems to be a landmark birthday for me, perhaps bigger than 30 and this blog is extra accountability for me as well as (hopefully) encouragement for you!

There is time to write, you just have to decide your priorities. People [...]


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		<title>7 Reasons Why Writers Need To Start Using Video For Book Promotion</title>
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A few weeks ago Simon &#38; Schuster told authors they should blog, social network &#8230; and use video sites. You might be freaking out at the thought of being on video, and consider YouTube a waste of time, but here&#8217;s why you should seriously consider getting your face, and your books on screen:
 
 
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		<title>Writing As An Emerging Sculpture: Inspiration From Michelangelo&#8217;s Slaves</title>
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Some days the first draft of a book feels like hacking away at a huge block of stone, just hoping something will emerge.
You can type words on a page and they end up a rough version of the story in your mind. They don&#8217;t resemble anything like a finished novel, and you can&#8217;t see how [...]


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		<title>Podcast: Writing Supernatural Themes and Fight Scenes With Dark Fantasy Author Alan Baxter</title>
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This fantastic podcast roams over some interesting topics so I hope you enjoy it!
Warning: There is some questionable language and talk of horror, violence and religion so please don&#8217;t listen if you might be offended.
Alan Baxter is the author of dark fantasy novels Realmshift and Magesign as well as many short stories. He owns an [...]


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		<title>Writing For High Stakes: Lessons Learnt From Dr Who</title>
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I have been reading Donald Maass &#8216;Writing the Breakout Novel&#8216; and there is a whole chapter on raising the stakes in your writing. This lifts the novel from mundane to the memorable. Once you have established character, then you have to put them through the wringer and set the stakes high to keep the interest.
A [...]


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		<title>Writing and Book Marketing: The Creative Penn Feb Ezine</title>
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Here is the Ezine for February, containing more posts on writing, a few on book marketing and some great podcasts.
Also, remember that Read an Ebook Week is coming up from Mar 7-13 so if you are interested in publishing your own before then, check out the great podcast interview with Joshua Tallent, all about ebooks.
Right [...]


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		<title>What Information Do You Need Most? Please Help With Quick Survey</title>
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Many people ask me for more information on blogging, ebooks, self-publishing, how to use twitter, making video, podcasting and much more. I really love to help and this blog is free as are the podcasts and downloads available, but sometimes this is not enough. People sometimes just want all the info in an easily consumable [...]


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		<title>Podcast: Ebooks Q&amp;A With Joshua Tallent From EBookArchitects</title>
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Ebooks are everywhere in 2010 and many people email me asking for more information on what they can do to jump on the wave of digital publishing. I just had to interview Joshua as he is an expert on the biggest platform out there, the Amazon Kindle.
Joshua Tallent is the author of &#8216;Kindle Formatting&#8221; and [...]


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		<title>Publisher Simon &amp; Schuster Says Authors Should Blog and Social Network</title>
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Mega-publisher Simon &#38; Schuster have recently relaunched their website. It has loads of interesting things for authors and readers, but what is particularly of note to me is the Author Resources section.
Under the sub-section of Online Tips and Tools, they promote the use of blogs, social media, book sites and video for authors who want [...]


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