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Hello friends, Something interesting to note: I have 11 published books and short stories out in the world under various pen names. My best-selling book this year - 2023 - is a Christmas romance novella of roughly 40k words. How’s that for industry demographics? Now, enjoy this short List
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Hello friends, We are nearing the end of March, and that thing happened to me that happened to all of the adults in my life when I was younger - I looked at the calendar and was shocked. I actually thought, “Where did March go?!” I did that thing that
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Every time I hear of one of my fellow writers taking their work to the next level, and then publishing their work, I feel like Master Kan from Kung Fu.
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I love the airport. I love how, regardless of the fact that the gate isn't moving, we all go and check to make sure the gate is there before we seek out the cleanest stall in the restroom. I really love how getting a new book in the
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A Companion to the How to Write a Children’s Book in 7 Days or Less course. This course explores circle structure - which is a commonly used format for children’s books. In this mini course, I share two examples of books that use circle structure, two bases for
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Substack is the best blogging platform and here’s why: (Quick note - I was not paid to write this blog post. I was just looking at my dashboard and thought, “Dang, this is the best platform for blogging ever.”) 1️⃣ Simple It’s the easiest dang thing to set
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Hello friends, It has been a very productive week in the Burgess domicile. After a much-needed visit from my dear friend, Annette, I feel restored and ready to work on creative projects again. In addition to some writing projects, I have a new course, which you can read about here
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🐒 How to Write a "Monkey Paw" Story Mini Course is now available on Skillshare and Udemy This is one of the easiest outlines to follow. If you fill in the blanks of the outline included in this mini course, you'll have the makings of a short
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Have you ever been moved by visual art? It's a strange, unsettling feeling. Something you are looking at without your permission taps on an emotional nerve. And, before you can even register it is happening, your eyes are full of puddles of feelings that are teetering on the
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"Reach out, touch faith."
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when you tell people all the things you're doing, you're scattered. when you tell people all the things you're scrolling, you're just on social media.
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Hello friends, I don't have a long note for you today. I hope you've had a lovely weekend so far and I hope you enjoy the items listed below: 📝A List of Interesting Things 🎧 Travel by Bullet by John Scalzi - This is the 3rd book