I Would Leave a Comment on Your Blog BUT . . .

I visit other people's blogs. Really I do. However, I generally don't comment. Not that I don't want to . . . sometimes.
So why don't I? Glad you asked.
Here are my top three reasons.

Number 3 
Your post is too freaking long, so I don't read it all.
Unless it's a book excerpt, cut to the chase. Get to the point. Tell me what you told me you were gonna tell me in your post title so that I can read it, enjoy it, comment on it and get on with my day. Please.

Number 2
The font is too tiny. I don't like having to pull my laptop on my chest to read what you've posted . . . even when it's good stuff. Let's not even talk about white letters on light grey backgrounds and the like.

My NUMBER 1 reason for not commenting on blogs:
My email address is required. That's an automatic click off for me. Why do I have to leave my email address to leave a comment? If you want my email address, do what the rest of us have to do, beg and bribe for it. I'm not just gonna fork it over to you. It's too much of a hassle, not to mention you might start sending me stuff. I don't want to subscribe to your newsletter right now; I just want to leave a comment. That's all. That's it.

Okay.  I'm done. Now leave a comment about why YOU don't leave comments. No email address required.

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Standard Manuscript Guidelines - Nanowrimo

In honor of Nanowrimo - just some basics . . .

 I get several requests to read manuscripts from aspiring authors who have written the next must-read novel, and I try to honor all requests received. I try to. But sometimes aspiring authors shoot themselves in the foot right from the gate by making simple formatting errors that cause their manuscript to go unread (to put it nicely).

When submitting a manuscript to any literary professional for consideration, make sure that you:

• Use double spacing
• Set your margins for 1" on all sides
• Indent each new paragraph
• Use page numbers
• Start a new chapter on a new page
• Use Times New Roman or Courier - size 10 or 12
• Use a header to include your book title and and name


You may have written the best novel ever but if it is not properly formatted, out the window it goes! And for goodness sakes . . . don't send your manuscript in the body of your email message (unless instructed to). Sigh!

Don't do that, okay?

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Relationship Magic - Part One

A Mini Excerpt from the novel Spoonin'

“Show me that rock girl,” Sydney grinned, then winked seductively. With a giggle I placed my hand into his, he kissed the backside then centered it on his crotch and I began fondling.

““Mmm,” he moaned. “Yeah, that’s it. Work that thing, baby.”

We’d played ‘show me the rock’ eight other times since he’d dressed my finger with his commitment. I’d show him the rock on my finger and he would show me the one in his pants. Once I got him to full attention, we would find somewhere to pull over and get our freak on. Didn’t matter where; sometimes it was right on the side of the road, as long as one of us kept our eyes open just in case a police cruiser rolled by. Other than that, every other driver on the highway was too busy trying to get to where they were going to pay much attention to us.

The first time we played, we made sure Casey was asleep then turned on a narrow little dirt road between some corn stalks, which was the perfect place for me to sit on the hood of the car, open my legs and show him how much I was looking forward to being his wife. For this round, I got on my knees turned towards the driver’s seat while he stood in the passenger door behind me, gripped my hips and laid his pipe. Woooo! I loved this game! It only took a couple of minutes per session but the risquéness made is so enjoyable. It was gonna be one of the things we did to keep our sex life hot and spicy once we tied the knot. 


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Writing Commandments

As you set your writing goals for the new year, stop and think about this list of commandments for writers.  Which one(s) do you need to work on?

1. Thou shalt think like a professional, starting now.
2. Thou shalt begin and keep going till you’re through.
3. Thou shalt take your efforts and desires seriously.
4. Thou shalt call it work.
5. Thou shalt write for yourself, not the market.
6. Thou shalt not wait for visits from the muse.
7. Thou shalt not ask whether you are good enough.
8. Thou shalt not intimidate yourself by comparing your writing with a published and polished work.
9. Thou shalt not worry whether your idea is new enough.
10. Thou shalt not talk your idea away.
11. Thou shalt not self-censor at all during the first draft.
12. Thou shalt not risk writer’s paralysis by looking for the precise word or being afraid of sounding dumb.
13. Thou shalt not believe that if writing is hard, you must be no good.
14. Thou shalt not set yourself up for failure with impossible goals.
15. Thou shalt not believe in writer’s block.

Original author unknown.


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