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Keeping our Creatures Close - Part 2
Sep 1 - Written By Lisa Clifford - Author/Journalist We talked last week about how our job is to convince readers as writers. Get readers to buy into the idea we are presenting....
Keeping our Creatures Close - Part 2
Sep 1 - Written By Lisa Clifford - Author/Journalist We talked last week about how our job is to convince readers as writers. Get readers to buy into the idea we are presenting....
Keeping our Creatures Close - Part 1
Aug 25 - Written By Lisa Clifford - Author/Journalist I love the saying ‘make your readers believe.’ Sounds straightforward right? Well, it’s not as simple as it sounds. Getting people to believe the...
Keeping our Creatures Close - Part 1
Aug 25 - Written By Lisa Clifford - Author/Journalist I love the saying ‘make your readers believe.’ Sounds straightforward right? Well, it’s not as simple as it sounds. Getting people to believe the...
Feeling the “Throb” of a New Idea?
Aug 18 - Written By Lisa Clifford - Author/Journalist So what to write next? What to write next is a question that is never far from a writer’s mind. Are you feeling the...
Feeling the “Throb” of a New Idea?
Aug 18 - Written By Lisa Clifford - Author/Journalist So what to write next? What to write next is a question that is never far from a writer’s mind. Are you feeling the...
How Important are Good Photos?
Aug 11 - Written By Lisa Clifford - Author/Journalist And I spy a great agent looking for submissions… Not to nag, but have you thought about having good professional profile shots taken? It’s...
How Important are Good Photos?
Aug 11 - Written By Lisa Clifford - Author/Journalist And I spy a great agent looking for submissions… Not to nag, but have you thought about having good professional profile shots taken? It’s...
To Share or Not to Share Your Book Idea
Aug 4 - Written By Lisa Clifford - Author/Journalist A bone of contention, to share or not to share your book idea. One of the big takeaways from the Covid-19 lockdowns was the...
To Share or Not to Share Your Book Idea
Aug 4 - Written By Lisa Clifford - Author/Journalist A bone of contention, to share or not to share your book idea. One of the big takeaways from the Covid-19 lockdowns was the...
Watch out! The passive voice, it’s too docile.
Jul 27 - Written By Lisa Clifford - Author/Journalist We need to talk! This is something we need to get out in the open. Passive voice appears way too often in the Art...
Watch out! The passive voice, it’s too docile.
Jul 27 - Written By Lisa Clifford - Author/Journalist We need to talk! This is something we need to get out in the open. Passive voice appears way too often in the Art...
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