In my last post, I argued that writers should blog because it’s a great way to keep family and friends (i.e., your diehard supporters and those most likely to buy your book) updated on the progress of your manuscript. After all, they’re going through this weird and wonderful journey right along with you. Naturally, my diehard supporters called me on this. Seems I haven’t kept them abreast of the status

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Every day, WordPress sends blog ideas to its subscribers via The Daily Post. Usually I just watch these things go by. Sometimes I read what other bloggers have written.  But on Tuesday the daily prompt was “Why do you blog?” Fantastic question! 1.  Progress Report:  I started this blog to keep friends and family up to date on my book. I never dreamed strangers would stop by and like what

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April is poetry month, and I feel I should honour it some way. But I’m certainly no poet (and trust me, I know it), so I’ll offer you a limerick today.    There once was a guy named Jake Doyle, Against bad guys he daily did toil. He got kicked in the dirt, Liked to take off his shirt, And Malachy’s blood he did boil.   If you want to read

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I’m thrilled to announce that this site has just won the Versatile Blogger Award, an honour given by wordpress.com (the company hosting my blog) to sites that demonstrate some degree of awesomeness. Only a matter of time before the Giller shows up. The rules surrounding this prestigious award appear somewhat loosey-goosey.  However I can tell you that to win, a site must first be nominated by another Versatile Blogger Award

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