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Seeking Elora
An indie novelist muses about writing, society, and the arts.
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Entry #666069, added on 09-01-09 @ 8:46 pm EDT
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So It's SeptemberEntry #666069

WDC is 9, I'm ... a year older in a few days, and my account is nearly 7 years old!


Fall arrived early here in Pennsylvania. To be honest, it's mainly been either spring or fall most of the year. We didn't get much summer. But then, it's been a crazy year - not the norm. So they say. Let's hope.

In a couple of weeks, I'll be hitting last edits and early promo hard. First, I'm birthday bashing. I haven't been very active here on the site, but I have been considering how best to start giving back, specifically how to share the writing and publishing knowledge I've gained through the 13 years I've been noveling with serious intent. The On Our Own group is wonderful and I'm glad to have so much interest. It's not quite as interactive as I was hoping, so another thought came to mind: a publishing blog.

Here it is:
ID: 1596385   (Rated: ASR)
Indie Publishing: Method and Madness 
My journey of becoming and remaining an independent author. Not for the faint-hearted.
by Voxxylady


So far I have only an introductory post up but I'll start sharing my journey with indie publishing, what I've learned and am still learning, mistakes I've made, and where I'm heading next. It's open only to registered WDC authors -- a bit of a gift to the community. Comments are enabled so feel free to ask questions and suggest topics you'd like covered. I would love feedback by other authors who have taken the 'do it yourself' route with their books. I'd also be glad to host guest authors there. Let me know if you have interest.

This week is also the grand opening of Classic Romance Revival's website! I'm an affiliate author and group moderator there, as well as a reviewer. It's growing fast and gaining views and speed and recognition already, so I have high hopes it will do well. Classic Romance: non-erotic romantic fiction featuring lots of story and little heat between one monogamous couple. Romance has lost a lot of readers because of how graphically intense much of it has become; it's erotica under the term "romance" much too often. We're trying to counter this, to say fine, there's a place for that, but there's also a place for us who don't write so graphically, for those of us who believe in committed relationships and all the glorious charm and heartache and happy endings that go with it. It's a revival of Real Romance.


On Friday, I'll be introducing myself on their blog.
On Thursday, I'll be talking about weeds on my own site blog.
Tomorrow, I go meet the Marching Band and Football Team at my son's school.
Today ... I'm tired. Guess I better go to bed early instead of staying up reading how-to fiction books to brush up on the details of the craft in preparation for my final edit.

Guess I'm getting too old to party hard, so I'll have to settle for Birthday Bashing In Moderation.

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