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The KDP paperback is slightly thicker using stiffer paper. I also notice that the colors on the cover are not as vibrant as the Ingram Spark cover. Even with that said, both are good quality offerings.https://smwrightauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/goingindieheader.jpgGoingIndieHeader2020-05-06T00:53:44+00:00monthlyhttps://smwrightauthor.com/2020/03/30/march-recap-live-readings-and-more/https://smwrightauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/thepromiseebookcover.jpgThePromiseEBookCoverhttps://smwrightauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/marchrecapheader.jpgMarchRecapHeader2020-05-06T00:52:41+00:00monthlyhttps://smwrightauthor.com/2020/04/27/of-francis-de-sales-chaos-insanity-and-series-bibles/https://smwrightauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/seriesbibleheader.jpgSeriesBibleHeader2020-04-27T16:53:46+00:00monthlyhttps://smwrightauthor.com/2020/04/02/live-reading-tomorrow-and-saturday/2020-04-03T00:54:11+00:00monthlyhttps://smwrightauthor.com/2020/02/03/obligatory-2019-recap-heres-to-2020/https://smwrightauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/book-2619909_1920.jpgbook-2619909_19202020-02-04T01:39:13+00:00monthlyhttps://smwrightauthor.com/2019/12/13/heritages-cast-mina/https://smwrightauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/mina_characterfunfacts.jpgMina_CharacterFunFactshttps://smwrightauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/mina-aesthetic.jpgMina-AestheticMina's aesthetic 2019-12-14T00:13:44+00:00monthlyhttps://smwrightauthor.com/2019/12/01/december-1-nanowrimo-recap/https://smwrightauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/image.jpgimagehttps://smwrightauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/dailywordcount.pngDailyWordCounthttps://smwrightauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/wordcount.pngWordcount2019-12-01T14:37:14+00:00monthlyhttps://smwrightauthor.com/2019/11/10/meet-the-heritage-lost-cast-katya-cassius/https://smwrightauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/katyacassius-characterfunfacts.jpgKatyaCassius-CharacterFunFactshttps://smwrightauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/katyacharacteraesthetic.jpgKatyaCharacterAestheticCharacter Aesthetic: Katya Cassius2019-11-10T15:46:33+00:00monthlyhttps://smwrightauthor.com/2019/09/06/national-read-a-book-day-what-are-you-reading/https://smwrightauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/img_20190906_145950279.jpgIMG_20190906_145950279Moving fast on The Burger Chef Murders of Indiana by Julie Young.https://smwrightauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/img_20190906_150958423_2.jpgIMG_20190906_150958423_2Marinus has been taking over my desk .... so he can make himself useful. xDhttps://smwrightauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/national-read-a-book-day-header.jpgNational-read-a-book-day-header2019-09-06T19:59:07+00:00monthlyhttps://smwrightauthor.com/2019/08/12/announcement-heritage-lost-release-planned-for-dec-6/https://smwrightauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/potentialpromoquote.jpgPotentialPromoQuoteA quote from Heritage Lost, which will be released Dec. 6, 2019.https://smwrightauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/quote.jpgQuoteA quote from Heritage Lost, which will be released Dec. 6, 2019.2019-08-27T13:43:08+00:00monthlyhttps://smwrightauthor.com/2019/08/19/book-review-write-smart-write-happy/https://smwrightauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/bookreviewwritehappywritesmart-1.jpgBookreviewWriteHappyWriteSmart2019-08-19T16:56:08+00:00monthlyhttps://smwrightauthor.com/2019/06/02/junewritingchallenge19-day-2-whats-your-mc-like/https://smwrightauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/junewritingchallengeday2.jpgJUNEWritingChallengeDay2Welcome to Day 2 of the #JuneWritingChallenge192019-06-02T18:53:53+00:00monthlyhttps://smwrightauthor.com/2019/06/01/junewritingchallenge19-june-goals/https://smwrightauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/d7hyqm7xkaan2fb.jpgD7hyQM7XkAAn2FbHere are the daily challenges for Em Rowene's #JuneWritingChallenge192019-06-02T00:34:14+00:00monthlyhttps://smwrightauthor.com/2019/05/27/fictional-death-should-it-come-for-all/https://smwrightauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/2b4d39333f0eb162c9fc196a3ee2cdf2.jpg2b4d39333f0eb162c9fc196a3ee2cdf2The Tale of the Three Brothers shows the futility of resisting death.https://smwrightauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/7353a12852372810a73a2c6b7beafa1c.jpg7353a12852372810a73a2c6b7beafa1cTwo girls killed in a train bombing find a second life as online avatars in Caprica. https://smwrightauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/fictionaldeathheader.jpgFictionaldeathheader2019-05-27T15:17:45+00:00monthlyhttps://smwrightauthor.com/2019/05/20/lets-research-filling-in-the-gaps/https://smwrightauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/suffragette.jpgSuffragettehttps://smwrightauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/manfred_von_richthofen.jpgManfred_von_RichthofenAs I've gotten older, I'm more squeamish about novel that featured an affair between the very real Manfred von Richthofen and a fictional female character. On one hand, it makes an interesting fictional story, but on the other, he was a real person.https://smwrightauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/800px-anne_boleyn.jpg800px-Anne_boleynTudor period historical fiction novels highlight the importance of creative license, especially with the period being over 400 years old. Several of these novels are carried out to perfection; some, however, have had axes to grind. Pictured is Queen Anne Boleyn.https://smwrightauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/keyshfcreative-license.jpgKeysHFCreative-LicenseThese three keys will help writers fill in research gaps in a satisfactory manner that doesn't test readers' suspension of disbelief.https://smwrightauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/lets-research-header5.jpgLet's-Research-Header52019-05-20T10:24:12+00:00monthlyhttps://smwrightauthor.com/2019/05/17/chilling-in-limbo/https://smwrightauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/20171021_185635.jpg20171021_185635.jpgGracie got her real angel wings on Feb. 15. She would have been 13 on May 14, 2019.https://smwrightauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/unclesam.jpgUncleSamWe need your research questions for Part 6 of the Let's Research series! 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Grant. It is currently one of the books in my "to-be-read" pile.https://smwrightauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/albert_ball_portrait.jpgAlbert_Ball_portraitNewspapers are always in a rush to get information out and mistakes happen. I discovered an erroneous report in an Indiana newspaper that British flying ace Albert Ball had been taken prisoner. Side note, I might have had a crush on a long dead British aviator in junior high. (Public Domain Photo)https://smwrightauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/book-1465395_640.jpgbook-1465395_640Most of the books found in bookstores, minus vintage or rare ones, will be secondary sources. (MrsBrown via Pixabay)https://smwrightauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/annefrankschoolphoto.jpgAnneFrankSchoolPhotoDiaries like Anne Frank's are considered primary sources. (Public Domain Photo)https://smwrightauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/lets-research-header2.jpgLet's-Research-Header22019-02-11T12:25:36+00:00monthlyhttps://smwrightauthor.com/2019/02/04/lets-research-down-the-rabbit-hole/https://smwrightauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/20190203_190850.jpg20190203_190850Some more books that I procured for my research. There were more that were found via libraries and digitally through the public domain.https://smwrightauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/20190203_190718.jpg20190203_190718These are just a few books that I purchased for my research. The vast majority are actually library discards that I picked up at Better World Books, a great company.https://smwrightauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/lets-research-header.jpgLet's-Research-Header2019-02-04T03:54:58+00:00monthlyhttps://smwrightauthor.com/2019/01/28/setting-through-the-lens-of-character/https://smwrightauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/eye-2340806_1920.jpgeye-2340806_1920Stepping into the mind of your character can enliven a story. Allow your character to add their own flavor to their settings. (Picture from Pixabay)2019-01-28T18:43:41+00:00monthlyhttps://smwrightauthor.com/2018/02/19/what-writers-can-learn-from-the-konmari-method/https://smwrightauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/headerlettinggo.jpgHeaderLettinggo2019-01-27T22:15:44+00:00monthlyhttps://smwrightauthor.com/2018/09/17/fiction-in-motion-return-home/https://smwrightauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/rush_rush_ohio_train_depot_1917.jpgRush_Rush_Ohio_Train_depot_19172019-01-27T16:58:25+00:00monthlyhttps://smwrightauthor.com/2018/07/04/indie-on-a-budget-cover-design/https://smwrightauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/longwaydowncovermin.jpgLongWayDownCoverMinhttps://smwrightauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/longwaydownprogress.jpgLongwayDownProgressPictured is the progression of the Long Way Down cover.https://smwrightauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/argh.jpgArgh!!!There were a lot of frustrations when I got to the grass, and I took it out on the painting.https://smwrightauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/progressionofacceptancecover.jpgProgressionofAcceptanceCoverAt the end of the process, the digital painting at 33 visible layers.https://smwrightauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/indieonbudget.jpgIndieonBudget2019-01-26T14:08:33+00:00monthlyhttps://smwrightauthor.com/2018/09/10/historical-fiction-writer-on-the-road/https://smwrightauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/img_7496.jpgIMG_7496Even 100 years later, Jasper County remembers its Doughboys.https://smwrightauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/img_7483.jpgIMG_7483Even after 100 years, Jasper County remembers its Doughboys.https://smwrightauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/img_7468.jpgIMG_7468https://smwrightauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/img_7461.jpgIMG_7461https://smwrightauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/img_7455.jpgIMG_74552019-01-26T14:08:12+00:00monthlyhttps://smwrightauthor.com/2019/01/25/2018-reading-highlights/https://smwrightauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/6585201.jpg6585201https://smwrightauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/18488.jpg18488https://smwrightauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/23437156.jpg23437156https://smwrightauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/38532149.jpg38532149https://smwrightauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/148775.jpg148775https://smwrightauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/40669680.jpg40669680https://smwrightauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/yearofreadingheader.jpgyearofreadingheader2019-01-25T23:55:26+00:00monthlyhttps://smwrightauthor.com/2019/01/21/check-check-were-live/2019-01-20T19:58:52+00:00monthlyhttps://smwrightauthor.com/2018/06/25/life-is-a-whirlwind/https://smwrightauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/genericwritinglifeheader.jpgGenericWritingLifeHeaderhttps://smwrightauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/longwaydowncoverminpng.pngLongWayDownCoverMinPNG"Long Way Down" is coming to Amazon Kindle on Friday, July 6. Be on the look out for more information!https://smwrightauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/hfboard.jpgHFBoardMy historical fiction novels aesthetic board.2018-06-25T10:29:29+00:00monthlyhttps://smwrightauthor.com/2018/03/23/dont-ditch-emotion-in-pursuit-of-strength/2018-03-25T20:44:28+00:00monthlyhttps://smwrightauthor.com/2018/03/22/reflecting-a-real-world/2018-03-23T01:06:53+00:00monthlyhttps://smwrightauthor.com/2018/03/21/womens-history-month-writing-prompt-galentines-day/https://smwrightauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/galentinesdayinmarch.jpgGalentinesDayinMarchIn the spirit of Leslie Knope, our Patron Saint of Waffles, throw a Galentine's Day celebration. It might not be Feb. 13, but this is the perfect opportunity to explore your fictional women's relationships.2018-03-21T12:35:26+00:00monthlyhttps://smwrightauthor.com/2018/03/20/agency-why-it-matters/https://smwrightauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/agencyheader.jpgAgencyheaderNo matter if they’re slaying goblins, concocting the medicines of the future, or staying at home with the kids while also exploring their passions, I prefer my FMCs to have agency over their own stories. (Background image MorgueFile.com)2018-03-21T00:21:45+00:00monthlyhttps://smwrightauthor.com/2018/03/19/women-dont-need-to-be-wedges-to-each-others-happiness/https://smwrightauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/leslieann.gifLeslieAnnWhile having antagonistic relationships between women is OK, we need a lot more where women are lifting each other up in fiction. The friendship between Leslie Knope and Ann Perkins is a great example of this.https://smwrightauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/korraasami.gifKorraAsamiKorra and Asami's growing friendship is an example of averting the women as wedges trope. As the pair didn't become vindictive through their mutual interest in Mako, rather they developed a deep friendship, which grew into something more.https://smwrightauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/womenwedgeheader.jpgWomenWedgeheader2018-03-21T00:23:25+00:00monthlyhttps://smwrightauthor.com/2018/02/27/farewell-february-freebie/https://smwrightauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/farewellfebfreebie.jpgFarewellFebFreebie"Acceptance" will be free until 11:59 p.m. PST Feb. 28. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B077HWXV47 2018-02-27T02:04:56+00:00monthlyhttps://smwrightauthor.com/2018/01/01/scene-building-setting-the-pieces-into-motion/https://smwrightauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/lookingatyou.jpgLookingatYouLet me look at you as you look confused and perturb as I gaze at your countenance. Oh, look a squirrel!https://smwrightauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/characters-in-outerspace.jpgCharacters-in-OuterspaceCharacters without setting of any kind might as well be floating in outer space. Here are are three elf characters in the vacuum of space.https://smwrightauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/scenebuildingheader2.jpgScenebuildingheader2We are continuing our scene building series, which started at https://wp.me/pbN5v-jE.https://smwrightauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/revampedscene21.pngRevampedScene2https://smwrightauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/revampedscene1.pngRevampedScene1https://smwrightauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/20171231_141115.jpg20171231_141115.jpghttps://smwrightauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/capture-of-scene.pngCapture of SceneThe lead-off scene from the first chapter of a book I wrote in junior high. Note the gray highlighting: Those are info dumps and they should be avoided at all costs!2018-01-01T20:54:44+00:00monthlyhttps://smwrightauthor.com/2017/12/19/5-gift-ideas-for-writers/https://smwrightauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/81twks3-grl-_sl1387_.jpg81twKs3-GrL._SL1387_https://www.amazon.com/Edgar-Allan-Poe-Coffee-Mug/dp/B00KQV9TEG/ref=sr_1_11?ie=UTF8&qid=1513726833&sr=8-11&keywords=writer+mugshttps://smwrightauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/61vmpk95vyl-_sl1104_.jpg61VMPK95VyL._SL1104_https://www.amazon.com/Writers-Coffee-Mugs-Ceramic-Hearbeat/dp/B06XW93WJN/ref=sr_1_58?ie=UTF8&qid=1513727187&sr=8-58&keywords=writer+mugshttps://smwrightauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/61ny93ywgml-_sl1200_.jpg61ny93YwgmL._SL1200_https://www.amazon.com/Creative-Writer-Convention-creative-writers/dp/B0732YRC27/ref=sr_1_18?ie=UTF8&qid=1513726833&sr=8-18&keywords=writer+mugshttps://smwrightauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/61ndzspl74l-_sl1500_.jpg61Ndzspl74L._SL1500_https://www.amazon.com/Punctuation-Grammar-Christmas-Ceramic-LaTazas/dp/B071SCW6VM/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&qid=1513726833&sr=8-6&keywords=writer+mugshttps://smwrightauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/rooibos_rainbow_large.jpgrooibos_rainbow_largeRainbow Rooibos from CulinaryTeas.comhttps://smwrightauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/djik2l1uiaa_rwd.jpgDJIk2l1UIAA_rWdThe Descriptive Thesaurus Collectionhttps://smwrightauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/il_570xn-1330642951_md54.jpgil_570xN.1330642951_md54https://smwrightauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/il_570xn-1330641811_bh0z.jpgil_570xN.1330641811_bh0zThe Trashy Thoughts Journal by YetiandBoo2018-02-16T02:47:44+00:00monthlyhttps://smwrightauthor.com/about-the-blog/2018-10-12T18:43:23+00:00weekly0.6https://smwrightauthor.com/2017/12/18/dont-leave-your-scene-in-check/https://smwrightauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/setyoursceneheader.jpgSetYourSceneHeaderJoin me for an in-depth look at building a scene.2017-12-18T01:54:28+00:00monthlyhttps://smwrightauthor.com/2013/02/23/setting-hobos-in-outer-space/2017-12-18T01:13:13+00:00monthlyhttps://smwrightauthor.com/2017/12/11/the-business-of-writing-part-iii/https://smwrightauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/treatyourself.gifTreatyourselfhttps://smwrightauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/businesswritingpart3.jpgBusinessWritingPart32017-12-11T13:58:26+00:00monthlyhttps://smwrightauthor.com/2017/11/27/youtube-channels-writers-should-check-out/https://smwrightauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/youtubechannelsforwriters.jpgYoutubeChannelsforWriters2018-02-16T02:44:25+00:00monthlyhttps://smwrightauthor.com/2017/11/25/writerconfessionals-no-2/https://smwrightauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/writerconfessionals2.jpgWriterConfessionals2In honor of Small Business Saturday, I'm sharing this Writer Confessional about a trend I notice when I'm going through a financial tight spot.2017-11-25T19:52:02+00:00monthlyhttps://smwrightauthor.com/2017/11/20/what-is-an-augur/https://smwrightauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/augur_nordisk_familjebok.pngAugur,_Nordisk_familjebokSketch of a Roman augur, with his lituus.https://smwrightauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/augurheader.jpgAugurHeader2017-11-20T14:08:58+00:00monthlyhttps://smwrightauthor.com/2017/11/18/acceptance-available-for-pre-order/https://smwrightauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/pre-order_acceptance.jpgPre-Order_Acceptance2017-11-18T16:06:05+00:00monthlyhttps://smwrightauthor.com/2017/11/16/why-writers-should-care-about-infrastructure/https://smwrightauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/infrastructureheader.jpgInfrastructureHeader2017-11-17T02:03:46+00:00monthlyhttps://smwrightauthor.com/2017/11/11/acceptance-cover-and-blurb-revealed/https://smwrightauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/acceptance-cover-revealeda.jpgAcceptance-Cover-Revealedahttps://smwrightauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/acceptance-cover-revealed.jpgAcceptance-Cover-Revealed2017-11-11T23:39:25+00:00monthlyhttps://smwrightauthor.com/2017/11/01/be-on-the-lookout/https://smwrightauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/release-date-announcement.jpgRelease-date-announcement2017-11-09T23:18:10+00:00monthlyhttps://smwrightauthor.com/2017/10/23/beta-reading-process-part-3-the-data/2017-10-24T00:21:47+00:00monthlyhttps://smwrightauthor.com/2017/07/31/beta-reading-process-part-2-writers-vs-readers/https://smwrightauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/readervswriter.jpgreadervswriter2017-08-01T00:27:40+00:00monthlyhttps://smwrightauthor.com/2017/07/24/writing-waiting-for-a-diagnosis-and-grant/https://smwrightauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/us_grant_in_1885.jpgUS_Grant_in_1885Ulysses S. Grant working to finish his memoirs in 1885.https://smwrightauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/blogheader.jpgBlogheader2017-07-31T22:06:26+00:00monthlyhttps://smwrightauthor.com/2017/07/20/sisters-a-short-romp-through-history/https://smwrightauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/twitterpromoimage1.jpgTwitterpromoimage1https://smwrightauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/sisterscover4e.jpgSisterscover4e2017-07-21T00:03:23+00:00monthlyhttps://smwrightauthor.com/2017/06/05/beta-readers-a-method/https://smwrightauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/dropboxcomments.jpgDropboxcommentsDropbox proved to be a stumbling block in the beta reading process with my beta readers having trouble leaving comments on the PDF. Often times, they would leave a comment in the general section pictured rather than anchor a comment to a specific section that they were talking about.https://smwrightauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/demographic-of-readers.jpgDemographic of readersI started with seven readers, two males and five females. Of the seven, six finished. The male reader who did complete the process said he had read the book three times and liked it; however, he had experience technical issues when trying to place the file back into Dropbox.https://smwrightauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/betareading.jpgBetareading2017-06-06T01:04:41+00:00monthlyhttps://smwrightauthor.com/2013/02/21/writing-prompt-4/2017-03-26T19:19:42+00:00monthlyhttps://smwrightauthor.com/2013/03/03/character-series-habits-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly/2017-03-26T19:16:45+00:00monthlyhttps://smwrightauthor.com/2013/02/22/character-series-education/2017-03-26T19:16:21+00:00monthlyhttps://smwrightauthor.com/2013/02/24/world-buldingseries_currency/2017-03-26T19:15:11+00:00monthlyhttps://smwrightauthor.com/2013/02/25/writing-prompt-5/2017-03-26T19:14:39+00:00monthlyhttps://smwrightauthor.com/2013/02/27/names-you-have-one-i-have-one-characters-have-one/2017-03-26T19:14:07+00:00monthlyhttps://smwrightauthor.com/2013/02/28/februarys-end-now-what/2017-03-26T19:12:13+00:00monthlyhttps://smwrightauthor.com/2013/03/02/its-paramedic-style/2017-03-26T19:11:40+00:00monthlyhttps://smwrightauthor.com/2013/03/20/march-madness-indeed/2017-03-26T19:09:18+00:00monthlyhttps://smwrightauthor.com/2013/03/22/exposition-and-dialogue-how-to-get-the-perfect-mix/2017-03-26T19:08:54+00:00monthlyhttps://smwrightauthor.com/2013/03/19/writing-numbers-a-quick-guide/2017-03-26T19:06:04+00:00monthlyhttps://smwrightauthor.com/2013/05/08/mind-that-space-bar-put-your-best-foot-forward/2017-03-26T19:05:30+00:00monthlyhttps://smwrightauthor.com/2013/09/01/looks-and-gazes-lazy/2017-03-26T19:05:03+00:00monthlyhttps://smwrightauthor.com/2013/09/27/stay-calm-and-query-on-wrapping-up-september/2017-03-26T19:04:35+00:00monthlyhttps://smwrightauthor.com/2013/10/02/you-know-whats-fun-euphemisms/2017-03-26T19:04:04+00:00monthlyhttps://smwrightauthor.com/2013/10/03/the-business-of-writing-part-i/2017-03-26T19:03:30+00:00monthlyhttps://smwrightauthor.com/2013/10/20/life-of-a-staff-write/2017-03-26T19:03:03+00:00monthlyhttps://smwrightauthor.com/2013/11/09/is-there-a-setting-besides-fast/2017-03-26T18:45:31+00:00monthlyhttps://smwrightauthor.com/2014/02/02/world-and-character-series-are-your-characters-human/2017-03-26T18:45:09+00:00monthlyhttps://smwrightauthor.com/2014/03/28/writing-prompt-7-location-unknown/2017-03-26T18:43:10+00:00monthlyhttps://smwrightauthor.com/2014/03/30/plotting-a-scifi-world/2017-03-26T18:41:16+00:00monthlyhttps://smwrightauthor.com/2014/04/04/the-road-not-traveled/https://smwrightauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/ron-and-hermione.jpgRon-and-HermioneMarriage counseling? Just maybe.2017-03-26T18:40:54+00:00monthlyhttps://smwrightauthor.com/2014/04/06/writing-prompt-8-change-of-perspective/2017-03-26T18:40:01+00:00monthlyhttps://smwrightauthor.com/2014/05/05/app-review-kindle-buffet/https://smwrightauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/dscn0680.jpgDSCN0680Free books? I'm so there!2017-03-26T18:34:48+00:00monthlyhttps://smwrightauthor.com/2014/07/18/book-review-enders-game/https://smwrightauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/reviewsystem_wordpress.jpgReviewsystem_wordpresshttps://smwrightauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/enders-game.jpgenders-gameA fast read2017-03-26T18:34:24+00:00monthlyhttps://smwrightauthor.com/2014/07/23/some-come-easier-than-others/2017-03-26T18:30:17+00:00monthlyhttps://smwrightauthor.com/2014/08/04/who-said-what-dialogue-tags-and-properly-punctuating-them/https://smwrightauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/horriblesubs-psycho-pass-09-720p-mkv_snapshot_07-10_2012-12-08_17-13-21-460x258.jpgHorribleSubs-PSYCHO-PASS-09-720p.mkv_snapshot_07.10_2012.12.08_17.13.21-460x258This is what I imagine talking through your teeth as you smile looks like: psychotic. (Photo from Psycho Pass)2017-03-26T18:29:56+00:00monthlyhttps://smwrightauthor.com/2014/08/03/world-building-series-diversity/https://smwrightauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/93b151829bfb6f9be4a812a9817f1c65.jpg93b151829bfb6f9be4a812a9817f1c65Why do certain groups of people in your world react a certain why to each other? You better have the answer.2018-03-21T02:46:03+00:00monthlyhttps://smwrightauthor.com/2014/09/01/waiting-for-summer-to-wrap-up/2017-03-26T18:26:06+00:00monthlyhttps://smwrightauthor.com/2014/09/03/seven-things-every-writer-needs-to-do/https://smwrightauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/pumpkin_chai_1-2_culinary_teas_1ece0741-77e3-4a76-9a60-bf3d56938f58_large.jpgpumpkin_chai_1-2_culinary_teas_1ece0741-77e3-4a76-9a60-bf3d56938f58_largehttps://smwrightauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/wpid-0902141915.jpgwpid-0902141915.jpgA concept art for my one fantasy novel located in one of my favorite sketchbooks. I use it to write down ideas in addition to sketching concept art. (Copyright Sarah Wright 2014: Do not redistribute)2017-03-26T18:24:46+00:00monthlyhttps://smwrightauthor.com/2014/09/05/writing-prompt-9-mode-of-transportation-fail/2017-03-26T18:17:30+00:00monthlyhttps://smwrightauthor.com/2014/09/24/why-i-love-creative-writing/2017-03-26T18:07:10+00:00monthlyhttps://smwrightauthor.com/2014/10/02/webinars-a-writers-hankering/2017-03-26T17:57:41+00:00monthlyhttps://smwrightauthor.com/2014/10/15/coming-soon/2017-03-26T17:43:48+00:00monthlyhttps://smwrightauthor.com/2015/02/09/ein-haiku/2017-03-26T17:37:00+00:00monthlyhttps://smwrightauthor.com/2015/02/15/beta-reading-continues/2017-03-26T17:29:31+00:00monthlyhttps://smwrightauthor.com/2015/11/24/how-does-a-person-get-their-together/2017-03-26T17:24:03+00:00monthlyhttps://smwrightauthor.com/2015/03/04/a-reflection-on-character-relationships/https://smwrightauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/tumblr_mvg8czqlny1s0hgiko1_1280.pngtumblr_mvg8czQLny1s0hgiko1_1280Dowager Countess don't you ever change!https://smwrightauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/da1se5_da_2200_op.jpgDA1SE5_DA_2200_OP2017-03-26T17:13:34+00:00monthlyhttps://smwrightauthor.com/2017/03/26/protecting-yourself/https://smwrightauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/copyright.jpgCopyrightFree can come with a huge price.2017-05-09T06:15:20+00:00monthlyhttps://smwrightauthor.com/2015/03/24/openings-for-clients/2017-03-26T16:23:00+00:00monthlyhttps://smwrightauthor.com/2016/08/22/gen-con-recap-1-structuring-life-for-creativity/2016-10-04T22:18:00+00:00monthlyhttps://smwrightauthor.com/2016/08/15/post-gen-con-2016-reexamining-writing-goals/https://smwrightauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/wp-1471209900862.jpgwp-1471209900862.jpgWriters wait to begin their next seminars at the Westin in Indy during Gen Con 2016.https://smwrightauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/wp-1471209674208.jpgwp-1471209674208.jpg2016-08-15T12:40:02+00:00monthlyhttps://smwrightauthor.com/2016/08/07/check-out-the-ballerinas-gift/https://smwrightauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/13978058_10106671847276508_1355739673_o.jpg13978058_10106671847276508_1355739673_o"The Ballerina's Gift" by Rachelle M. 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Shaw2016-08-08T21:04:11+00:00monthlyhttps://smwrightauthor.com/2016/08/04/counting-down-to-gencon/2016-08-04T23:58:54+00:00monthlyhttps://smwrightauthor.com/2016/07/31/update-announcing-project-ya-editorial-extension/2016-07-31T17:22:23+00:00monthlyhttps://smwrightauthor.com/2016/07/30/staying-uplifted-while-querying/https://smwrightauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/wp-14699220695961.jpgwp-1469922069596.jpgThe cover of my fancy writing business plan, which I got in a fancy report folder.https://smwrightauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/rainbowdoodle.pngRainbowdoodleIt is okay to picture million dollar deals and landing an agent right away; however, a realistic approach must come before flights of fancy. https://smwrightauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/queryarticleheader.jpgQueryArticleheaderhttps://smwrightauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/cylons.jpgCylonsI have a plan ... a writing business plan2016-10-04T22:47:42+00:00monthlyhttps://smwrightauthor.com/2016/07/06/now-accepting-submissions-for-project-ya-editorial-2016/https://smwrightauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/c803b-1467335318709.jpgc803b-14673353187092016-07-06T22:57:21+00:00monthlyhttps://smwrightauthor.com/2016/02/29/in-need-of-a-fun-read-give-the-wizards-gambit-a-read/https://smwrightauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/2016-02-29-18-08-49.jpg2016-02-29 18.08.492016-03-01T00:50:10+00:00monthlyhttps://smwrightauthor.com/2016/02/27/writerconfessionals-no-1/https://smwrightauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/writerconfessionals1.jpgWriterConfessionalshttps://smwrightauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/writerconfessionals.jpgWriterConfessionals2016-02-27T16:48:44+00:00monthlyhttps://smwrightauthor.com/2016/02/22/finding-the-right-beginning/https://smwrightauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/storybeginningsheader.jpgStoryBeginningsHeader2016-04-29T18:19:03+00:00monthlyhttps://smwrightauthor.com/2015/10/28/its-the-final-countdown-nanowrimo-prep/https://smwrightauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/nano-2015-participant-banner.jpgNaNo-2015-Participant-Bannerhttps://smwrightauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/doodle.jpgDoodle2016-02-21T19:51:00+00:00monthlyhttps://smwrightauthor.com/2015/08/25/im-not-dead-yet/https://smwrightauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/notdeadyet.jpgNotdeadyetThere's still some life in me, even after this summer!2016-02-21T19:50:24+00:00monthlyhttps://smwrightauthor.com/2016/02/01/so-begins-the-jump/https://smwrightauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/pitmadfeb2016.jpgPitMadFeb2016https://smwrightauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/querying-header.jpgQuerying HeaderThe query letter is the writer's rite of passage.2016-07-30T21:25:06+00:00monthlyhttps://smwrightauthor.com/2016/02/14/writing-romance/https://smwrightauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/adamaroslinsmiling.gifAdamaRoslinSmilingLaura Roslin and William Adama are my OTP and favorite fictional couple.https://smwrightauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/romanceheader.jpgRomanceHeader2016-02-15T15:05:25+00:00monthlyhttps://smwrightauthor.com/2015/09/14/writer-this-here-be-a-mutiny/https://smwrightauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/mutiny_hms_bounty.jpgMutiny_HMS_BountyWriters, don't end up in a dignhy watching your vessel (book) sail away from you with your characters at the helm.https://smwrightauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/choppy-waters.jpgCHOPPY WATERS2015-09-16T01:03:06+00:00monthlyhttps://smwrightauthor.com/2015/05/25/the-logistics-of-war/https://smwrightauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/siegtfried-sassoon.jpegSiegtfried SassoonConsider reading war memoirs to get a feel for what it is like. 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I prefer my men with much less baggage.https://smwrightauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/fifty-shades-of-grey-cover.jpgfifty-shades-of-grey-coverUmm, pass...2014-08-05T14:05:22+00:00monthlyhttps://smwrightauthor.com/2014/08/01/retribution/2014-08-05T22:49:44+00:00monthlyhttps://smwrightauthor.com/2014/07/28/pause-before-you-place-that-comma/https://smwrightauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/comma.jpgComma2014-07-29T10:41:33+00:00monthlyhttps://smwrightauthor.com/2014/07/26/polling-prompted-choices-choices/https://smwrightauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/prompted-button1.jpgFeatured Image -- 592https://smwrightauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/prompted-button2.jpgTipsy Lit Prompted2014-07-26T15:13:16+00:00monthlyhttps://smwrightauthor.com/2014/07/25/prompted-choices-choices-long-way-down/https://smwrightauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/prompted-button.jpgprompted-buttonGet your writin' on.2014-07-27T00:13:00+00:00monthlyhttps://smwrightauthor.com/2014/07/21/sometimes-a-person-needs-to-reevaluate/https://smwrightauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/2014-07-21-13-24-15.jpg2014-07-21 13.24.15Work in progress. Probably going to put my corner desk into that particular corner.https://smwrightauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/2014-07-21-13-24-00.jpg2014-07-21 13.24.00Going mint and orange. That lampshade was the first orange accent piece. Got it at Dollar General for $2.https://smwrightauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/bilbo.jpgBilbo2014-07-21T21:32:27+00:00monthlyhttps://smwrightauthor.com/2014/07/19/fiction-in-motion-even-the-best-intentions-part-i/https://smwrightauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/alleyway.jpgAlleyway2014-07-19T21:27:02+00:00monthlyhttps://smwrightauthor.com/2014/07/19/introducing-fiction-in-motion/2014-07-19T21:23:03+00:00monthlyhttps://smwrightauthor.com/2014/05/04/not-quite-as-planned/https://smwrightauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/2014-participant-twitter-header-2.png2014-Participant-Twitter-Header-2The joys of camping out all April.2014-05-05T14:00:54+00:00monthlyhttps://smwrightauthor.com/2013/08/30/writing-prompt-write-a-characters-obit/https://smwrightauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/louise-cloutier-obituary2.jpgLouise-Cloutier-Obituary22014-03-29T02:15:06+00:00monthlyhttps://smwrightauthor.com/2014/03/27/learn-from-self-magazines-mistake/2014-03-30T22:47:12+00:00monthlyhttps://smwrightauthor.com/2014/03/26/how-do-writers-know-what-they-want-to-write-about/2014-03-27T14:00:58+00:00monthlyhttps://smwrightauthor.com/2014/02/01/live/2014-02-17T15:48:42+00:00monthlyhttps://smwrightauthor.com/2013/11/06/the-business-of-writing-part-ii/https://smwrightauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/social-media-photo.pngSocial media photo2013-11-07T02:19:32+00:00monthlyhttps://smwrightauthor.com/2013/09/29/partial-review-attempting-to-use-evernote/https://smwrightauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/evernote_ipad_wallpaper.pngevernote_ipad_wallpaper2013-09-30T00:12:22+00:00monthlyhttps://smwrightauthor.com/2013/09/23/prompted-should-be-banned/2013-09-24T00:55:27+00:00monthlyhttps://smwrightauthor.com/2013/09/22/feeling-naughty-read-a-banned-book/https://smwrightauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/mockingbird.jpgmockingbird2013-09-23T02:14:59+00:00monthlyhttps://smwrightauthor.com/2013/09/05/characters-touchy-subjects-and-framing/https://smwrightauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/gatsby_1925_jacket.gifGatsby_1925_jacketGood examplehttps://smwrightauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/thomas_gainsborough_016.jpgThomas_Gainsborough_016What is a woman's role in war? 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