Tag: Writing
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Audiobooks: Not Just Spoken Books
Now Hear This! Audiobooks Are Not Just Spoken Books, Part 2 Navigating Distribution Channels Come to think of it…Navigating audiobook distributionis not as simple as the “red, right, returning” rule of nautical navigation. No sooner had I cried, “Done!” with recording Chick Stories than I faced getting it to market. My contract with Drew Howard…
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Now Hear This!
Audiobooks Are Not Just Spoken Books, Part 1 Finding My Voice Come to think of it…Writing, reading, and speaking are totally different proficiencies. When is an audiobook not a book? When it’s crying out loud! And that’s where I found myself in the midst of producing the audiobook version of Chick Stories, a Memoir of…
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From Flat to Forever
By Deborah E. Garofano, Guest Contributor Come to think of it … We writers can be savvy when we set our minds to it. She breezed into the bar of my favorite restaurant on a steamy July afternoon perfect for lounging in the pool or, in my case, on an all-too-familiar bar stool in air-conditioned…
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Chick Stories now on YouTube
Share the Adventures Lived, Laughter Shared, and Lessons Learned on YouTube Are you a chick? Do you have a story? Do you like eavesdropping on other women’s stories? Then this channel is for you. Inspired by Chick Stories, the memoir and presented in short, casual conversations, the Chick Stories YouTube Channel features women sharing their…
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Maximize Book Success with Amazon Reviews
Come to think of it,are you relevant? This afternoon, a friend told me she had just finished reading Chick Stories. She related a story in her own life that was similar to one of mine. “One of the reasons I wrote the memoir,” I said, “was to encourage readers to connect with the adventures lived,…
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Engaging Readers: The Real Timeline Behind Writing a Book
Come to think of it, the clock starts ticking as soon as the reader is engaged. A reader recently asked me how long it took to write a book. According to Reedsy, a self-described “ecosystem for authors and publishing professionals,” it takes most authors between six months and a year to write a book (based…
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Write Where Writers Belong
Come to think of it, writing is both a personal journey and a shared experience. While many authors agree with Ernest Hemingway’s observation that “Writing, at its best, is a lonely life,” members of the Gulf Coast Writers Association may not concur with Papa’s conclusion. “Organizations for writers palliate the writer’s loneliness, but I doubt…
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What Does AI Say about You?
In my blog, What the Cats Are Reading, I recently featured Kacy Cooney’s cat Cameo reading Seeking Solace, in which the protagonist overcomes a history of domestic abuse. In the blog post, Cameo finds solace in her forever home after surviving her own rescue. In what Kacy thought was a simple Google search to find…