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READER FRIDAY: Do You Plant Secrets in Your Books?

Posted on December 8, 2017 by Jordan Dane

Do you hide any secrets in your books that only a few people will find?

(These could be hidden gems planted as a “wink & a nod” to insider readers or family and friends.)

READER FRIDAY: Tell Us About Your Most Difficult Scene

Posted on December 1, 2017 by Jordan Dane

Tell us about the hardest scene you’ve ever had to write. What made it difficult? How did you get through the challenge of it?

READER FRIDAY: What’s Your Favorite Under-Appreciated Novel?

Posted on September 29, 2017 by Jordan Dane

What is your favorite under-appreciated novel? Tell us about it. Have you read it more than once? Did it influence your writing?

READER FRIDAY: What creature in the animal kingdom best describes your writing style?

Posted on September 15, 2017 by Jordan Dane

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Are you the slow but steady turtle? Do you write as fast as a rabbit in heat? Get creative and describe your writing style. (This is a tee up for Basil Sands who never disappoints.)

For bonus points, share your favorite author and tell us what his/her ‘writing style’ animal would be?

READER FRIDAY: Soapbox Time – Does the publishing industry have unethical practices to shed light on?

Posted on September 8, 2017 by Jordan Dane

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What do you see as an unethical practice in the publishing industry? Are there any? Too many for one blog post? The soapbox is yours.

READER FRIDAY: Literary Pilgrimages – Have you taken one? (Share yours or one you’d take)

Posted on September 1, 2017 by Jordan Dane

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What literary pilgrimages have you gone on? Were you one of the many who searched for the Bridges of Madison County?

Spill the beans. Or tell us which literary pilgrimage you’ve always wanted to take.

Reader Friday: Returning to a Book

Posted on July 21, 2017 by James Scott Bell

What book have you read more than once, and why?

Reader Friday: What is your writing Kryptonite?

Posted on June 30, 2017 by Jordan Dane

What is your writing Kryptonite? Have you learned a trick to overcome it or are you still dealing with your Achilles Heel?

Reader Friday: Does your family support your career as a writer?

Posted on June 23, 2017 by Jordan Dane

Does your family support your career as a writer?

Please share what they do that truly support you. Are there some things they could do better? (Be honest)

Reader Friday: How many unpublished and half-finished books do you have?

Posted on June 9, 2017 by Jordan Dane

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An author friend of mine loves telling the story about when her mother found her sitting in front of her pot belly stove burning old manuscripts she had stashed “under her bed.” When asked why, she told her mom that she didn’t want ANYONE publishing them posthumously. She thought they were THAT bad. What about you?

How many unpublished and half-finished books do you have?