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Merri Halma commented on Wendy H. Jones's photo.
Today, let's try some word sprints to get those word counts soaring. Start with 5 minutes and then work your way up to longer sprints until you re doing 20 minutes. No editing as you go, just write. Who's joining me? At the end of the day let's share our... more- April 7, 2018
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Wendy H. Jones Timothy, Well done you. I’m doing 5 minute sprints. I’m averaging about 300 words in 5 minute bursts. I’m a fast typist though- -
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Timothy Bateson B2BCyCon has had me busier than I expected... So I'm actually going to dedicate myself to doing more word sprints once the weekend is over... -
Wendy H. Jones They're a great way to get your word count up
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Merri Halma I can do some sprints today. I'll report how many words I made it to.
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Timothy Bateson Another word sprint, and 654 more words on my novel's second draft. That almost gets me to the first deaths of the story... which I plan to enact tomorrow...
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- Merri Halma liked Wendy H. Jones's photo. Today, let's try some word sprints to get those word counts soaring. Start with 5 minutes and then work your way up to longer sprints until you re doing 20 minutes. No editing as you go, just write. Who's joining me? At the end of the day let's share our... more
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Timothy, Well done you. I’m doing 5 minute sprints. I’m averaging about 300 words in 5 minute bursts. I’m a fast typist though
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B2BCyCon has had me busier than I expected... So I'm actually going to dedicate myself to doing more word sprints once the weekend is over...
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They're a great way to get your word count up
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I can do some sprints today. I'll report how many words I made it to.
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Another word sprint, and 654 more words on my novel's second draft. That almost gets me to the first deaths of the story... which I plan to enact tomorrow...
- Merri Halma commented on Greg Alldredge's video.
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The music is much better than many of the book trailers I've watched. It's very good indeed for the subject matter.
The timing of the slides seems a little slow to me, and I wonder if there is not too much information on some of them.
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What size did you use for your book?
I liked the trailer, too, and the music.
I was just wondering if I am sizing my books wrong. Lucinda once advised me to use 5 x 8 or smaller for my books, and I disagreed. Now I'm thinking she could be right.
- Merri Halma liked Greg Alldredge's video.
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The music is much better than many of the book trailers I've watched. It's very good indeed for the subject matter.
The timing of the slides seems a little slow to me, and I wonder if there is not too much information on some of them.
I hope this helps. -
What size did you use for your book?
I liked the trailer, too, and the music.
I was just wondering if I am sizing my books wrong. Lucinda once advised me to use 5 x 8 or smaller for my books, and I disagreed. Now I'm thinking she could be right.
- Merri Halma is now friends with Maureen Bukhari.
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- Merri Halma joined the group Crime Readers’ Hangout
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Carol Ann King is now friends with Merri Halma. - Merri Halma → Author Newsletter: How do I get my blog link for Author Biz?
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We are only going to have one blog. I thought we were going to each get our own, but everyone on the highest levels will be able to post on the blog. I plan on making the blog very dynamic and active. The more members post on it the more they will be seen. -
Afer some playing around with blog article links, I think I figured it out... Your blog link is: https://authorbitz.com/blogs/37/
To get the link, all I did was delete the entry title and number from the blog post link. I think the number in the link... more -
The number effectively acts as a filter for your posts, letting you provide people with the link and still keep it looking like your own.
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Adding an image through the 'choose file' button at the bottom of the editing box is similar to adding featured images on WordPress
- Merri Halma wrote a new blog entry:
Hello, all. I'm Merri. I've been a writer since I was 11 or 12. Published since 2007 but that first book is no longer available. Self-published since 2013. I often feel like I'm not as good at writing and promotion as others I see around me. I'm sti...-
You already know I like your writing
I remember reading someone somewhere saying that you don't need to get the whole world to like your writing, that it's impossible to write in a way to please everyone. You just need a core group of genuine fans of... more
- Merri Halma liked E. S. Furlán's photo.
Hey all, I was just about to create a fantasy group when I noticed someone already has. You rock! So I'm just here to say, I am an author but also a REVIEWER, INTERVIEWER and ILLUSTRATOR. I review indie and self-published fantasy novels (fantasy only -... more-
Group creation is only available for level 2 membership and above. Level 1 members can join and comment in groups but can't create their own.
Right now there are only three members of the page who are officially level 2 or above. since we are in beta we... more -
Yeah, I know. I donated $25 or so to the GoFundMe, I think. I have the receipt somewhere in my inbox.
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I will be granting Supreme membership once we are out of Beta. We are looking at about next weekend to start the final process. I have all of you listed on a spreadsheet ready to grant you your Supreme membership.
But when people do get it, I think it's like building your own tribe, people who actually get you. I think that as you keep going you'll find those people, and they'll find you. It may be slow, but it'll grow with time. 
