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  Merri Halma joined the group Wendy H. Jones' Book Buzz

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  Merri Halma joined the group Writing Goal support group!

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  Merri Halma → Amy Lehman: Hi, how are you? I haven't been on a while, so I am not sure how to connect with you. But I will do my best to get more active here.

  • Apr 23

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    Amy Lehman Hi Merri. I am not as active on here either. I have been busy with getting my manuscript, query and synopsis ready for the query process. I am going to try to be better about stopping by as well.

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  Merri Halma added 2 new photos.
  Lynx on Fire is almost done. Dawn, my writing buddy, and I edited one chapter of it to add to the inside of Haunting of Powell Hall. I uploaded the new manuscript to the Haunting of Powell Hall and hope Kindle Direct Publishing will accept it. I've had...  moreLynx on Fire is almost done. Dawn, my writing buddy, and I edited one chapter of it to add to the inside of Haunting of Powell Hall. I uploaded the new manuscript to the Haunting of Powell Hall and hope Kindle Direct Publishing will accept it. I've had so many issues getting both the cover and manuscript accepted it is disconcerting. But I hope we have it.
  Lynx on Fire is the 4th book in the Indigo Travelers Series and the first of the planned companion books.
  Haunting of Powell Hall is a novella that isn't connected to the main series.  less

  • Apr 23

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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...  moreToday, 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 word counts on this thread.  

  • 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

    • April 7, 2018
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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...

    • April 7, 2018
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    Wendy H. Jones They're a great way to get your word count up

    • April 7, 2018
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    Merri Halma I can do some sprints today. I'll report how many words I made it to.

    • April 7, 2018
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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...

    • April 12, 2018
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  Merri Halma joined the group Cover Artists

  • April 2, 2018
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  Merri Halma joined the group Creative Connections

  • April 2, 2018
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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...  moreToday, 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 word counts on this thread.  

  • April 2, 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

    • April 7, 2018
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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...

    • April 7, 2018
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    Wendy H. Jones They're a great way to get your word count up

    • April 7, 2018
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    Merri Halma I can do some sprints today. I'll report how many words I made it to.

    • April 7, 2018
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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...

    • April 12, 2018
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  Merri Halma commented on Greg Alldredge's video.

  The Pretty Waiter Girls by Greg Alldredge book trailer

  Video design credit: Bachman Designs www.lbachman.com Video music credit: Kevin Macleod https://incompetech.com/ The Pretty Waiter Girls by Greg Alldredge Sy...

  • March 29, 2018

  • Judith Rook, Amy Lehman, and Merri Halma like this.
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    Judith Rook 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.

    • March 26, 2018
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    Merri Halma 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.

    • March 29, 2018
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  Merri Halma liked Greg Alldredge's video.

  The Pretty Waiter Girls by Greg Alldredge book trailer

  Video design credit: Bachman Designs www.lbachman.com Video music credit: Kevin Macleod https://incompetech.com/ The Pretty Waiter Girls by Greg Alldredge Sy...

  • March 29, 2018

  • Judith Rook, Amy Lehman, and Merri Halma like this.
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    Judith Rook 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.

    • March 26, 2018
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    Merri Halma 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.

    • March 29, 2018
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  Merri Halma is now friends with Maureen Bukhari.

  • March 29, 2018
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  Merri Halma is now friends with April D Brown.

  • March 29, 2018
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  Merri Halma joined the group Crime Readers’ Hangout

  • March 26, 2018
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  Merri Halma joined the group Killer Marketing Techniques

  • March 26, 2018