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  Timothy Bateson is now friends with Justin Edison.

  • August 22, 2018
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  Timothy Bateson commented on Thomas Weaver's photo.

  

  Yeah, I know it's more than seven lines HERE, but it's only seven in the actual manuscript. Anyway, here's another excerpt from my clone-sibling's WIP.

  • August 8, 2018

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    Timothy Bateson Ooops... I missed a 7-7-7 while editing the story I was going to post from

    • August 8, 2018
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  Timothy Bateson posted a new video:

  Cover Reveal - The Lupine's Call

  Richard Parsons is a shapeshifter with a drinking problem - not that his girlfriend knows about his abilities. But she's determined to sober him up, and the arguments aren't helping. Storming out of the apartment during the latest argument might only be ...

  • #paranormal
  • #short story
  • #Cover Reveal
  • #Fiction
  • #Urban Fantasy
  • #Shadows Over Seattle
  • #Seattle
  • #Shapeshifter

  • July 18, 2018

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    Judith Rook One of the best trailers I've seen, Tim Do you do it all yourself? The animation is well-paced, the overall design interesting, and the music backing not dreary. I like this one a lot.

    • July 18, 2018
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    Timothy Bateson I use Powtoons to create my trailers, and a lot of the elements are part of one of their 'Mission Impossible'(ish) template. Though I did mess with timing and added several elements of my own. The countdown is one of those elements and some of the layout changes.

    • July 18, 2018
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  Timothy Bateson shared Jeanette Andersen's post. I like shifting character priorities and goals based on circumstances. The core goal might remain the same for the emotional/spiritual journey (and may not be fully achieved, but progress/setbacks will happen), but the outward goal might change entirely...  moreI like shifting character priorities and goals based on circumstances. The core goal might remain the same for the emotional/spiritual journey (and may not be fully achieved, but progress/setbacks will happen), but the outward goal might change entirely based on events and evolving understanding of what's happening around them, and the stakes  

  Jeanette Andersen When it comes to the ending of books, do you always want it to be a happy ending? What are other ways do you like a story to end?

  • July 17, 2018

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  Timothy Bateson liked Thomas Weaver's photo.

  

  • July 8, 2018

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    Judith Rook I like this. An excerpt which really whets my appetite for more, mention of two books and a major link.

    • July 8, 2018
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  Timothy Bateson The #AuthorBitz #777Club members are doing a book excerpt event on the 7th day of every month.
  For me it's a special #777 (part 2) time on this 7th day, of the 7th month, because I'm doing a double excerpt day.
  Here I present the second of two posts...  moreThe #AuthorBitz #777Club members are doing a book excerpt event on the 7th day of every month.
  For me it's a special #777 (part 2) time on this 7th day, of the 7th month, because I'm doing a double excerpt day.
  Here I present the second of two posts from my current project "The Lupine's Call", which is planned for an August release date. (The other posts can be found on Facebook & Twitter)
  
  If you'd like to take part in future promotions drop in on https://authorbitz.com/group/20/the-7-7-7-club and sign-up  less

  

  The #AuthorBitz #777Club members are doing a book excerpt event on the 7th day of every month.
  For me it's a special #777 (part 2) time on this 7th day, of the 7th month, because I'm doing a double excerpt day.
  Here I present the second of two posts...  moreThe #AuthorBitz #777Club members are doing a book excerpt event on the 7th day of every month.
  For me it's a special #777 (part 2) time on this 7th day, of the 7th month, because I'm doing a double excerpt day.
  Here I present the second of two posts from my current project "The Lupine's Call", which is planned for an August release date. (The other posts can be found on Facebook & Twitter)
  
  If you'd like to take part in future promotions drop in on https://authorbitz.com/group/20/the-7-7-7-club and sign-up  less

  • July 7, 2018

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    Judith Rook This excerpt shows a writer who can really handle the first person point of view and go to depths of reflection which not many first-person-pov-ers achieve. I'm attracted.

    • July 8, 2018
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    Timothy Bateson Thanks, Judith. This is definitely my favorite character to write. Much of his story has been running around in my head for years, so I've had a lot of time to get into his head-space.
    "The Lupine's Call" was written about 2 years ago, but I'm...  moreThanks, Judith. This is definitely my favorite character to write. Much of his story has been running around in my head for years, so I've had a lot of time to get into his head-space.
    "The Lupine's Call" was written about 2 years ago, but I'm revisiting and expanding on much of the story for publishing next month (hopefullly).
    I've had some really great feedback from readers of "Under A Hunter's Moon" which was my first story with this character.  

    • July 8, 2018
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    Timothy Bateson BTW... Would you mind me quoting you along with this sample in my promos?

    • July 8, 2018
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    Judith Rook By all means, use whatever you think is quotable.

    • July 8, 2018
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  Timothy Bateson commented on Judith Rook's photo.

  • July 7, 2018

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    Timothy Bateson I love this design, and would definitely look to using something similar once I've done the cover reveal for my WIP

    • July 7, 2018
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    Thomas Weaver That looks really good, Judith.

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  Timothy Bateson liked Judith Rook's photo.

  • July 7, 2018

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    Timothy Bateson I love this design, and would definitely look to using something similar once I've done the cover reveal for my WIP

    • July 7, 2018
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    Thomas Weaver That looks really good, Judith.

    • July 7, 2018
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  Timothy Bateson → The 7-7-7 Club: I got bored today, so I knocked this up in Canva... I'd appreciate people's thoughts. I believe I left enough space to put a Title, Author Name, Book Text and a link...

  

  • July 4, 2018
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    Judith Rook I would say there's space enough for what you want, and the layout is neat and efficient.
    I used to use Canva quite a lot, but I've gone onto Pizap.

    • July 5, 2018
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    Thomas Weaver If I understand this correctly, you made it as a sort of template for participants in the club to fill with their story excerpt, etc. If that's the case, this is a great idea. As Judith said, there's plenty of space (without there being TOO much) for the...  moreIf I understand this correctly, you made it as a sort of template for participants in the club to fill with their story excerpt, etc. If that's the case, this is a great idea. As Judith said, there's plenty of space (without there being TOO much) for the excerpt, plus author name and a link, and the bit on the side explaining what the 7-7-7 Club is ought to get even more people interested.  

    • July 6, 2018
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    Timothy Bateson That's exactly the idea I put my book title, and author link at the bottom right of the empty box then created a text block for the excerpt... And I'm cheating a little... I'm doing this challenge in a Facebook group too, so I'll be posting 2 seven-line...  moreThat's exactly the idea I put my book title, and author link at the bottom right of the empty box then created a text block for the excerpt... And I'm cheating a little... I'm doing this challenge in a Facebook group too, so I'll be posting 2 seven-line excerpts from the same page  less

    • July 6, 2018
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    Thomas Weaver Timothy: (Sorry I keep needing to ask for more info...) So do you want all of us to use this template?

    • July 6, 2018
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    Timothy Bateson That's entirely up to the individual. I just like messing around in Canva

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  Timothy Bateson has updated The 7-7-7 Club cover photo.

  

  • July 4, 2018

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  Timothy Bateson I'd just like to wish all my fellow Americans a Happy Independence Day... Please be careful with fireworks, an observe any burn bans your local area might have in place.

  • July 4, 2018
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  Timothy Bateson The 7-7-7 Club is getting ready to do it's monthly promo event. If you're interested in getting on-board, check out my post on the 7-7-7 Club group... Basic premise... Each participating author shares 7 lines from page 7 of their WIP (or page...  moreThe 7-7-7 Club is getting ready to do it's monthly promo event. If you're interested in getting on-board, check out my post on the 7-7-7 Club group... Basic premise... Each participating author shares 7 lines from page 7 of their WIP (or page 14/21/28/etc) on social media. Then they challenge 7 other authors to do the same...  

  https://www.authorbitz.com/group/20/the-7-7-7-club

  https://www.authorbitz.com/group/20/the-7-7-7-club

  • July 3, 2018
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  Timothy Bateson → The 7-7-7 Club: Okay folks... We're going to be doing another 7-7-7 Promo... It's the 7th day of the 7th month, so let's knock this one out of the park...
  We're looking at giving readers a sample of our work:
  * from page 7 (or a multiple of 7) of our current WIP (edited...  moreOkay folks... We're going to be doing another 7-7-7 Promo... It's the 7th day of the 7th month, so let's knock this one out of the park...
  We're looking at giving readers a sample of our work:
  * from page 7 (or a multiple of 7) of our current WIP (edited or not)
  * copy 7 lines (any 7 lines)
  * share them on social media, and tag 7 fellow authors challenging them to do the same
  * drop your links in here under individual threads, so we can all share them
  
  If people are interested, I'll do a graphic we can all use for the event... I'll put a link to this group/site to raise interest  less

  • July 3, 2018

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    Judith Rook I like this idea. I'll check back for the graphic. (It's still July 5th in Western Australia.)
    
    Thank you, Timothy.

    • July 5, 2018
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  Timothy Bateson shared Dawn R. Schuldenfrei's post. Excited to see what's coming up in terms of content

  Dawn R. Schuldenfrei Well, I've done a soft launch of my new website. I'd appreciate it if anyone who checks it out could let me know what they think. There's not much (pretty much no ;) ) real content yet, but it'll get there :)
  
  ...  moreDawn R. Schuldenfrei Well, I've done a soft launch of my new website. I'd appreciate it if anyone who checks it out could let me know what they think. There's not much (pretty much no ;) ) real content yet, but it'll get there :)
  
  
  
  www.dawnrschuldenfrei.com  

  • June 8, 2018

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  Timothy Bateson → The 7-7-7 Club: Eeep... I missed my own 7-7-7 ... I blame my day job

  • June 8, 2018

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    Judith Rook Can you remind us as the 7th day approaches, please? What if you only have one WIP going? Can you post in The 7-7-7 Club only once? I like this idea a lot.

    • June 13, 2018
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    Timothy Bateson You can always multiply on the page numbers

    • June 13, 2018