Category: Ramblings of a Writer
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Common Attributes of Great Writing
By P.C. Zick – @PCZick Writing that moves us contain common traits that create pure magic for the reader. Here’s a few of the most common attributes that I teach in my writing workshop “Creating Magic.” Common Attributes of Great Writing The language is clear, concise, logical, and uses economy. Clarity of writing equals communication…
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Originally posted on Living Lightly: By P.C. Zick – @PCZick Whenever I announce to a stranger I’m a writer, I often receive similar responses. “I’ve always wanted to write” or “I’ve got a story to tell” or “You wouldn’t believe the life I’ve had. I need to write a book.” I read something recently that…
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The Marathon
By P.C. Zick – @PCZick Disappointed? Yes. Discouraged? Absolutely. Ready to quit? Without a doubt. Is it time to throw in the towel? Not on my life. The launch of Live from the Road was less than stellar. I have not been “launched” into the stratosphere of phenomenal overnight success. Not even close. But when…
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Writing Seminar
By P.C. Zick – @PCZick I’ve been so busy promoting my new e-book, Live from the Road, I have not had time to bask in the afterglow of my first writing workshop in five years. Here’s what one of the participants had to say: “I wanted to thank Patricia Zick for hosting an amazing writing…
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Route 66 – Chicago to St. Louis
By P.C. Zick – @PCZick Note: My novel, Live from the Road¸ is available free May 23 and May 24 on amazon.com in both the U.S. and the U.K. My blog is the nonfiction account of the real trip I took with my daughter, my friend Joy and her daughter in 2007. I wrote the…
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Free Book May 23 and May 24
Live from the Road is now published and on May 23 and May 24, the trip is free. All you have to do is go to my amazon.com page, and click to order the novel for your Kindle, i-pad, i-phone or PC. Get the book now for a great Memorial Day read about how the…
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Live from my Computer
By P.C. Zick – @PCZick Yesterday the fog cleared for a few minutes, and I finally understood enough about the new world of publishing an e-book to make a marketing plan for my new novel, Live from the Road. It’s about time because Live from the Road went LIVE on amazon.com two days ago. This…
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The Hands of My Mother
By P.C. Zick – @PCZick Note: My mother died in February of 1998. Several months later, I found myself mourning her death more than ever and decided I needed to do something to help me heal. I wrote an essay about the one thing that kept coming back to me while she lay dying. During…
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The More I Learn, the Less I Know
By P.C. Zick – @PCZick I’m in a very high learning curve these days as I prepare to publish my first e-book, Live from the Road. Every time I read an article, I find one more thing I need to do. Yesterday I probably sifted through a dozen new things to add to my list.…
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Important Message for Writers
By P.C. Zick – @PCZick I highly recommend all writers read this blog by Rachelle Gardner. She’s an agent with Books and Such Literary Agency and her blog is a great source for published and unpublished authors. Her advice is valuable for self-published and traditionally published authors. It’s also a resource for unpublished writers trying…
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