Tag: novel
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My Inspiration to Write
“The Earth laughs in flowers” by Ralph Waldo Emerson Whenever I need to take a break from the computer, or I need inspiration to work on the next chapter or scene of my novel, I get up out of my chair and walk outside and adore the flowers growing abundantly this time of year. I…
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Writing Dialogue that Sings
By P.C. Zick @PCZick Dialogue in fiction is essential. Good dialogue is crucial. Nothing kills a book for me like poor dialogue. The plot might be intriguing, the characters worth getting to know, and the setting gorgeous, but if the dialogue is stilted and poorly executed, I’m ready to put the book down. I…
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Live from the Road – Free Friday, June 15
How can you go wrong? Live from the Road has received six 5-star reviews so far and today, June 15, it’s free to download to your Kindle or desktop. Take a trip down Route 66 with four wild and wacky women out to find the true meaning of their lives.
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Route 66 Trivia Tuesday Contest!
By P.C. Zick – @PCZick Win a free copy of Live from the Road in today’s Route 66 Trivia Tuesday Contest.Completion of Route 66 in 1926 signified a direct route from Chicago to L.A. for more than 2,000 miles (some records say 2,200, but I’ve seen 2,400). Along the way, odes to the Mother Road…
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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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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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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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Route 66 – Traveling the Mother Road
Put down the pen someone else gave you. No one ever drafted a life worth living on borrowed ink. Jack Kerouac By P.C. Zick – @PCZick It began one night over a couple of beers at a local bar. It took more than a year to plan and pull off. “You know what I’ve always…
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