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Author Spotlight: Al Hooker

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Mar. 5th, 2018

Author Spotlight: Al Hooker  Hometown: Sacramento, CA Book: The Scout Quarterback Genre: Fiction Describe your book in 10 words or less.  Small College football team cheats to win.  How quarterback copes.… Author Spotlight: Al Hooker

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Shiny New Idea Syndrome

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Mar. 1st, 2018

Shiny New Idea Syndrome (noun): A disease or affliction in which a writer is unable to focus on their current book or short story without being distracted by another project.… Shiny New Idea Syndrome

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Where’s the conflict?

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Mar. 1st, 2018

Have you ever listened to someone tell a story that had no point? A friend may tell you about a walk they took in the park or how they picked… Where’s the conflict?

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Author Spotlight: Tiffany Smith

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Feb. 27th, 2018

Get to know our published authors! This week, meet Tiffany Smith, author of The Roll of the Dice. Name: Tiffany Smith    Hometown: Porterville, CA Book: The Roll of the… Author Spotlight: Tiffany Smith

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How to Tell a Good Story

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Jan. 23rd, 2018

Good stories grab us by the collar and pull us closer to the pages as we feverishly turn them to see what happens next. Every book is different. However, there… How to Tell a Good Story

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How to Write a Dedication

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Jan. 16th, 2018

The dedication of your book is like an acceptance speech at an awards ceremony. It’s when you take the time to acknowledge the people who have helped you along the… How to Write a Dedication

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Four Quick Tips to Improve Your Writing

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Jan. 3rd, 2018

If you’ve declared that 2018 is the year that you’ll finally write the book of your dreams, you’ve landed on the right blog. Why? Because we want to start the… Four Quick Tips to Improve Your Writing

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The End of One Chapter and the Start of the Next

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Dec. 19th, 2017

It’s hard to believe, but 2017 is quickly coming to a close. As we anxiously anticipate the start of a brand new chapter in 2018, we at Dorrance wanted to… The End of One Chapter and the Start of the Next

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Three Tips to Improve Your Vocabulary

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Dec. 5th, 2017

As a writer, you have the intrinsic yearning to keep learning. You’re constantly pushing your boundaries and going outside of your comfort zone in order to cultivate your writing skills.… Three Tips to Improve Your Vocabulary

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Define Your Why

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Nov. 28th, 2017

We all have different sources of motivation. We’re driven to write for various reasons, and those reasons are unique to our own circumstances. In today’s blog post, we cover the… Define Your Why

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