Category: craft tips
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Wisdom from the writer of Poison Study, Maria V. Snyder
I purchased Maria V. Snyder’s first book, Poison Study, at the Greater Lehigh Valley Writers Group Write Stuff conference where she served as keynote speaker. I’ve been meaning to read the book for a decade. Maria gave a very eye-opening keynote address at the conference about her career, and how…
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Sharing my podcast expertise, from the beginning
We proposed a column to the Greater Lehigh Valley Writers Group, sharing our breadth of podcast knowledge and our Spotify playlists. I just emailed the first sample in, and I thought I would share it with you. Podcasts to improve your storytelling I’m not really a fan of podcasts. I…
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NetGalley: A Starving Artist Resource for the Latest Books
If you are a writer and/or author, you have a duty to stay current. Just like any profession, the writer must know what is happening in the industry. Common advice points toward Amazon for information on trends, genres and even as a source to show what covers sell. And, of…
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Grammar Girl may inspire a toast for the historical and fantasy writers (and how our publisher’s day job can help you grow your craft)
That title may be a bit much. But this blog post will contain a lot. We want to inspire. We want to share. We want to reassure. Backstory: The Day Job As a boutique publisher of craft books in its youth, Parisian Phoenix remains a part-time business (ad)venture. Publisher and…
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Happy New Year: Public Domain Day 2023
If you’re looking for inspiration for 2023, check out Duke University School of Law’s Center for the Study of Public Domain. As of today, works published in 1927 have entered the public domain and Duke has provided a list of them. Copyright causes a lot of confusion and questions among…
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My Love of Poetry is Not Gone, Part 3 of 3
Guest Post on Writing Poetry By Ruchi AcharyaPublisher’s note: As part of the Parisian Phoenix mission, we publish unique voices and diverse perspectives in print and online. So, this week, we will explore poetry with Indian author Ruchi Acharya. This is part three of three, where Ruchi offers her final…
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My Love of Poetry is Not Gone, part 2 of 3
Guest Post on Writing Poetry By Ruchi Acharya Publisher’s note: As part of the Parisian Phoenix mission, we publish unique voices and diverse perspectives in print and online. So, this week, we will explore poetry with Indian author Ruchi Acharya. This is part two of three, where Ruchi offers two…
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