Author: Kim Golden
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Shouldn’t women authors write whatever they want?
Another insightful post by fellow writer and Matera devotee, Kimberly Sullivan. Kimberly’s examination of people’s opinions about what women should write reminds me of something that happened when I was still working on my MFA at Virginia Commonwealth University. So often I was told that, as a black woman, I should be writing about “black…
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I name this book… tips for choosing a good title
Choosing a really good title is one of the hardest aspects of writing. Sometimes it feels even more difficult than actually writing the book that needs a title. Roz Morris shares some tips with us for how to choose attention-grabbing titles that will woo readers…and that’s always a good thing. 🙂
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…what we Authors can learn from Don Vito Corleone, the ultimate Godfather…
Fellow writer Seumas Gallacher, shares an insightful post on what we as writers can learn from the Don…Don Corleone. I am a big fan of Seumas’s irreverent way of getting to the nitty gritty of writing.
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One More Week Until NaNoWriMo
Only one more week until NaNoWriMo and I am nearly done with my outline. I’m getting really anxious to start. I don’t remember feeling this excited last year–which is probably why I didn’t finish my 2013 NaNoWriMo effort. This year, as I mentioned in my last post, I’ll be returning to Copenhagen and writing about…
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Prepping for NaNoWriMo
Every year, I (and loads of other writers) go a bit bonkers in the pursuit of completing a 50K+ word novel in a month. Yes, I mean NaNoWriMo. My 2011 NaNo novel became my first novel, Snowbound, which I published last autumn. I had a blast writing it and a lot of people…
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Mad About Mads…thanks, Xio!
Fellow writer and close friend, Xio Axelrod, made this meme featuring her favourite quote from Mads in Maybe Baby. I agree, it’s my favourite too! Love this scene. We’re all a little mad about Mads here. 😉 Have you got a favourite quote or scene from Maybe Baby or Maybe Tonight?
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Thieves, Finalist and Endings
Well, the last thing I expected this week was to find out that someone has uploaded my books to pirating sites. Some of these sites present themselves as stores–but none of them are distributing partners with Amazon, Kobo or Bookbaby. Other sites offer my books for free. If you really want a free copy of…