Doug Lewars

Doug may not be quite over the hill but he's certainly approaching the summit. He has 12 e-books published and a bunch more coming.

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Now Draft2digital is charging a maintenance fee for low revenue authors, I'm taking a hard look at XINXII as a free, aggregate publishing platform. Does anyone have any experience with it good or bad? #Writingcommunity

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I wonder if these days teachers mark based on the quality of their students' work or whether they mark on their students' ability to find a really good AI program.

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I went to select a fantasy book on Overdrive and the first 15 had the dreaded keyword, 'romance' or even worse, 'romantasy'. It's becoming difficult to find something I enjoy reading. #writerslife

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@Adele_Liles Yes, if it's in the same paragraph, but probably not if it's scattered over a few hundred pages.

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@sanchez_m_m Tom Sharpe and Terry Pratchett.

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Not bad, it's November 7th and I'm at the 61% mark in my Christmas shopping. #writerslife

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I realize 'Speed and secrecy are everything' is grammatically correct but darn it, 'Speed and secrecy is everything' somehow sounds better. #writerslife

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@author_VV First person works well in some cases but it's wretchedly difficult to incorporate subplots in your book. #writerslife

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@johncalia 2

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@StephenKing I'm pretty sure you're only banned in schools. If you were truly banned people would need to smuggle them across a border and risk being arrested for possession.

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Fantasy writers can benefit considerably by reading classical fiction. #writerslife

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I'm convinced writing a 100k manuscript is easier than writing a 200 word blurb. #writerslife #WritingCommunity

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@elchandler Sometimes, if it's really unfamiliar and I can't determine the meaning through context.

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@aubrey_vale1313 Occasionally but I try to minimize it.

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@jk_rowling Someone taking offense is no reason for me to deny reality.

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@stepha_henson What do you enjoy? Write about it. What annoys you? Poke fun at it in writing. Glance at a news site. Behind every headline is a story. If you're blocked, it might be because you feel you 'should' write certain things in a certain way. Toss the 'should's over the wall.

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For commercial success I think a reasonable rule of thumb for time division is 10% writing, 20% editing and 70% marketing. #writerslife

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Another 20 pages of editing complete ... and I still have a couple of hours left in the afternoon. #writerslife

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Allergy season is rough this year. #writerslife

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@deidrejowen Housework.