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  • FCTB: Creating the Tagline

    Okay.  Now you’ve got a killer manuscript and an awesome title to go with it.  You’re ready to do the cover, right?  Hold on.  Not quite so fast.  You still have a ways to go.  Why?  The

  • Go with Your Gut

    If you have even one little shred of doubt about your marriage, don’t go through with the adoption. —Paraphrased from Raymond “Red” Reddington, The Blacklist I’m a huge fan of The Blackli

  • FCTB: Finding a Title

    What’s one of the most critical part of a book?  The opening paragraph?  The cover?  The text on the back cover?  All of those go into a good novel.  To me, the title ranks up there alongsid

  • Surviving January

    January has arrived.  Where I live in North Carolina, we’ve had many more cloudy days than sunny ones.  It’s cold, and it gets dark early.  Not to mention, we’ve already had one minor coat

  • FCTB: Introduction

    It’s finally happened.  You’ve reached the point where your manuscript is ready.  The nebulous idea in your mind has solidified and transformed as a result of hard work into the words of a dr