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Eilis Flynn | September 2, 2010

Author Eilis Flynn: The Reality Beyond
If you don’t bother to sepll-cehck, nobody’s going to take you seriously
by Eilis Flynn
1st Turning Point Crew Columnist
Copyright © 2010 Eilis Flynn
As a copy editor, the one thing I’ve noticed over the years is that everybody thinks that their spelling and grammar and punctuation are just fine.  “Oh, you don’t [...]

Category: Advertising Basics, All authors, Eilis Flynn, Miscellaneous, Query Letters | 8 Comments »
Tags: editing, good impressions, grammar, proofreading, punctuation, spell-check, spelling

Robert W. Walker | July 29, 2010

Robert W. Walker, Mystery-Suspense-Thriller Author (MSTA)–MUSTA READ!
by Robert W. Walker
1st Turning Point Columnist
Copyright © 2010 Robert W. Walker
Following up on some of the glaring differences between traditional and non-traditional publishing discussed in Part 1, allow me to add some other hard-won lessons to the list.
The traditional publisher determines design matters such as single or multiple [...]

Category: All authors, Marketing, Miscellaneous, Name Recognition, Platform Building, Robert W. Walker, Staff | 9 Comments »
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Robert W. Walker | July 28, 2010

Robert W. Walker, Mystery-Suspense-Thriller Author (MSTA)–MUSTA READ!
by Robert W. Walker
1st Turning Point Columnist
Copyright © 2010 Robert W. Walker
In any non-traditional publishing, as in ebook publication, there is no such thing as an advance against royalties.  In Traditional Publishing, now often termed DTBs (Dead Tree Books) by our younger generations, the advance has always been there. [...]

Category: All authors, Marketing, Miscellaneous, Name Recognition, Robert W. Walker, Staff | 16 Comments »
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John Klawitter | April 23, 2010

John Klawitter, Author, Screenwriter, Director
by John Klawitter
1st Turning Point Staff Columnist
Copyright © 2010 John Klawitter
Does everybody love your work?  I mean, everybody? If so, you’re a far more talented writer than most anybody else in the history of creation.  On the other hand, if you’re just immensely talented, sooner or later, you are bound to [...]

Category: Advertising Basics, All authors, Book Reviews, Book Video Reviews, Branding, John Klawitter, Marketing, Name Recognition, Platform Building, Social Networking, Staff | 14 Comments »
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