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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 [...]

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John Foxjohn | July 12, 2010

John Foxjohn, Author
by John Foxjohn
1st Turning Point Staff Columnist
Copyright © 2010 John Foxjohn
Recently, I published an article on 1st Turning point titled, Not Self-Promoting—Self-Alienation.  When I wrote the article, I felt it was something that needed saying, and to be quite honest, something some writers needed to hear.
When it came out and I actually read [...]

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Shelli Stevens | June 23, 2010

Shelli Stevens, The Author Your Mother Warned You About
by Shelli Stevens
1st Turning Point Columnist
Copyright © 2010 Shelli Stevens
Well, contest whore.  I’ve never been a huge contest whore, but I’ve entered a few over the years.  And let me tell you, they can make your day or they can make you feel like something on [...]

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Judith Laik | February 12, 2010

Judith Laik, Regency Romance Author
by Judith Laik
1st Turning Point Columnist
Copyright © 2010 Judith Laik

Most unpublished writers see The Call as an end to their strivings, and the myth is that from then on they can expect a steady progression-more contracts with more money at each one.  That myth can stand in the way of [...]

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