Tag Archives: blogging

Passing the time with Ernest Hemmingway…

Posted on April 11, 2010 by Julia Barrett

Gotcha! As ya’ll pretty much know, there’s more to writing than just typing on a keyboard. 1. The story idea - do you plot and plan and outline and research? Or are you inspired by a dream, a sunset, a … Continue reading →

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The Perils of Blogging!

Posted on March 10, 2010 by Julia Barrett

Yeah, some days it’s like that! Rebecca at Dirty Sexy Books wrote a genius piece back on February 23 entitled - The Ten Biggest Mistakes Authors Make On Their Websites. You can check it out here: (and I asked her … Continue reading →

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Branching Out ~ about damn time!

Posted on February 17, 2010 by Julia Barrett

I’ve been paying attention to the wider world - the non writing, non romance author world and guess what? It’s really interesting! I’ve decided to link to a couple new, earnest bloggers ~ both with a different hobby. http://craftydana32.blogspot.com/ Craftydana … Continue reading →

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Sarah, over at Smart Bitches, Trashy Books

Posted on January 24, 2010 by Julia Barrett

was kind enough to answer some questions for me. I love the site: http://www.smartbitchestrashybooks.com/ Smart Bitches, Trashy Books is amusing, irreverent, informative and it tops my daily must read blog list. When I emailed Sarah about an interview, I didn’t … Continue reading →

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Worth Repeating, Lesli Richardson…

Posted on January 22, 2010 by Julia Barrett

Check out Lesli Richardson, over at her blog: http://www.leslirichardson.com/ Here’s the link for the original post…and I love the title - You Are Not A Special Snowflake! http://leslirichardson.blogspot.com/2010/01/writing-how-to-you-are-not-special.html She put together a marvelous, informative, coherent manifesto on how to do … Continue reading →

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