Creative Writing-Publishing

                                                                                                 

Today I am briefly going to discuss publishing.   I have been in search of a publisher and an agent  this past month. Sadly from my research I have discovered that the majority of big house publishers and agents will not bother with authors who write short stories!

It's not worth their time and of course, money is involved.  So I have decided that perhaps I will go another route- the small independent publishers.

There are many small publishers which  have windows of time for submissions and so far they are closed  .  A word of caution- there are some  you need to be careful with.  I have been contacted by two indie publishers but they offered me nothing!  I would have had to do everything!.  I may as well continue  with  self-publishing .

I have a list of small indie publishers and I am going to contact them. My third book is completed and I would really like to go with a publisher that can offer me a little help.

So to all writers .....I will keep you updated.  If anyone has experience with small publishers please share.

Keep on writing!

Creative Writing-Fantasy

Creative writing is fun! Especially when writing fantasy stories. I get to let my imagination run wild.

The popular trend lately is vampires, science fiction, and  fantasy.  I don't care to write about violence with all the gory details. I prefer to create romantic stories mixed with magic and mind travel.

I currently completed a book with  one of those ingredients. Dimensional travel.

The Magic Herb has also that ingredient while Even Exchange has magic!

To all the writers out there....keep on writing

Happy April!!

Happy April to you all.

Spring is here. well not in the Poconos in PA!. I had snow on the ground and it was a shocker.

I want to thank those of you who had taken advantage of my March buy-one-get -one free book deal.

It was a success!  I may do it again over the summer.

I just finished a new book and plan to go the traditional way of publishing.  I will keep you updated.

I would love to hear from other new and seasoned writers how they are doing with their work.

Until next time-

Keep on writing
M.A.

Buy One-Get One FREE

The Count Down....Buy One-Get One FREE

March 1st begins the promotion.

Purchase THE MAGIC HERB and I will send you the link for EVEN EXCHANGE.

Both romantic fantasy stories with  twists.

After you have purchase THE MAGIC HERB-
Send me your e-mail and the date you purchased it. After Amazons  7 day period for returns, I will then send you the link for the free book.

Please understand there are some that will buy the book then return it after reading it within the 7 day period.

It's not fair to the writer who works hard to create an interesting, entertaining story.

Please leave a review or comment.

Any questions please e-mail me at
macourt60@gmail.com

Buy One-Get One FREE

Buy One-Get One FREE.
Starting March 1st if you buy my book
 THE MAGIC HERB on Amazon  you get one free!.

For the entire month of March, I will be doing this promotion.

How it works:

Buy The Magic Herb then send me your e-mail with the date you purchased it.  After 7 days I will send you the link for Even Exchange.

The reason for the wait is that I want to be sure  no one has returned the book. Sorry- but there are some devious people out there.

Even for $2.99

Fair is fair.

So- purchase The Magic Herb send me an e-mail regarding the date it was purchased and I will send you the link for the FREE download.

Any questions-send me an e-mail
macourt60@gmail.com

  

Creative Writing-What is in a name?

What is in a name?
"A rose by any other name would smell as sweet."

Shakespeare said that in Romeo and Juliet. Many writers and poets have used that same phrase.
Of course, the meaning behind it is "names are not important only the individuals are".

When writing a short story or novel, I attempt to put a lot of thought into the names of my characters.

I envision what they look like and how they act and then decide on names to match them.

I don't know how other writers chose their characters names but I have found that works for me.

So what is in a name?

I think it's important to the writer to pick the perfect name for the character they are creating.

In my book The Magic Herb- I picked the name Nora as the main character because she was a warm, kind, woman searching for happiness and love. A name like Bettany, Carol, or Monica etc I felt would not convey the troubles and challenges Nora faces in the story.

If you are a writer share how you pick names for your characters. If not, what's your opinion?
I would enjoy hearing your thoughts.


Until next time
Have a wonderful day!

Creative Writing-Editing

Every writer needs to edit their work. It’s not fun at all and very time-consuming, I would say it takes more time to edit than it does to write the story.

Editing, not only is checking for errors but you actually end up rewriting parts of the story.

 Many writers have declared editing as writing a new story line.

But, editing is important and a part of a writers life. 

My new book that I am editing and preparing to send to a traditional publisher has

 consumed most my time. At this point, I wish I was finished!.

I would love to hear from other writers and how they deal with editing and when they

 have finally decided their editing was finished.

That I feel is the hardest decision to make- when is it done?!