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Wednesday, October 22, 2014
Thursday, August 28, 2014
Read my interview about my writing and my books with Judy Godwin at http://judygoodwin.wordpress.com/2014/08
Read my interview about my writing and my books--especially CANDY, MURDER and ME--with Judy Godwin at http://judygoodwin.wordpress.com/2014/08
Monday, July 7, 2014
CANDY, MURDER & ME on sale for .99 cents!
After Fourth of July sale!
CANDY, MURDER and ME is now available for 99 cents. #CarolynChambersClark
Don't miss out on terrific recipes, from Cookie Berelli's Norwegian and Italian heritage, including Grandma Berelli’s Pralines (“Worth going to jail for”), Cookie’s Maple Candies (“So good they’re criminal”), Nana’s Kringlas (“To kill for”), Cookie's Chocolate Cover-Up Fudge ("Perfect for spying activities"), and Blood Red Spaghetti Sauce with Bad Boy Meatballs, among others.
These great recipes are available throughout the story to break up the mayhem while you follow this cozy mystery of who killed Cookie's P.I.
Find CANDY, MURDER & ME at http://amzn.to/1ouLniC
Don't miss out on terrific recipes, from Cookie Berelli's Norwegian and Italian heritage, including Grandma Berelli’s Pralines (“Worth going to jail for”), Cookie’s Maple Candies (“So good they’re criminal”), Nana’s Kringlas (“To kill for”), Cookie's Chocolate Cover-Up Fudge ("Perfect for spying activities"), and Blood Red Spaghetti Sauce with Bad Boy Meatballs, among others.
These great recipes are available throughout the story to break up the mayhem while you follow this cozy mystery of who killed Cookie's P.I.
Find CANDY, MURDER & ME at http://amzn.to/1ouLniC
Sunday, June 29, 2014
Hey, contest to win free novel. Check this out.
YouTube is a mighty easy and often entertaining way to find out if you're going to like a novel or not. You can find authors reading from their own books and people talking about their books, non-stop in some cases. My favorite are book trailers.
For some samples, go to http://www.youtube.com and put Carolyn Chambers Clark in the search box at the top of the page. A bunch of book trailers will pop up. Click on the ones that interest you.
Put a comment in the comment section below this post of the best trailer in your opinion, then follow me by Email and I'll send you a copy of the book you'd like to have a copy of! (Put your email address in the box to the right and I'll send you your book.)
Have fun watching and reading!
Sunday, April 27, 2014
Free editing of your manuscript
Ultimate Book Editing is offering free editing of up to 1.000 words of free edits of your manuscript.
Hurry on over to http://ultimate-fiction.blogspot.com/p/special-offers_19.html to enter the raffle. If you enter, you will get at least 250 words edited, so do stop by there.
Hurry on over to http://ultimate-fiction.blogspot.com/p/special-offers_19.html to enter the raffle. If you enter, you will get at least 250 words edited, so do stop by there.
Thursday, April 10, 2014
What You Can Learn from the TV Show How I Met Your Mother
Can you really learn something about writing well from TV shows?
Cris Freese says, "Yes, you can."
Whether you're a writer or a reader or a TV watcher, I think maybe Cris is right. Even though I dislike sitcoms, except maybe Roseanne, here are the points that might be helpful to writers. They can also help a reader or watcher to help evaluate whether the book or show is worth your time, because good writing is satisfying and keeps you hooked, coming back for more.
1. Everything happens for a reason. Don't put in details unless you plan to use them later on.
2. Reward your readers. It helps to have a recurring element that readers or watchers will look for and feel satisfied when it happens.
3. Never write yourself into a corner. Readers and watchers won't like it either because they'll feel as if something is unresolved. We humans like things to be neatly tied up at the end.
4. Main characters should not only have primary goals to achieve, but also secondary ones that create good tension and keep the reader or watcher on her toes.
5. Tragedy can be compelling because it tugs at our emotions and makes us want to root for them. Build them in if you're a writer and look for them if you're a reader or watcher.
5. Endings are hard whether you're writing them or reading or watching them. If the writer has done the job, you'll be hooked and want to see what happens next, even when the book or TV show has ended.
6. Tie up all the loose ends. If you don't, your reader or watcher will feel gypped.
7. At the end of the story or chapter, bring the reader or watcher back to familiar territory.
These are the bare bones. To find out all the details, go to http://www.writersdigest.com/editor-blogs/there-are-no-rules/7-things-how-i-met-your-mother-can-teach-us-about-writing?et_mid=668728&rid=239174751
Cris Freese says, "Yes, you can."
Whether you're a writer or a reader or a TV watcher, I think maybe Cris is right. Even though I dislike sitcoms, except maybe Roseanne, here are the points that might be helpful to writers. They can also help a reader or watcher to help evaluate whether the book or show is worth your time, because good writing is satisfying and keeps you hooked, coming back for more.
1. Everything happens for a reason. Don't put in details unless you plan to use them later on.
2. Reward your readers. It helps to have a recurring element that readers or watchers will look for and feel satisfied when it happens.
3. Never write yourself into a corner. Readers and watchers won't like it either because they'll feel as if something is unresolved. We humans like things to be neatly tied up at the end.
4. Main characters should not only have primary goals to achieve, but also secondary ones that create good tension and keep the reader or watcher on her toes.
5. Tragedy can be compelling because it tugs at our emotions and makes us want to root for them. Build them in if you're a writer and look for them if you're a reader or watcher.
5. Endings are hard whether you're writing them or reading or watching them. If the writer has done the job, you'll be hooked and want to see what happens next, even when the book or TV show has ended.
6. Tie up all the loose ends. If you don't, your reader or watcher will feel gypped.
7. At the end of the story or chapter, bring the reader or watcher back to familiar territory.
These are the bare bones. To find out all the details, go to http://www.writersdigest.com/editor-blogs/there-are-no-rules/7-things-how-i-met-your-mother-can-teach-us-about-writing?et_mid=668728&rid=239174751
Saturday, March 1, 2014
Contests, contests, writing contests!
If you're a fiction writer, you'll want to enter at least one of the contests being offered this month. Seekerville has them all nicely categorized and described. Find them at http://seekerville.blogspot.com/2014/02/march-contest-update.html
Ready, set, go!
And...good luck.
Ready, set, go!
And...good luck.
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