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An Honest Response to National Poetry Writing Month…

By M.J. Moores on April 8, 2014 • ( 2 )

Writerly Rant #28 NaPoWriMo: Say Whaaat? Posted on April 3, 2014 by Charlotte Cuevas I swear I didn’t know NaPoWriMo (National Poetry Writing Month) was a thing until now, and if you’ve read my thoughts on NaNoWriMo (see sidebar for… Read More ›

Are the Stars Killing Our Ratings?

By M.J. Moores on April 1, 2014 • ( 2 )

Writerly Rant #27 Seeing Stars by Mikael Carlson, Author. We live in a world obsessed with ratings. Politicians watch their approvals, ice skaters their judges’ scores, high school students their class standings, and authors their Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and… Read More ›

Expectation vs. Reality

By M.J. Moores on March 25, 2014 • ( 1 )

Writerly Rant #26 A Jack of all Trades Dilemma by M.J. Moores ~ I love the arts: writing, dance, drama, visual, music… whether it’s crafting with my mind or my hands or expressing myself through song or letting my body… Read More ›

Put Your Dukes Up!

By M.J. Moores on March 18, 2014 • ( 0 )

Writerly Rant #25 Shillelagh Law by Mikael Carlson, Author. ~ Yesterday was St. Patrick’s Day, and being in Manhattan for the day, it was prime time for people-watching as they returned from the parade down 5th Avenue. I noticed everyone… Read More ›

Linked Out

By M.J. Moores on March 11, 2014 • ( 0 )

Writerly Rant #24 The Redundancy Setting Writerly Rant by M.J. Moores, OCT. Author. Editor. Freelance Writer. Social networking dramatically advanced with the inception of LinkedIn and the idea that business professionals (and individuals apart or entering similar fields) could reach… Read More ›

Raising Eyebrows & Author Awareness

By M.J. Moores on March 4, 2014 • ( 0 )

Writerly Rant #23 Forget the Noise by Mikael Carlson, Author. It’s been a while since I have had the opportunity to rant. After enjoying my holidays, I went straight to getting the sequel to my first novel ready for my… Read More ›

What Are Writerly Rants?

By M.J. Moores on February 25, 2014 • ( 0 )

Take Out Your Frustrations in Style ~ A Writerly Rant spot runs every Tuesday for writers who are interested in eloquently getting something off their chest. You don’t have to write about writing, although that does often tick us off…. Read More ›

Chronicles of an Indie Book Publicist

By M.J. Moores on February 18, 2014 • ( 1 )

Writerly Rant #21 ~ 5 Things Self-Published Authors Need to Stop Immediately By Charles Franklin, ctfranklin28 on February 6, 2014 http://thiscollegedropout.wordpress.com I have been assisting with the marketing and promotion of self-published and indie authors since 2012. I’ve been through the… Read More ›

Social Media Meltdown

By M.J. Moores on February 11, 2014 • ( 0 )

Writerly Rant #20 Getting a Grip on the Media-Maze by M.J. Moores, OCT. Author. Editor. Freelance Writer. ~ As authors we are expected to learn and utilize Social Media as an integral weapon in our quest to reach and connect… Read More ›

The Grammar Police

By M.J. Moores on February 4, 2014 • ( 2 )

Writerly Rant #19 Uninvited Editing By M.J. Moores, OCT. Author. Editor. Freelance Writer. Have you ever met one of those individuals who is so immersed in their understanding of grammar and their native language that they feel the need to… Read More ›