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Author Platform: Getting it Done

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Dearest blog readers,

This blog post is coming to you from a new blog host. You may notice that the blog has been completely revamped (changed). I’m excited to say that the transfer from blogger to wordpress was not entirely too difficult. The worst part is attempting to redirect from rachel-barnard.blogspot.com to rachelauthorbarnard.com, which I have not figured out yet how to do. Any suggestions?

This change comes in part from the wonderfully informative workshop by Casz Brewster from SnoValley Writes in which I learned that my author platform was not quite up to par. More changes, hence, are on the way!

Also, I’m working on publishing the updated/revised version of Ataxia soon (you may notice the new cover already posted here). Thanks to Dodo’s Design for the wonderful book cover. Bravo and well done.

Sincerely,

Rachel Barnard

Author Tuesdays: Writing About Children for Adults

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AWP Panel with Suzanne Berne, Ann Pancake, Melanie Rae Thon, and Kent Meyers.

What makes for a compelling child character in literary fiction?

Here was my take-away from the panel:

  • Children are unable to pretend not to see what’s in front of them such as the homeless person in front of a Bloomingdale’s
  • Children don’t always have purpose in what they do or where they go
  • Children’s dreams can be small (such as taking a bath every day or going to the neighbor’s tree house).
  • Children can have unexpected insights
  • Children create unusual metaphors
  • Children are a natural fit for stream-of-consciousness writing style
What other advice do you have for an adult writing a compelling child character?

Author Tuesdays: AWP is in Seattle this week…

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AWP’s Conference is held in Seattle this year, are you going?

“Each year, AWP holds its Annual Conference & Bookfair in a different city to celebrate the authors, teachers, students, writing programs, literary centers, and publishers of that region. More than 12,000 writers and readers attended our 2013 conference, and over 650 exhibitors were represented at our bookfair. AWP’s is now the largest literary conference in North America. We hope you’ll join us in 2014.”

Here are a few events I will be attending:
R142. Once It’s Out of the Gate: Post-Publication Marketing and Platform-Building.
R164. 20 Things You Need to Know About Starting a Writers Group & 10 Things You Need to Know If You’re Already in One!.
R208. I’m Just Not That Into You: Unsympathetic Characters in Fiction.
R257. New Fairy Tales from the North

This is my first ever conference! My first ever writer’s conference! Any suggestions, tips, pointers for me?

Author Tuesdays: Certificate of Copyright

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It has been over a year in coming but I finally received my official copyright for my very first published novel: Ataxia and the Ravine of Lost Dreams. 
When three governments control the world; one nation, the New American Nations, will stop at nothing to be the singular political authority. The question is: can they be stopped? One young girl will do anything to prevent the war for world government; forfeiting her own identity, friendships, and even her love interest… to be humanity’s champion.

Should you spend the time and money and anxiety waiting on an official copyright? You own your work as soon as you set the words to the page, so you don’t have to worry about your work being copy written. One of the only reasons you may want to apply for and pay for an official copyright from the government is if you think down the road that copyright infringement of your work will result in actual money losses. If you have filed for copyright within three months of publication then if that scenario happens you are not responsible for any legal costs should you win the case (and if you are the author you’re going to win the case, right?).

Author Tuesdays: Clarification

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Toiling Tuesdays is becoming Author Tuesdays. I will be writing about author related things on both Tuesdays and Thursdays as writing (and reading) are such important parts of my life.

Don’t forget:

Miscellaneous or Medical Mondays
Author Tuesdays
Wildlife Wednesdays
Author Thursdays
Foodie Fridays
Seattle Saturdays
Socializing Sundays (for friendships, relationship, and hanging out)