Posts Tagged ‘ Taqiyyah Shakirah Dawud ’

Guest Post at the Word Whisperer

November 30, 2010
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I went visiting today over to the Word Whisperer and dropped off a nice blurb on character description. Do you believe your readers need to know everything about a character including their shoe size? Unless it is pertinent to the story, who cares? Take a walk over to Shakirah’s site and learn how to...

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8 Tired Words & How to Retire Them

November 27, 2010
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This is my first guest post by my terrific Twitter buddy, Taqiyyah Shakirah Dawud. Enjoy her words of wisdom and take them to heart. Be sure and check out her site: Word Whisperer 8 Tired Words & How to Retire Them by Taqiyyah Shakirah Dawud Here’s a list of words we use a lot...

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The Publishing Process

This is the process a book must go through before you find it on the shelves at your local bookstore:

Develop and write manuscript

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Make ready for press

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Print

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Distribute books

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