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Marketing your book on a budget: tips and strategies for indie authors

By |2023-08-10T17:05:08-04:00August 1st, 2023|Categories: Non-Fiction|Tags: , , , , |

In 2018, I launched Les Stone Cold Killers, the lazily-titled first book of my campy Cold War YA adventure series Perilous and Sparks. At the time, Jack was occupied with renovating our old sailboat, and I was keeping the family afloat financially with my income as a copywriter. Read: we didn’t have much spare cash

Unleash Your Creativity: Spark Zone with Stanley Trice

By |2023-09-10T08:55:26-04:00August 1st, 2023|Categories: |Tags: , |

Calling all aspiring writers! Join Stanley Trice, former Carteret Writers President, for an exhilarating creative writing class at the New Bern branch of Craven-Pamlico Regional Library. Starting in September, these monthly classes are perfect for beginners, focusing on themes like character, plot, and voice. Stanley plans to invite guest speakers for poetry and memoirs. The

A Plot’s Natural Flow

By |2023-07-10T14:08:58-04:00July 11th, 2023|Categories: Non-Fiction|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , |

How is a plot born? Does it spring from the ghostly image of a pretty girl peering through a rain-pebbled window? Does it rise from the low rumble of a night train straining up the last long slope into a sleeping town? Perhaps it grows from the echoing laughter of a child long lost to

Back to School: Crafting Your Writer Brand

By |2023-08-17T11:03:59-04:00July 4th, 2023|Categories: |Tags: , , , , , , , |

Save the date for our exciting "Back to School" event on August 17, 2023, from 4-6 PM! This event is all about helping you showcase your unique voice and style. Get ready to take your writing career to the next level using insights from our guest speaker. Stay tuned for an announcement of the speaker's

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