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A Quick Note Before We Move

A Quick Note Before We Move

Hello friends, This will be the final blog post you’ll receive from me via WordPress—but don’t worry, I’m not going anywhere, and neither is the Steve Shipley Author website. In fact, it’s just undergone a major upgrade! You’ll still find everything there: details...

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When Writers Walk – Part 2

When Writers Walk – Part 2

Last week, I wrote a blog about when writers walk, and mentioned that the payback has been huge. Well, that was speculative at best as I had only started, but could foresee the benefits immediately. Now that I am five days into it, I have proof. The CS Lakin Challenge...

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When Writers Walk

When Writers Walk

Writing full time for a living can be unhealthy. And a writer's health is paramount to their productivity and sustainability. Yet, it is a must and over the years, I have reluctantly exercised with various levels of success. As I get older, I need to focus on my...

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A Positive Beta Reading Experience

A Positive Beta Reading Experience

A lot of my author friends have had challenges with beta readers or the beta reading experience. It left them frustrated and disappointed.. That was not my experience. Not only was it encouraging in terms of a universal positive response that my novel, FALSE TRUST, is...

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Structuring Your Novel Book Review

Structuring Your Novel Book Review

Author: K.M. Weiland Rating: 5-Stars I have read many outstanding books on improving my writing craft and business skills over the last year. In fact, I made a video on them that has over 40,000 views and has been well received. In that video, I recommend six books to...

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My Three Inside Writing Areas

My Three Inside Writing Areas

My office is crammed to the hilt, but well organized. It also functions as my clothes closet and dressing room. Plus it houses my business and technical library. Yet, I have been able to make room for four separate writing areas. One is standing while using desktop...

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The Detective Book Review

The Detective Book Review

Author: Anna Hackett Rating: 5-Stars Seventh Book in the great Norcross Romantic Suspense Series This series just keeps getting better and better. I think The Detective is the best so far. Part of that is the strength of the characters in the previous books...

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The Silent One Book Review

The Silent One Book Review

Author: M K Farrar Rating: 5-Stars Second Book in the DI Erica Swift Series If you are looking for a great new detective series taking place in London, this is the series for you!. The Silent One is the second book in the DI Erica Swift series of nine books. I am...

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Dead Horse Gap Book Review

Dead Horse Gap Book Review

Author: Lee Christine Rating: 5-Stars Third in the Great Detective Pierce Ryder Series Dead Horse Gap is the third book in the Detective Pierce Ryder series by Lee Christine, following Charlotte Pass and Crackenback. All take place in winter in Australia's Snowy...

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A Mesmerizing Memoir

A Mesmerizing Memoir

I have been reading a wide range of books, understanding that I can learn from all. I admit to having had a previous aversion to reading memoirs. Some come across as self-indulgent and reek of 'vanity press.' That is not the case with China Blonde by Nicole Webb! This...

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Map of FALSE TRUST Locations

Map of FALSE TRUST Locations

Introducing the FALSE TRUST Locations FALSE TRUST is an international thriller that takes place globally. While most of the action is in Tasmania, and Sydney and the Hunter Valley in New South Wales, Australia, FALSE TRUST locations begin in Aberlour, Scotland, moving...

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