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R. Clint Peters, Author

Feb 12, 20155 min read

Using Social Media to Sell Books, a Post by R. Clint Peters

As independent authors, we provide our own publicity for our novels. Half of my books are published by a legitimate publisher who...

R. Clint Peters, Author

Feb 9, 20153 min read

Active VS Passive, a Post by R. Clint Peters

Several weeks ago, I was asked by my publisher to re-edit two of the books they have under contract. After several attempts to send me...

R. Clint Peters, Author

Feb 3, 20152 min read

Writing Well, by R. Clint Peters

Among my many subscriptions is one to HubSpot, an Ecommerce Marketing organization. A couple times a month, they send out an offer to...

R. Clint Peters, Author

Jan 30, 20154 min read

Moving the Story Forward, a Post by R. Clint Peters

As previously reported, I was asked to edit the first two books published by my present publisher, The Alberta Connection and The Dakota...

R. Clint Peters, Author

Jan 22, 20151 min read

To Follow or Not to Follow on Twitter, That is the Question

When was the last time you checked your Twitter account to compare the number you are following to the number who are following you?...

R. Clint Peters, Author

Jan 22, 20152 min read

STARS, FEATURED PLAYERS, AND FURNITURE, a Look at The Characters in Your Novel

The following is from Write Great Fiction – Characters, Emotion & Viewpoint by Nancy Kress (2005-03-03). I have used this book as the...

R. Clint Peters, Author

Jan 14, 20152 min read

Steven King’s Top 20 Rules for Writers

Want to know what Steven King says about writing? The following was posted on Open Culture (http://www.openculture.com) on March 16th,...

R. Clint Peters, Author

Jan 12, 20152 min read

5 Things Every Blogger Should Know About Spam

5 Things Every Blogger Should Know About Spam 1. Web spam is different from email spam. Email spammers want you to buy their product. You...

R. Clint Peters, Author

Jan 11, 20154 min read

The Rules of Writing Novels, a Post by R. Clint Peters

Written By: Timothy Fish Published: 1/31/2008 Visit enough author blogs and forums frequented by authors and you are likely to learn...

R. Clint Peters, Author

Jan 7, 20152 min read

Where Do You Find The Characters for Your Novels? a Post by R. Clint Peters

A novel can have one character or a million. Leo Tolstoy’s Anna Karenina had so many characters, either the author or the editor...

R. Clint Peters, Author

Jan 4, 20152 min read

What Do Readers Want? a Post by R. Clint Peters

There have been no submissions for The Author’s Club newsletter, so I thought I’d ask a question raised by Nancy Kress in Write Great...

R. Clint Peters, Author

Jan 1, 20153 min read

Is it a Novel or a Screenplay for NCIS? a Post by R. Clint Peters

I recently finished a self-published adventure novel that was more an attempt to be a screen play for Star Wars or NCIS than an adventure...

R. Clint Peters, Author

Dec 22, 20148 min read

The Importance of Proper Punctuation, a Post by R. Clint Peters

I Love Cooking My Family and My Pets. What’s wrong with that sentence? Well. two small items of punctuation: commas. I think it might...

R. Clint Peters, Author

Dec 18, 20142 min read

An Easy Way to Tweet, a Post by R. Clint Peters

The importance of tweeting can’t be over emphasized. It is the life blood of Twitter. There are several free programs to allow you to...

R. Clint Peters, Author

Dec 17, 20143 min read

Does Twitter Help Sell More of My Books? a Post by R. Clint Peters

An Author’s Club member recently asked the following question: How much do you estimate it has increased your sales by spending so much...

R. Clint Peters, Author

Dec 3, 20141 min read

To Follow or Not to Follow, That is the Question, a Post from R. Clint Peters

Have you recently checked your Twitter account, specifically the numbers under FOLLOWING and FOLLOWERS? The Author’s Club on Twitter,...

R. Clint Peters, Author

Dec 3, 20143 min read

Using Social Media to Expose Your Books is as Easy as 1, 2, 3, a post by R. Clint Peters

The computer age has resulted in two big things for authors: 1) Anyone can be an author. It’s as simple as sitting down at your word...

R. Clint Peters, Author

Nov 26, 20142 min read

Some Thoughts About Dialogue, a Post by R. Clint Peters

Several weeks ago I took a look at the reviews posted on Amazon for The Alberta Connection, a Ryce Dalton novel, my first professionally...

R. Clint Peters, Author

Nov 24, 20142 min read

Do Your Readers Feel the Crisis? a Post by R. Clint Peters

In Bring Your Characters to Life, previously posted on The Author’s Club blog, the focus was on character development —- developing your...

R. Clint Peters, Author

Nov 22, 20142 min read

Bring Your Characters to Life, a Post From R. Clint Peters

An author needs only three things to write a best selling book: A character, a crisis, and a place to have a battle. Tom Clancy, in The...