Tis' the Season
My favorite time of year... curling up with a good book by the fire in my comfy socks and chai tea in hand. This is what I look forward...
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Anne MacDonald
- Oct 1
- 2 min
Finding Your Community
Writing can be a lonely profession. It's not as if we write in groups, chatting the entire time about our next scene amongst each other...
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Anne MacDonald
- Sep 18
- 3 min
Writing a Novel: A Journey to Completion
Writing a book is more than just putting words on paper. Books have the power to evoke emotions, inspire action, and transport readers to...
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Anne MacDonald
- Jun 22
- 2 min
Hybrid Publishing Today - Is it Right?
Ask me a year ago, would I pay to publish, I would've said - never! An author never pays to publish, that is not how it works. Never...
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Anne MacDonald
- Jun 1
- 3 min
Pathways to Publishing
Announcement: I am not an expert! But I am a published author and I do work for a publishing company, so... I have published three books...
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Anne MacDonald
- May 30
- 2 min
I DO Judge a Book by its Cover
We all do! There is a reason for this saying and that is because every reader will judge your book by its cover. I know this from the...
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Anne MacDonald
- May 24
- 2 min
Why re-launch your book?
If you follow my journey you know that I started my publishing career in February of 2020, yep really great time, I know. But that's not...
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Anne MacDonald
- May 12
- 2 min
Book Marketing Bust
Three years ago I published my debut novel, A Lost Woman, launching me into the world of publishing, head first! I knew nothing, going...
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Anne MacDonald
- May 11
- 1 min
Podcast Interview
Recently, I had the great opportunity to join Liz on her podcast, eReads. During this episode, we discussed my upcoming re-release of A...
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Anne MacDonald
- Jun 30, 2021
- 1 min
Podcast Interview
Click here to listen to my interview with the Florida Writer's Association Alison Nissen. https://directory.libsyn.com/episode/index/id/1...
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Anne MacDonald
- Jun 30, 2021
- 1 min
Author Interview
Click here to watch my author interview with Bound to Brew Publishing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Rr6FEi6jH0&t=2s
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Anne MacDonald
- Jun 30, 2021
- 1 min
Deep Dive Interview
Click Here to watch my interview with Bound to Brew "deep diving" into my debut novel, A Lost Woman. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h26p...
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Anne MacDonald
- Feb 10, 2021
- 2 min
It's not you, it's me...
There came a time (around the fourth full request rejection) that I had to accept that my book was not for everyone. Even now, I brace...
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Anne MacDonald
- Feb 8, 2021
- 2 min
How many rounds can I take?
First, let me say I am not an avid fan of boxing, but I do know that the concept is to win as many rounds as possible by landing the most...
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Anne MacDonald
- Feb 2, 2021
- 2 min
Getting into the Ring
With each round of editing, like a boxing match, my story took a beating. Whether I was told to take it out, put it back in, completely...
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Anne MacDonald
- Jan 24, 2021
- 2 min
Goldilocks Agent
In the world of publishing, a writer traditional must start with finding an agent. While I forged through lists of agents, looking for...
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Anne MacDonald
- Jan 18, 2021
- 2 min
Life in the slow lane
After I finished my first novel, A Lost Woman, I literally had no idea what to do next. So, like I teach my students when they (and...
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Anne MacDonald
- Jan 14, 2021
- 1 min
The Beginning
It was ten years ago in my kitchen while cooking dinner that the idea of A Lost Woman developed. Immediately, I wrote down the idea in my...
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