Giveaway – Your Writing Matters by Colleen M Story @colleen_m_story @iReadBookTours

Posted on June 11, 2021 by fundinmental

Join us for this tour from June 7 to June 28, 2021!

Book Details:

Book Title: Your Writing Matters: How to Banish Self-Doubt, Trust Yourself, and Go the Distance by Colleen M. Story
Category: Adult Non-Fiction (18+), 260 pages
Genre: Non-fiction Writing/Publishing
Publisher: Midchannel Press
Release date: July 2021
Content Rating: G

Book Description:

Does your future as a writer feel uncertain?

You write day after day. You dream of bestseller’s lists and royalty checks, but despite your best marketing efforts, those dreams remain out of reach.

You wonder if you’re wasting your time. Does your writing even matter?

Author Colleen M. Story, a long-time professional writer and writing coach, helps you decide whether you truly have a writer’s DNA. She examines why you feel pressured to make money with your work, why the search for a readership is both motivating and discouraging, and why it’s so common to doubt yourself along the way.

Step by step, you’ll gain a clear-eyed view at the challenges a writer faces in the outside world, while taking your own journey inward to discover what writing really means to you.

Should you continue on this path, or adjust your course now before it’s too late? Don’t waste your precious time in indecision. Let Your Writing Matters guide you to your truth and you’ll never look back again.

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Meet the Author:

Colleen M. Story inspires writers to overcome modern-day challenges and find creative fulfillment in their work. Her book on author platforms, “Writer Get Noticed!,” was a gold-medal winner in the Reader’s Favorite Book Awards and a first-place winner in the Reader Views Literary Awards. “Overwhelmed Writer Rescue” was named Book by Book Publicity’s Best Writing/Publishing Book in 2018 and was an Amazon bestseller. Her novel, “Loreena’s Gift,” was a Foreword Reviews’ INDIES Book of the Year Awards winner, among others.

Colleen frequently serves as a workshop leader and motivational speaker, where she helps attendees remove mental and emotional blocks and tap into their unique creative powers. Her first course, “How to Finish the Creative Projects You Start,” is available on Teachable.

Go to Colleen’s website for free chapters of her books.

connect with the author: website ~ twitter ~ goodreads

Tour Schedule:

June 7 – Cover Lover Book Review – book review / book excerpt / giveaway
June 8 – Rockin’ Book Reviews – book review / giveaway
June 8 – Literary Flits – book review / giveaway
June 9 – Books Lattes & Tiaras – book review
June 9 – Welcome To MLM Opinion’s Reviews – book review
June 10 – Book Corner News and Reviews – book review / giveaway
June 11 – fundinmental – book spotlight / giveaway
June 14 – Pick a Good Book – book spotlight / book excerpt / giveaway
June 15 – Locks Hooks and Books – book review / book excerpt / giveaway
June 16 – Jazzy Book Reviews – book review / giveaway
June 17 – Laura’s Interests – book review / book excerpt / giveaway
June 18 – Lisa’s Reading – book spotlight / giveaway
June 21 – Books for Books – book spotlight
June 22 – Writer with Wanderlust – book review / book excerpt / giveaway
June 23 – Olio By Marilyn – book review / giveaway
June 24 – Debora-Zenha Adams – book review / giveaway
June 25 – Splashes of Joy – book review / giveaway
June 25 – Westveil Publishing – book review / giveaway
June 28 – Gina Rae Mitchell – book review / book excerpt / giveaway
June 28 – The Frangipani Creative – book review / book excerpt / giveaway

Enter the Giveaway:

YOUR WRITING MATTERS Book Tour Giveaway

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Keep Writing: Sparks to Defeat Writer’s Block, Depression, and Burnout by Chrys Fey @ChrysFey

Posted on April 28, 2020 by fundinmental

Chrys Fey writes in more than one genre, and she does a damn fine job of it.

Keep Writing with Fey: Sparks to Defeat Writer's Block, Depression, and Burnout

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MY REVIEW

Keep Writing by Chrys Fey includes tips that everyone can use whether you are an author or not, such as reducing stress, especially in these turbulent times.

Setting goals is huge. Set short, medium and long range goals.

Short chapters written in easy to understand language.

Her tips are sparks, to ignite you, to set your passions on fire.

All of us bloggers are writers and I have dabbled in writing since I was a young child too. Will I ever write…my book? If I do, Chrys Fey shares easy to follow suggestions for us to pick and choose what works best for us. If I don’t, Chry shares sparks for destressing and dealing with depression.

Chrys draws from her personal experiences. Some tips may work for you and some may not, but I feel there is something for everyone in this gem.

I voluntarily reviewed a free copy of Keep Writing by Chrys Fey.

Animated Animals. Pictures, Images and Photos — 4 Stars

GOODREADS BLURB

Catch the sparks you need to conquer writer’s block, depression, and burnout!

When Chrys Fey shared her story about depression and burnout, it struck a chord with other writers. That put into perspective for her how desperate writers are to hear they aren’t alone. Many creative types experience these challenges, battling to recover. Let Keep Writing with Fey: Sparks to Defeat Writer’s Block, Depression, and Burnout guide you through:

• Writer’s block
• Depression
• Writer’s burnout
• What a writer doesn’t need to succeed
• Finding creativity boosts

With these sparks, you can begin your journey of rediscovering your creativity and get back to what you love – writing.

ABOUT CHRYS FEY

Author of Hurricane Crimes, Seismic Crimes, Lightning Crimes – FREE ebook, Tsunami Crimes, Flaming Crimes.

Chrys Fey blogs at Write with Fey and edits for Dancing Lemur Press. She’s also an partnered with the Insecure Writer’s Support Group and runs with Goodreads book club.

At the age of twelve, she started writing her first novel, which flourished into a series she later rewrote at seventeen. Fey lives in Florida where she is waiting for the next hurricane to come her way.

Every day, she can be seen with a pen in my hand or pounding away at her computer. Although she doesn’t restrict herself to a single genre, she mostly writes suspense stories whether they are romances or fantasy.

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Monday Mini Review The Life and Lessons of a Young Author Sunayna Prasad #SunaynaPrasad

Posted on January 7, 2019 by fundinmental

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MY REVIEW

I debated long and hard about the rating for The Life Lessons of a Young Author by Sunayna Prasad. She does share some helpful tips on writing and publishing and it is written in a simple language. Short and to the point. I did sense her disappointment when it came to results, whether it was through reviews or through publishers. I know writers work very hard , BUT..

It seems like she won’t take her own advice. The book is short and pretty simple, yet I was disappointed with the grammatical errors and the whole thing felt like it was thrown together just to have a book.

I voluntarily reviewed a free copy of The Life Lessons of a Young Author by Sunayna Prasad.

2 Stars

GOODREADS BLURB

Whether you are young or old, The Life and Lessons of a Young Author can offer those who dream of finding the right path in the world of writing and publishing. Sunayna Prasad shares her experience as a young author and discusses what went well for her and what she suggests to those who long for success.

Talking about her life as a published writer, Sunayna Prasad teaches you the rules of the writing craft and the standards of the publishing world, as well as additional tips and tricks. The Life and Lessons of a Young Author can help you choose your own writing and publishing paths.

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Review ~ Groovy Cool Writing Techniques by Cinta Garcia de la Rosa

Posted on March 29, 2015 by fundinmental

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Cover by Mark Stone

MY REVIEW

This is a short, simple, to the point guide to writing that could become your best friend. The book is filled with helpful hints and ideas, with examples and exercises.

Cinta had writers block and decided to unblock it. She would write anything to jumpstart herself. She believes, and I agree with her, that anyone can be a writer, even if you only write lists or in your journal, writing is writing. I agree with her philosophy of just writing, don’t edit. I think that may one of the most important pieces of advice she shares.

Writing is a process, so, why not enjoy it instead of thinking you must suffer to be any good. Her writing has a humorous and lightness to it that makes this easy to get into and not seem like a school lesson. I liked her reminding me to use all my senses.

We are all creative in our own way and her exercises sparked my imagination and made me feel like I am a writer, too.

This is a book I will have by my side when I write my novel, but for now, I will apply it to my reviews.

5 Stars

AMAZON US / AMAZON UK / AMAZON ES / AMAZON CA
AMAZON IT / AMAZON DE / SMASHWORDS / DRAFT2DIGITAL

SYNOPSIS

Groovy Cool Writing Techniques is a collection of essays developing techniques for improving writing in a creative way. Every person is creative; they only need to light that spark inside, so the magic can begin. A picture, a walk in the streets, your own childhood memories… Everything can hold stories. You just need to find the way to tell those stories in a creative way. This book can help you.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

WINNER: In 2014, the Funny Adventures of Little Nani was a gold medal winner in the Children’s category of the International Readers’ Favorite Book Awards.
WINNER: Indie Book of the Day Award (July 5th, 2013).
SEMI-FINALIST: 2013 Book Cover Contest at the website Authorsdb.com.

Cinta Garcia de la Rosa is an award-winning author who spends her time in the United States and Spain with her amazing husband. Along with writing, her career encompasses beta-reading, editing, proofreading, and translating Spanish/English. Cinta has loved the written word since she was five years old and reads at least one hundred books every year. She has a B.A. in English with minors in Literature, Art, and Creative Writing from Oxford. Cinta has published:
– A Foreigner in London (anthology Blessings from the Darkness)
– Never Again (anthology Satan’s Holiday under the penname Rosa Storm)
– The Funny Adventures of Little Nani (Children Book)
Read more at: http://cintascorner.com

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