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Details – pay attention to the details

Posted on April 26, 2012 by Brittany Westerberg — Leave a comment

I spent this past weekend in Phoenix visiting my younger brother. I’m now a little more tan, a little more relaxed, and pretty happy that I got to watch my Atlanta Braves play the Arizona Diamondbacks. I returned to work yesterday…

Tagged with: Arizona Diamondbacks, Atlanta Braves, detail-oriented, details, Double check, Email, journalism training, name spellings, Writers Resources
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Be professional with rejection

Posted on April 20, 2012 by Brittany Westerberg — 2 Comments

I read a scathing tweet a few days ago from a literary agent who had rejected a writer’s submission. Said author then had written a “snarky” reply to the literary agent. I can only imagine what the “snarky” reply was.…

Tagged with: Author, Fiction, Literary agent, Publish, Query letter, rejection, Writer, Writers Resources, writing
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What’s on my bookshelf 4-18-12

Posted on April 18, 2012 by Brittany Westerberg — 1 Comment

I’m currently halfway through the most recent novel in Kylie Brant‘s Mindhunters series, and I thought I should spout a bit of praise for her books this week, since I enjoy them so much. If you enjoy the series “Bones”…

Review: Willow Pond by Carol Tibaldi

Posted on April 16, 2012 by Brittany Westerberg — Leave a comment

I had heard a lot of good things about Willow Pond by Carol Tibaldi. On Twitter I saw many tweets about it being a book you had to read. On Amazon, there are mixed reviews, though I only read a couple…

Tagged with: Amazon, book review, books, historical romance, historical romances, Romance, twitter, willow pond
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How being a journalist helps me as an author

Posted on April 11, 2012 by Brittany Westerberg — 1 Comment

I am both a journalist and an author. Are the two mutually exclusive? Obviously not. You do a google search for “journalist and author” and you come up with a lot of results of people who are both. There’s even…

What is the proper price for an ebook?

Posted on April 6, 2012 by Brittany Westerberg — 10 Comments

There’s been a lot on the news wires and internet sites recently about the prices of e-books. What is too high? What is too low? There’s a wide range right now. You see e-books priced $10 or up. (The Language…

Tagged with: Amazon, Amazon Kindle, Apple, Author, Barnes & Noble, Book, books, Chicago Tribune, E-book, Michael Hyatt, Price fixing, Publish, Publishing
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What’s on my bookshelf? 4-4-12

Posted on April 4, 2012 by Brittany Westerberg — Leave a comment

This week’s “What’s on my bookshelf?” will go to my physical bookshelf, currently in the second bedroom of my two-bedroom apartment. It’s a little cluttered, as I haven’t taken the time to completely organize it like I would like. It…