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Why One Aging Hippie Mom Loves Twitter

Holly Robinson | Posted 04.19.2012

Read More: match.com, Book Marketing, Kim Kardashian, Children, Writing, The New York Times, Fiction, Novels, Marketing, Twitter, Tweeting, Sleeping Tigers, The Daily Beast, Moms, Hippies, Twitter Nation, Justin Bieber, Books News
Holly Robinson

I love Twitter -- especially for the friendships it has brought me.

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That Chipped Teacup Feeling: Life After Breast Cancer

Holly Robinson | Posted 04.09.2012

Read More: Lymphoma, Cancer, Fear, Colon Cancer, Fiction, Healing, Travel, Breast Cancer, Mindful Living, Grace, Health, Grief, Emphysema, Sleeping Tigers, Chronic Illness, Spirituality, Mindfulness, Healthy Living News
Holly Robinson

No matter how short your life might be, or how deliciously long, why not cram in as much as you can? Sure, live in the moment, but glory in your past and plan for the future, too.

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Wrestling With Point of View in Your Writing

Holly Robinson | Posted 06.02.2012

Read More: Third Person Point of View, Protagonist, Writing, Fiction, Character Development, Point of View, Roald Dahl, Sleeping Tigers, Author Omniscient, Creative Writing, Reading, First Person, Books News
Holly Robinson

Sometimes it takes several drafts before you get the point of view that works for a particular story.

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Pimping Your Book, Indie or Traditional

Holly Robinson | Posted 04.29.2012

Read More: Authors, Publishing, Book Marketing, Writing, Author Central, The Gerbil Farmer's Daughter, Selling Your Book, Sleeping Tigers, Book Blogs, Goodreads, Reading, Indie Books, Amazon, Novel Publicity, Book Publicity, Books News
Holly Robinson

There are some differences in how traditional and indie books are publicized, but those differences are shrinking by the nanosecond.

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How to Sell a Novel in Just 25 Years!

Holly Robinson | Posted 04.23.2012

Read More: Creativity, J.K. Rowling, Royalty Checks, Publishing, Rejections, Fiction Writing, Poets & Writers, Novels, Writing Groups, Sleeping Tigers, Women's Support Groups, Penguin, Stephanie Meyer, Books News
Holly Robinson

When my agent called a few weeks ago to say that an editor at Penguin wanted to buy my new novel, The Wishing Hill, I literally had to lie down. I've been waiting for this call for 25 years.

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Did I Just Hammer a Nail Into My Bookstore's Coffin?

Holly Robinson | Posted 03.10.2012

Read More: Social Media, Book Publicity, In Leah's Wake, Terri Giuliano Long, Breast Cancer, Eat Pray Love, Books, Writing, Independent Bookstores, Self-Publishing, Sleeping Tigers, Random House, Editors, Amazon, Createspace, Books News
Holly Robinson

Who am I to think that my novel is good enough to be published? Am I now as pathetic as those street poets I used to see in Berkeley, peddling their sappy, mistake-laden chapbooks for a dollar a copy? And how the hell does a writer act as her own publicist?

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