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We are the World Blogfest” (#WATWB ) post. The #WATWB was inspired by a simple conversation about how all the negativity on social media was weighing on us. Wanting to make a difference we decided to try to do our part to infuse social media with all the good stories that are out there. We hope to share the stories that show kindness, compassion, hope, overcoming challenges and in general, the impressive resilience of the human spirit. For every dark, negative story out there, there is a positive, heartwarming story that will add some light and lift the human spirit.  Each month we bring to you the We Are the World Blogfest, and I Sylvia  Stein  https://sylviasteinswritingcorner.blogspot.com/   along with these fabulous co-hosts and, Inderpreet Uppal   www.inderpreetuppal.com ,  Shilpa Garg,   http://shilpaagarg.com/ ,   Damyanti Biswas,   https://www.damyantiwrites.com/ ,   and Simon Falk,...

Hello, everyone, I am Indie Author Sylvia Stein and for today I am sharing a New Release my Author Lindsey Taylor.  Her novel is called the Novel Within.   Here is a synopsis: Alfreda Hitchthorn lives in a forest away from the city, tending to her home and well-being with minimal help from the outside world. A natural witch, Alfreda's magic just happens; however, as she attempts to lead a normal life with a family, marriage, and love, she's left scorned and defeated. To avoid being a lonely victim of circumstance, Alfreda throws herself into her life’s work: writing a novel about a young girl named Morna Stabes - who's not only the main character in the book, but also a slave to Alfreda's words. Her magic makes Morna real, but Morna soon realizes her life isn't her own and ventures off to find Alfreda, to take her life back by any means necessary. A bit about the author:  Lindsey Taylor has used her B.A. in Journalism for many freelance projects nati...

Writer: Editing tips by Indie author Sylvia Stein :    As both an indie author and editor, I know how important it is to be able to work on the best possible manuscript.   This is why I am sh...

   As both an indie author and editor, I know how important it is to be able to work on the best possible manuscript.   This is why I am sharing a short editing lesson on today’s blog. This is all taken from Chapter 1 Show and Tell, and this is taken from the book by Self-Editing for Fiction Writers:  How to edit yourself into print by Renni Browne and Dave King. I will begin by showing a sample of this paragraph: The conversation was barely begun before I discovered that our host was more than simply a stranger to most of his guests.  He was an enigma, a mystery.  And this was a crowd that doted on mysteries.  In the space of no more than five minutes,  I heard several different people put forth their theories — all equally probable or preposterous –as to who and what he was. Each theory was argued with the conviction that can only come from a lack of evidence, and it seemed that, for many of the guests, these arguments were...

Today I am showing all my readers the first draft that I wrote when I joined National Novel Month back in  2013.     I wanted to show the progression I made from this first draft to what it became when I finally published on  October 8, 2015.   Chasing Clarity by: Sylvia Stein  clarity is the Clearness of thoughts. Chapter 1 The longest day  Mia Gerard awoke on the cold day in October struggling to get  herself out of bed.   She knew this moment would come but that did not mean that  the pain would lessen. “ Come on Mia” she said to herself. “ I  am sure that Leo would not want you to act this way! she  exclaimed. However as she slowly got herself out of the bed she  wondered if things would ever get back to normal without him.   As she got herself in the shower she knew that this was going to  be one of the longest days of her life. “ Dammit Leo!”she cried...