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Steam-powered Sawmill Stories on History Undressed

Steam-powered Sawmill Stories on History Undressed

Where do authors find the realistic details for their novels? For me, family stories of my grandfather’s steam-powered sawmill tickled my imagination for my steampunk fantasy novel, The Unraveling. Those stories and how I used them are featured in a two part series on History Undressed. Visit with me: Tuesday, 7/21: Steampunk Lessons from a […]

Tiny URLs, or Shortlinks

Tiny URLs, or Shortlinks

I’m offering another short lesson in blogging shortcuts I’ve learned. Back a few months ago when I started my nature blog, and was trying to get attention for it, a chapter mate suggested tweeting it with Tiny URL. What? I don’t know the history, but someone devised a way to condense URLs into short versions […]

Posted June 27, 2012 by Laurel Wanrow in Blogs, Online Presence Tips / 0 Comments

Cross-post

My Daphne finalist placing was noted in a post on Science Fiction Romance Brigade. The brigade members have a friendly running points contest going and one of the ways to earn points is by finalling and placing in contests – with your SFR manuscript, of course. When I sent in my win to grab a […]

Posted May 9, 2010 by Laurel Wanrow in Blogs, Contests / 0 Comments