Author Profile: Christine Galib

A dead professor. A gold pendant. A mysterious poem. As Carly Stuart starts college, the search for a murderer—and the Holy Grail itself—is on. Read on to learn more about Christine Galib’s writing process and The Knights of the Dagger series.

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Author Profile: Samantha Specks

Inspired by the true story of the thirty-eight Dakota-Sioux men hanged in Minnesota in 1862―the largest mass execution in US history―Dovetails in Tall Grass is a powerful tale of two young women connected by the fate of one man. Samantha Specks talks to us about writing her moving story.

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Beta Reader Spotlight: Meet Khaiyah, the Teen Traveler, Content Creator, and Cheesy Romance Addict

Reader Spotlight: By day, Khaiyah is a video editor, illustrator and content creator at the branding company DynamikWorks. She’s also a poet, recent high school grad, a world traveler, and of course, a Spun Yarn beta reader. Khaiyah started out beta reading Young Adult and Romance, but as she gets older she’s expanded her literary repertoire, and is one of our fastest and most reliable eclectic readers of all genres.

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Kristine Rudolph on Process, Tools, and Free Resources

We recently sat down with author Kristine Rudolph, a women’s fiction and YA novelist about to go on submission for her latest manuscript. We were impressed by the strength of her manuscript and by Kristine’s acute insights about choosing tools for specific stages in the writing process. We thought this interview with Kristine would keep you inspired over the holiday break!

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If You’re Beta Reading, You Could Also Be Book Coaching

Last week, Author Accelerator's CEO Jennie Nash and I did a webinar about the difference between beta reading and book coaching. While book coaches and beta readers help authors succeed at two different points in the creative process, an organized and passionate beta reader could also become a successful book coach. Jennie is hosting a free Business of Book Coaching Summit, and she's here to tell you more about it.

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Reader Spotlight: Shareca the Californian Comic Connoisseur and Consumer of all Mediums Under the Sun

By day, Shareca is an English teacher and tutor, and is about to begin her MFA in film studies. Because that’s not enough, she also runs a Comic Book and Gaming Aficionado website at The Daily Fandom and is a longtime reader for us here at The Spun Yarn! She reads everything, but especially Young Adult, Poetry, and Mystery/Thriller.

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Cure Writer's Block With These 25 Personal Questions

The best way to beat writer’s block is to keep writing, and the best way to continue your practice of writing is to write on a subject you know inside and out. That subject is YOU! Writing about yourself or your experiences is a great way to continue your writing habit with an aim toward curing that writer’s block. Below, you’ll find 25 personal questions to use as writing prompts.

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