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Six Ways to Be a Team Player #indie #author

Independent authors and entrepreneurs don't have to go it alone, according to Lucy Adams. Take it away, Lucy! Six Clever Ways to Be a Team Player as an Entrepreneur (https://cdn.pixabay.com/photo/2016/02/09/08/05/entrepreneur-1188493_960_720.jpg) Whether or not you like teams, they're all around us. Of course, there are exceptions (night watchmen, for example), but the number of jobs based on teamwork grows year by year. Even if you’re an independent author, you have teammates including beta readers, critique partners, editors, book designers, marketing assistants, and most of all, READERS. You need solid communication among teammates to achieve the best results. If you're an excellent team player, you’ll be in demand, your opinion will be highly valued, and your ideas will be accepted. So what are the qualities and skills that will make you a brilliant chain link? Below are the 7 most important by Lucy Adams, an outsourcer from the British essay writing servic

March Madness $250 #Giveaway

To celebrate my sports romances BLOCKED , ACED (Blocked #2), SPIKED (Blocked #3), and STREAMLINE , I'm joining the March Madness Giveaway! Score Big during the $250 March Madness Cash giveaway where you have the option of choosing between $250 PayPal Cash OR an Amazon E-Gift Card!  This event was organized by The Kids Did It & The Mommy Island and sponsored by the awesome bloggers, authors, and Etsy shop owners listed below! Give some love to the March Madness sponsors and follow them on social media: March Madness Sponsors: The Kids Did It The Mommy Island Zombie Parenting Healthy Happy Thrifty Family Parenting Healthy Easy Enter Sweepstakes Savvy Sweeper's Tidbits Mom To Grandma Home Jobs By Mom Krazy Kat Freebies PaulaMS' Giveaways, Reviews, & Freebies bookroomreviews MajorLeagueMommy   Author Mary Ting Misadventures with Andi Nicki Elson's Not-so-deep Thoughts Miss Molly Says Confessions of a Frugal Mind Hip Mama's

#IWSG Dusting Off Old Manuscripts

Happy March Insecure Writers Support Group! Hop over to Alex Cavanaugh's blog to join us. Co-Hosts: Tamara Narayan Patsy Collins M.J. Fifield Nicohle Christopherson I'm late to post this month because work has been so busy and my friends are going through some big changes. One friend's husband just died, and another good friend (my swimming buddy) is moving to Nashville. *sad face* But it's good to hang with my writer pals in the support group! March IWSG Day Question:  Have you ever pulled out a really old story and reworked it? Did it work out? Well, I'm actually doing that right now so the outcome is yet to be seen. I started a romantic suspense novel titled Twin Sacrifice back in 2009, and I'm dusting it off to rework it. I haven't had much time to write lately but I hope to get cranking soon. Write on, friends!