Dog Breath in Tallahassee Book Store

Dog Breath, a comedy by Jolene Fine, is now available at My Favorite Books in Tallahassee, Florida.

For more information about My Favorite Books, go to: myfavbooks.com  


Check them out at in person at:

1415 Timberlane Rd, #313, Tallahassee, FL 32312

Cross Streets: Between Market St and Thomasville Rd  in Northeast Tallahassee

Hours of Operations:
Mon - Sat: 10:00 am - 6:00 pm
Sun: 12:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Phone: 850.668.7498

 They offer store credit for gently used books based on what we can use for our inventory. MFB specializes in a generous selection of mysteries, cookbooks, young reader options, as well as the best source for used romance and paranormal romance paperbacks in Tallahassee.

 They are also promoting local authors and working with Tallahassee Writers' Association to make your favorite authors available to you and introduce you to new local talent.
          

 

Audio Recording Update

Dog Breath: The Audio Recording by Jolene Fine, is still underway. I'm 1/4 of the way through with it. Creating an audio recording for a book is a long process, mainly of waiting to receive the narrated chapters to edit. To date, ten chapters are completely finished and two more are under construction.

 

So, You Have an Idea for a Novel...

If your book is still just an idea, here's some advice on how to make your idea into a well-structured novel.

* Develop characters' background.
* Determine characters tests & obstacles
* Establish who the enemy is..
* Create a conclusion- where do you want to go?/ What is the resolution of your novel?
* Write chapter by chapter summaries to keep you focused.
* Read 5 books in genre from last two years and underline parts that you really like.
* Write 1st chapter.
* Join writing group.

Jolene Fine gives Daniel Gibson advice on how to turn his idea into a novel.

 

Recommended reading for beginners (and experienced) writers:

 

*Making Shaping Fiction by Jerome Stern- develop well-crafted scenes

*Write Great Fiction: Dialogue by Gloria Kempton- techniques and exercises for crafting effective dialogue

 

Marketing Kits Ready

 

Sent out and delivered some marketing kits to pet stores. Hopefully, they will result in some of the stores carrying the book. Wish me luck!

Ups and Downs of Critique Groups

"The Outcasts"

 

Every month, I travel to Tallahassee, FL from Dothan, AL to meet my critique circle in person. We discuss our works in progress, marketing strategies, and writing events.  My group is very eclectic in our genres and what we offer one another. One person may be great at editing, another may have marketing skills, and still another may be excellent at character building. Every time, I go it makes me feel energized to continue writing.

 

Fellow author and Outcast member, Robert Frink talks about his experience with critique groups. "Critique groups can be brutal. When I first started years ago I was devastated, fearing the critiquer's could see the despair in my face and the turmoil in my head. Over time my skin thickened and I learned to take what I needed, use it and move on.

 

To a certain extent critique groups help us face what will surely assault us all no matter how good we write - somebody will always hate our work and cast dispersions upon our emotional progeny."

Flea Market Experiment

Authors are always looking for inexpensive ways to spread the word about their writing. This weekend, I decided to try the local flea market in Dothan. So, I set up shop at Sadie's Flea Market in Dothan, AL and sold my comedy novel, Dog Breath.

I knew that flea markets aren't really the place that people come when they are looking for a good read. It's the place they go when they are looking for a bargain or nothing else is happening on the weekend. However, I did make a few sales. Plus, I took off my jacket and glasses when it warmed up and got a lovely tan.

If I did this again, I might do it in a bigger city, like Tallahassee, Florida, with fellow authors at the same booth.

OutCasts Critique Circle

You have to love a good editor. And that's exactly what my fellow author and mentor, Jayne Wallace is in our critique group. With her background of editing, she's a prize edition to the Out Casts, a Tallahassee writing group in the Tallahassee Writing Association. She's the kind of member everyone wants in their writing group. Attentive to both grammar and content details. I can't say enough about how this woman has gone beyond the group expectations to individual provide positive encouragement and thoughtful, constructive criticism of our works in progress.
 

Jolene Fine and Jayne Wallace at Out Cast Critique Circle in Tallahassee, FL.