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vi marketing tip itself of course since each of my twelve jewel colletion books is named for a different gemstone with a little nudge from carolyn i came up with the idea of timing the marketing of each book to the zodiac gemstone of that time span lucky you you can now order the paper edition of any jewel collection book for that special person in your life for only 10 us shipping and handling included but you must time the order of any jewel collection book to match that astrological time period just check out my handy dancy zodiac chart below and pick out one of the titles based on the gemstone representing the birthdate of somone special in your life the miniature zodiac chart below is a way to mark the birthdates of all the special people in your life for example if your sister was born under the sign of aries you could have ordered the ruby collection book gifts of compassion paperback edition for 10 or a free ebook of the same title if i received your order between march 21 an april 19th sign up here stay informed of tales2inspire freebies and specials images and i created a jotform for free so viewers can place hassle free orders click here to see how that works save this gem chart to record the birthdays of all the favorite people in your life bright idea the zodiac works perfectly for my tales2inspire books but now it s your turn try to think of a gimmick that works for your books how about national pickle day for a book about pickles or national friendship day for a book to present to a good friend anyone have a calendar of celebrations if so how about writig an article to share on sharing with writers about me the marketing guru i am an associate review coordinator for thenewbookreview but another hat that i wear is that of creator of tales2inspire an authors helping authors project contest to help aspiring writers on their paths to discovery and best of all it s free i have now published twelve tales2inspire treasured tales2inspire jewel collection anthologies as well as six tales2inspire 2 in 1 diamond collection anthologies i am a multi award winning author whose work has been featured in the new york times newsday long island press barnard magazine on local access tv and in live presentations in varied venues as thenewbookreview review coordinator i serve as an outreach to help other authors brand themselves as authors of talent get a free tales2inspire book at www tales2inspire com gifts visit my tales2inspire blog here for some lively conversation join me on my facebook page here my fave links https www tales2inspire com https www facebook com tales2inspire https www amazon com tales2inspire https author amazon com home https www amazon com s k tales2inspire i stripbooks crid 3skyl8wcnmzf8 sprefix tales2inspire 2cstripbooks 2c307 ref nb_sb_noss_1 my e mail address tales2inspire2 gmail com do you want this email to be included with your marketing tip x yes ___ no lois w stern thenewbookreview associate and facilitator is the founder editor and contributor to tales2inspire an authors helping authors project to help aspiring writers on their paths to discovery as such she has now published twelve award winning tales2inspire treasured gem collection anthologies of her contest winners stories republished in her double 2 for 1 diamond collection books if you would like to participate in this no fee contest click here for all details lois is a multi award winning author herself whose work has been featured in the new york times newsday long island press barnard magazine on local access tv and in live presentations in varied venues as thenewbookreview review coordinator lois serves as an outreach to help other authors brand themselves as authors of talent click here to get a free tales2inspire book with six of those award winning stories join me on facebook at https www facebook com tales2inspire more about the blogger carolyn howard johnson is the multi award winning author of fiction creative nonfiction and poetry she is also a marketing consultant editor and author of the multi award winning howtodoitfrugally series https www amazon com dp b0btxql27t of books for writers including the frugal book promoter https bit ly frugalbookpromoiii and the frugal editor both offered in their third editions by modern history press others in that series are how to get great book reviews frugally and ethically and two booklets both in their second editions also from modern history press the booklets great little last minute editing tips for writers https bit ly lastminuteeditsii and great first impression book proposals https bit ly bookproposalsii are career boosters in mini doses and both make ideal thank you gifts for authors the one on writing book proposals is also available as an audio book the frugal editor https tinyurl com thefrugaleditor was recently released in its third edition it is the winningest book in this series for writers carolyn also has three frugal books for retailers including one she encourages authors to read because it helps them understand what is needed to convince retailers to host their workshops presentations and signings it is a retailer s guide to frugal in store promotions how to increase profits and spit in the eyes of economic downturns with thrifty events and sales techniques https bit ly retailersguide in addition to this blog carolyn helps writers extend the exposure of their favorite reviews at https thenewbookreview blogspot com she also blogs all things editing grammar formatting and more at the frugal smart and tuned in editor https thefrugaleditor blogspot com learn more and follow it to get news on her new releases directly from amazon at https bit ly carolynsamznprofile posted by lois w stern at 3 30 am no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels booksfromthezodiac loisw stern marketingbooks tales2inspire tales2inspirediamondcollection tales2inspirejewelcollection thefrugalbookpromoter zodiac carolynhoward johnson saturday march 21 2026 how to make your characters memorable contributed by children s writer karen cioffi characters take shape from the simplest clues maybe you first reference the character as the boy or a tall girl even with those simple words you ve given that character life before that there wasn t a boy or a tall girl below are 5 dos and don ts for crafting characters 1 don t over dump physical details while it s important to bring your characters to life through description it s best to limit including too many details in other words avoid over dumping physical details an example of this might be raul a tall and thin twelve year old with green eyes dark brown hair and a swimmer s body while you won t be able to write all his details in one scene and you shouldn t even try however there are techniques to convey physical characteristics without overdumping to convey his height the boys took turns hurling the paper airplane through the air until it got stuck in the branch of a tree you get it raul you re tall said shawn to convey his hair color from the back mrs stenzer couldn t tell which boy was raul they all had dark brown hair to convey his body type raul was the only new kid on the swimming team who already had a swimmer s body 2 avoid being too vague while you shouldn t convey every detail of a character you can provide enough to give the reader an idea of the character s physical attributes the reader can then fill in the details two examples of this might be his neat cut in the back and sides contrasted with the long hair in front that fell below his brows he stretched his swimmer s body and then raced into the ocean 3 include the character s environment a character may live in an apartment in a low income building another may live in the backwoods of the appalachian mountains all this will give insight into the character or the character may live in a penthouse on the upper east side of manhattan or the character may live in saipan the character s environment can also include his past environment i ghostwrote a book in which one of the characters went from a wealthy lifestyle to a poor one this could tell a lot about why the character behaved in a certain way or why she was depressed 4 include the character s close relationships how your character engages with the different people in his family friends and new people will show different facets of his character the friends he associates with will also reveal some of his tendencies and character the expression birds of a feather flock together can play a factor in the character s personality 5 include appearance and even sundry items how you describe your character s appearance can tell a lot about that character are his clothes neat and ironed with his shirt tucked inside his pants is he unkempt are his clothes wrinkled with his shirt partially tucked in or not what about her hair is it a mess does it look dirty or is it well groomed is his hair short or long is it well kept what does she keep in her backpack does she always chew gum does he always use breath mints the list can go on and on these are just five tips on how to use description to bring your characters to life and enhance your readers view of your characters there are others but this should give you a solid foundation for creating engaging characters about the author karen cioffi is an award winning children s author ghostwriter rewriter and coach with clients worldwide for more tips on writing for children or if you need help with your children s story please visit karen cioffi writing for children while there you can check out karen s books and don t forget to connect with karen a feature in the right column of this blog lets you subscribe to sharingwithwriters so you don t miss any of karen s posts on writing for children more about the blogger carolyn howard johnson is the multi award winning author of fiction creative nonfiction and poetry she is also a marketing consultant editor and author of the multi award winning howtodoitfrugally series https www amazon com dp b0btxql27t of books for writers including the frugal book promoter https bit ly frugalbookpromoiii and the frugal editor both offered in their third editions by modern history press others in that series are how to get great book reviews frugally and ethically and two booklets both in their second editions also from modern history press the booklets great little last minute editing tips for writers https bit ly lastminuteeditsii and great first impression book proposals https bit ly bookproposalsii are career boosters in mini doses and both make ideal thank you gifts for authors the one on writing book proposals is also available as an audio book the frugal editor https tinyurl com thefrugaleditor was recently released in its third edition it is the winningest book in this series for writers carolyn also has three frugal books for retailers including one she encourages authors to read because it helps them understand what is needed to convince retailers to host their workshops presentations and signings it is a retailer s guide to frugal in store promotions how to increase profits and spit in the eyes of economic downturns with thrifty events and sales techniques https bit ly retailersguide in addition to this blog carolyn helps writers extend the exposure of their favorite reviews at https thenewbookreview blogspot com she also blogs all things editing grammar formatting and more at the frugal smart and tuned in editor https thefrugaleditor blogspot com learn more and follow it to get news on her new releases directly from amazon at https bit ly carolynsamznprofile posted by karen cioffi at 2 24 am no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels crafting characters karen cioffi writing for children writing tips wednesday march 18 2026 winningwriters announces new first ever value a free copy of grand prize winner limited 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