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Posted on July 19, 2020July 19, 2020

Three HOT Business Tips You Must Have!

1. Get Good Photos. Lots of 'em! For me, this tip originally came from Denise Duffield-Thomas. And then from watching Leonie Dawson's branding reach magical proportions. Get good photos. You will not regret it. It's made a huge difference to my biz and continues to raise my profile. Truly. Everything started to shift and change …

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Posted on July 13, 2020July 13, 2020

The Secret Language of Rejection

  We had an amazing thread going in the Duck Pond, last week. We were talking about ‘quiet’ books. You know the type. Gentle, nuanced, often deep. The kind of books that leave a mark, make you think. Perhaps even make you clever… Manuscripts (whether adult fiction or kidlit) often get rejected on the grounds …

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Posted on November 19, 2019November 19, 2019

Want to be more creative? Do this!

  A few years back, I wrote a book about creative writing. It's still selling on Amazon. But I never promote it. I want to tweak it. And it needs a new cover... Because. Shit.I know more now! I've got more to say. More to share. Maybe I'll just write a whole new book.Want to …

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Posted on November 15, 2019November 16, 2019

Our Latest Website Photoshoot: Behind the Scenes

Greetings, dear reader! Thanks for dropping by! I'll get straight to it, shall I? This is a looong post. I hope you have a teapot handy... 1 Why another photoshoot? Since our tree change in 2018, I've changed a lot. I've become more 'myself' if that makes sense and I wanted girl and duck to …

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Posted on September 15, 2019

Don’t know who you are? This might help.

Years ago when I was nursing, we used to attach long cardboard labels to the patients’ bedheads. The labels alerted the staff to any ‘peculiarities’; anything the doctors thought the staff should be aware of such as Nil By Mouth, Allergies, Diabetic. I remember one patient well. On admission she tore off her label and …

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Posted on September 10, 2019

How to make your reader feel seen

In the world of girl and duck, I get this often: Jen, I feel like I've known you for years. I always feel like you're talking to me, personally. This doesn't happen by accident. When I decided to take girl and duck online, I knew I had a lot to learn. Especially about marketing. I …

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Posted on July 10, 2019July 10, 2019

Author or Businesswoman? The Story Behind Girl and Duck

This week at girl and duck, we opened The Scribbles Academy. It's been super exciting and lots of people have jumped on board. Thank you!!!! I know you're going to love your Scribbly experience! But how did this all begin? What's the real story behind girl and duck? I wrote about this a couple of …

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Posted on December 13, 2018

Three problems I see with backstory

Remember that song by The Waterboys? The Whole of the Moon. 'You know how it feels to get too high, too far, too soon... Whatevs I'm dickin' around. Here are three backstory problems as I see them: 1 Too much backstory  Are you trying to tell your reader too much, too soon? Are your opening scenes …

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