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MARTIN ROY HILL - Meet Martin Roy Hill
Martin Roy Hill has led an eclectic life. Soldier, sailor, journalist . . . well, not a spy, but he has written about them.
Martin joined the U.S. Coast Guard Reserve when he was 19, the same year he ...
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MARTIN ROY HILL - The Other Side of Book Reviews: How Writing Reviews Can Improve and Promote Your
You hear it all the time, the importance of reviews for selling your books. You work hard lining up colleagues, friends, even family members to read your book and leave a review on Amazon, Barnes & No...
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MARTIN ROY HILL - Want to Be a Writer
According to Stephen King, “If you want to be a writer, you must do two things: above all others, read a lot and write a lot.” This advice is straightforward and simple advice. But unfortunately, it’s...
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MARTIN ROY HILL - Job of thrillers
What is the primary job of a thriller? Entertainment? Escapism? Or to provoke thought?
I recently joined group of authors who tackled this question as part of the International Thriller Writers’ weekl...
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MARTIN ROY HILL - whatisawriter
Recently, I saw a Twitter post from an aspiring writer who asked if she was wrong to consider herself a real writer if she didn’t make her living writing. It’s not an uncommon thought. I think most pe...
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MARTIN ROY HILL - Tweaking MS Word to Work for You
Let's face it. Microsoft Word is the most ubiquitous word processing program in the world. If you're an author, you're probably using Word to write your stories. Oh, sure, there are a number of altern...