writing | Samantha Durante

SURPRISE!!! Revised Edition of Stitch Available TODAY!

Ok Stitch fans, I have a big announcement that I’m very excited to share… I recently invested a little (a lot of) time in creating a *new...

Finding Balance

Or: Why It’s Taking Me So Long to Finish Book 3 I know you’ve all been waiting patiently for an update on Stuck (Stitch Trilogy, Book...

Quick Announcement – I’m BAACCKKK!

Hey Stitch Fans! No release dates or anything just yet (I’m still trying to figure out how to get back in the productivity groove now...

“The Catastrophe Theory” Ch13 – FREE Progressive Story from The Hunt

Well, ladies and gents, that story is here! The novella-length story is called “The Catastrophe Theory” and it stars scientist Eve,...

Finding Your Voice

I see this problem all the time with my business writing clients. They’ve certainly got plenty to say – they’re experts in their fields,...

DIY Editing Tips

I used Grammarly to grammar check this post, because typos are the bane of my existence! (Sponsored post.) You may think that soaring...

Death to the Dreaded Second (Middle) Book Syndrome

This content was originally posted on www.cocktailsandbooks.com as part of the Shudder Blog Tour in 2013. Middle books in a trilogy have...

Pre-Release Jitters

This content was originally posted on www.reutreads.wordpress.com as part of the Shudder Blog Tour in 2013. What goes through an author’s...

What Just Happened?? Prepping for the Twist

This content was originally posted on www.uniquelymoibooks.com as part of the Stitch Blog Tour in 2012. I LOVE me a good twist. That...

The Birth of a Twist: How I Came Up with Stitch

Note: This guest post was originally posted on 11/19/12 at another blog, but that blog has since closed down. I decided to move the text...

The Why & How of Writing a Novel (Part 2)

Last week in Part 1 of this post I wrote about how I managed the undertaking of writing a novel. This week I’m going tackle the harder...

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