Author: Don Massenzio

Don Massenzio is the author of Frankly Speaking - A Frank Rozzani Detective novel and the follow-up, Let Me Be Frank. He has also written several short stories.

Need A Sea Change? How To Become A Writer As A New Career – From the Just Publishing Advice Blog

April 27, 2018

Do you want to know how to start a writing career? We can all read and write. But for aspiring writers, translating these basic literacy skills into professional writing needs learning time and plenty of practice. It can take a little bit of time to develop the new set of skills you will need. You may have started writing…

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Perspective: Self-Editing Your Dialogue and Characters – From Kristen Lamb’s Blog

April 27, 2018

POSTED ON APRIL 26, 2018 BY KRISTEN LAMB Perspective is key to creating dimensional characters that resonate with the reader. Proper perspective adds dimension that transitions a ‘plot puppet’ into what feels like a real ‘person.’ POV (point of view) offers readers a glimpse into the character’s psyche, which will drive thought, action, emotion, conflict, choices, and change.…

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Independent-Publishing – Your Fellow Authors are not Your Enemies – Let’s Help Each Other

April 25, 2018

If you are like me, you are aware of the thousands of other authors that are in the self-publishing universe on social media platforms. We all belong to groups on Facebook and we promote our books, blogs, giveaways, and events. We start to see the same names over and over relentlessly touting our work. As…

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Welcome to DSM Publications – Services for Indie Authors

April 25, 2018

I am so excited to launch this new venture. Throughout my career, I have enjoyed editing documents and making them look professional. I have been working with word processing programs since the old Xerox XPS WYSIWYG system of the 1980s through Multimate, Word Perfect and Microsoft Word. The thrill of seeing a document come together…

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