Blog | Maria P Frino

Maria P Frino

Oct 10, 2020
2 min

Book Launch Done and Dusted. Finally!

I launched two short stories and my debut novel in November and December 2019. They are available on Amazon Kindle and selected bookstores.

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Maria P Frino

Sep 10, 2020
2 min

Writing Short Stories

Short stories have a place in the literary world and for an author, the ultimate is publishing a short story anthology.

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What has Affected your Writing since #Coronavirus Started?

Maria P Frino

Aug 23, 2020
2 min

What has Affected your Writing since #Coronavirus Started?

Working from home is normal for writers as well as many other creative professions. For me, I spend five days writing in my home office.

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Book Marketing in the Era of Coronavirus

Maria P Frino

Jul 8, 2020
2 min

Book Marketing in the Era of Coronavirus

How has #Coronavirus impacted on book sales? Marketing is an uphill battle for many authors, but this pandemic has made it more difficult.

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Which or That. When Should These Words be Used?

Maria P Frino

Jun 17, 2020
2 min

Which or That. When Should These Words be Used?

Which or That. These two words are commonly misused. This is one rule that should not be broken too often.

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Maria P Frino

May 6, 2020
3 min

Write What You Know - Part II

In my last blog, "Write What You Know Part I", I discussed knowing your subject matter. In other words, write about something you know...

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Maria P Frino

Apr 29, 2020
3 min

Write What You Know - Part I

This is a piece of advice I learned early on in my writing career. We have discussed this topic a few times at my writing group, Write on...

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Maria P Frino

Apr 15, 2020
9 min

How NOT to Enter a Competition

Being a writer there are many ways to improve your writing. One way is to enter competitions, there are a plethora of writing...

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What We Should do When COVID-19 is over?

Maria P Frino

Apr 2, 2020
3 min

What We Should do When COVID-19 is over?

We are living through the worst pandemic in history. We are making history as I write this blog. What will happen once this is all over?

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Maria P Frino

Mar 30, 2020
5 min

Writing a Hook.

Writing a hook and how to write one. A hook entices your reader to keep reading and this, as many writers find out, is not easy to do.

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My Books are now available as Print Books on Amazon

Maria P Frino

Mar 16, 2020
1 min

My Books are now available as Print Books on Amazon

My books are available as print books on Amazon Kindle. Print versions of The Decision They Made and Xenure Station: A Billion Light Years.

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Maria P Frino

Feb 25, 2020
3 min

What Makes A Writer?

I've been asked many times why I write? My answer is always the same, "It's my passion." Writers come in all shapes and sizes. All different

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Maria P Frino

Jan 23, 2020
2 min

Writing Goals as a New Decade Begins.

Writing is a solitary task ... but the rewards are so satisfying. Well, 2019 is truly behind us and 2020 brings in a new decade. A whole...

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Writing Groups - Why Authors Benefit from Joining One.

Maria P Frino

Jan 6, 2020
5 min

Writing Groups - Why Authors Benefit from Joining One.

Why joining a Writing Group can be a good thing for any writer. All authors have to start somewhere and this is a way to hone your skills.

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My Debut Novel is Here - The Decision They Made

Maria P Frino

Dec 1, 2019
2 min

My Debut Novel is Here - The Decision They Made

The Decision They Made, my debut novel is now available on Amazon Kindle. Stay tuned for more news on this title in 2020.

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Welcome to my BLOG. This is the place for my Stories... or as I like to call them... Narratives

Maria P Frino

Nov 22, 2019
2 min

Welcome to my BLOG. This is the place for my Stories... or as I like to call them... Narratives

Welcome to my Blog. This is where you can read about my published books, how to buy them and my latest published stories. More in 2020.

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