Chandra Clarke

Award-winning entrepreneur. Author. Professional Optimist.

Psst – Wanna Be On My Review Team?

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I’m looking for a few good reviewers. Are you one of them?

Here’s the deal:

When I release a book or a short story, I’d like to send out a limited number of digital copies to reviewers. In return for a free copy of the book or short story, the reviewer should post his or her honest opinion of the work up at Amazon, or sometimes Kobo.

That’s it. Simple, eh?

If you have time to spare, you like receiving free books and short stories, and you have a Kindle (or can use Kindle for PC or Mac), sign up below. This email list is ONLY going to be used to alert you to review opportunities.

The sign up link: I want to be a reviewer for Chandra’s work.

 

Mine

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I’ve always been fascinated by how other people and other creatures perceive things. Thomas Nagel once famously asked “What is it like to be a bat?” We can’t know for sure, obviously, but it is fun to speculate. I’ve done just that in this short story.

Mine is tale of fierce canine love and loyalty, as told… by the dog. If you love stories about dogs, you’ll love this one.

Available now at:

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Humour Writing — The Art of Being Funny

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One of the questions I get asked all the time is: where do you come up with the ideas for your posts?

Lots of writers would have you believe that ideas — whether they’re for a novel, a humourous post, or an invention — are mysterious creatures that come only to the most fortunate or blessed, and then only by chance. What’s more, you can only be struck by divine inspiration after suffering for your art or craft, nobly, of course, for years.

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The truth is that anyone who creates for a living, and who has a substantial, regular output, uses a process or system designed to generate ideas. Some might not recognize that they have a process, or they might call it something more mystical-sounding like “a ritual.” But really, they’ve worked out a way to consistently generate ideas, and then they put in the work to make them come to life.

In my book, Humour Writing — The Art of Being Funny, I show you how you too can routinely come up with ideas for funny material. I also show you how you can turn those ideas into saleable prose. Whether you want to become a humour columnist, a novelist, a greeting card writer, a stand-up comedian, or even if you just want to add a little levity to an otherwise serious piece, this book will show you how. It’s a complete, six-week course designed to help you make your readers laugh. At just $3.99 USD for the Kindle version, it’s a bargain that will provide value for years to come.

Available now at Amazon, or your favourite online book seller.