Category: writing
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Friday’s Findings 04.20.18
Here are some articles on writing I’ve read lately: John Keene: Elements of Literary Style Andrew Sean Greer Wins 2018 Pulitzer Prize in Fiction Your Ultimate First Chapter Checklist, Part 2: Writing the Opening Scene Three Techniques to Write Better Settings Fix Scene by Employing Black Box Analysis View my Consortium SF Series at Amazon.…
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Epiphanies in Writing, Part 2: Editing your Novel
I don’t want to rehash what you’ve heard and discovered for yourself as a writer: “Most of writing is rewriting”; “Show don’t Tell”; “Use spell check”; “Let it cool off before you start to edit.” All good stuff. Personally, I love editing. It’s a chance to play with words, accessorize my paragraphs and paint word…
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Epiphanies in Writing, Part 1: Planning Your Novel
Currently I am writing a series of short novels part of a series called CONSORTIUM. One epiphany I learned a long time ago was that no two writers use the same method of getting their story down on paper. And something else: A writer may not even use the same method two times in a…
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Friday’s Findings 04.06.18
Here are some articles on writing I’ve read lately: Loved ‘Ready Player One’? Check out these 8 Books Margaret Atwood’s Ten Rules for Writing Fiction Amazon to Spend a Billion Dollars to License “The Three-Body Problem”? Using Third Person vs First Person Novel Narratives What Mystery Propels Your Novel? View my Consortium SF Series at…
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Friday’s Findings 03.23.18
Here are some articles on writing I’ve read lately: Mastering the 4 Key Elements to Support Your Novel Writing Is a Muscle Be Specific You Can Succeed in the Marketplace as an Independent Writer The Internet Can Be Disastrous for Your Writing Career View my Consortium SF Series at Amazon.
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The Furious Five Hundred
It’s a busy week for me for several reasons, one of which my house is being remodeled and every room is in disarray. I have no place to sit in my own home. Despite that, I’ve been camping out at the coffee shop for the past few days and I’m getting work done. I’m using…
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Hello Darkness
Writing a scene in which I dragged out a villainous character from an unused rough draft of a novel–one I wrote seven years ago. Hello my wicked friend. Do your stuff. View my Consortium SF Series at Amazon.
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Friday’s Findings 03.09.18
Here are some articles on marketing as a self-published author I’ve read lately: New Author? 3 Tips To Help You To Outline Your Novel How to build a book audience: 6 smart methods Book Promotion: Do This, Not That How to Get Book Reviews on Amazon Sell More Books With These Critical Cover Rules Writing…
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Friday’s Findings 03.02.18
Here are some articles on writing I’ve read lately: Problems: Great Dramatic Writing Draws Blood & Opens Psychic Wounds Why Multitasking is Killing Your Writing J.R.R. Tolkien’s Writing Process On Creating Good Work View my Consortium SF Series at Amazon. My science fiction book OMNIORB is available through Amazon and Barnes & Noble. Find my…
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