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Dogged Decision
I’ve decided to retire from dog sitting. It’s a side job I’ve been doing for years—decades, really. I still love dogs. I still love dog sitting. Something, however, has changed. Maybe I want to concentrate more on writing; I mean I can still do that when I am at someone else’s house taking care of…
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Friday’s Findings
Infodumping isn’t necessarily wrong. It’s more how you present the information. Real Life Diagnostics: Infodumping in the Opening Page How to get writing ideas: 7 insights from Goodreads So, You Want to Be a Writer? Voice: What is Writing ‘Voice’ & Why is It Important to Storytelling? Supporting Characters and Theme: 6 Important Questions to…
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Create More Conflict
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Not Ashamed to Be a Learner
If a job existed in which I could go and sit in lectures at a university all day-and get paid for it-that would be my ideal job. Yes, that is how weird I am. I loved college. I also loved teaching at a college for ten years. Several years ago, when I took the Strengths…
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Friday’s Findings
Let’s face it. Writing the villain can be more fun than writing the hero. The Importance of the Villain Crafting Hook Lines that Draw Readers in 10 Ways Writers Can Fail Spectacularly at Social Media in 2020 Editing copy? 8 tips for a word-perfect manuscript The Four Pillars of Premise Photo by Stephan Müller from…
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Your Character’s Appearance
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Friday’s Findings
Writers helping others is a great way to improve your fiction writing skills. Here are five articles by writers on the writing craft: Five Self-Publishing Mistakes You Need To Avoid Nobody Is Going to Teach You How to Write 5 Ways to Develop Character Voices 26 Things to Remember About Being a Writer Your writing…
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Clues to a Great Story
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Friday’s Findings
It’s important for a writer to improve his or her craft. Here are some articles on writing fiction to help facilitate the process: Storytelling Exercise: Character Choices Use Correct Tense with Third Conditional Sentences Take Your Creativity to the Next Level Nobody Is Going to Teach You How to Write
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