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Friday’s Findings: Create a Scene Palette
Most writers want their scenes to flow effortlessly on the page, but few scenes actually begin that way. Before the smooth prose and clean structure comes something messier, more playful, and far more effective: scene brainstorming.
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Writing First Efforts
“Almost all good writing begins with terrible first efforts. You need to start somewhere.” — Anne Lamott Photo by SIPI SIPI
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Friday’s Findings: Go After Inspiration
“You can’t wait for inspiration. You have to go after it with a club.” -Jack London National Novel Writing Month It’s NaNoWriMo and it’s not too late to get started. I’m a NaNo rebel which means I’m not following the “rules” (there are no rules). I’m not writing 50k words this month. I’m only writing…
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Author Interview: Ethan Renoe
Interview with Ethan Renoe, author and podcaster
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The Consortium Saga Omnibus hardcover now available on B&N
Up until now I had placed the ebook version of The Consortium Saga: Omnibus on Barnes and Noble online bookstore. Now the hardcover version is available. Check it out. Here are all my books on Barnes and Noble.com. And here are all the other bookstores where it’s ready for purchase. Cover design by Diren Yardimli…
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Friday’s Findings: The Scariest Part of Writing
“The scariest moment is always just before you start.” -Stephen King Friday’s Findings The Best Advice on Plotting I’ve Ever Heard: Two Tips That Make Plotting Your Novel Way Easier What is Fair Use and How is it Different from Plagiarism? Single vs. Multiple Narrators: Pros and Cons for Novelists Differentiating Narrators in a Multi-viewpoint…
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Friday’s Findings: What’s Scaring Me This Halloween
Last year I read Edgar Allen Poe’s The Fall of the House of Usher during the Halloween season and it was so much fun I decided to read something scary every October. This year, I decided to read Crumb Hill. Here are my thoughts on this creepy tome: Crumb Hill: A Town History by Ethan…
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What Does NaNoWriMo Look Like Now?
Never fear, the spirit of NaNoWriMo lives on, even if the website is gone. The challenge is to now find your own community to write with, whether that is online or in-person. And of course, you can write by yourself. Whatever your goals have been for the November challenge of writing 50k words, you have…
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Friday’s Findings: Keeping a Writing Journal
I work as a technical editor for an airline. A year and a half ago, my department moved into the gigantic new hangar the airline built. While I love the new building, I never thought it would help me in my writing. But it does. It just so happens the science fiction novella I’m working…
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