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Writer Wednesday – The Bully Pulpit
Your characters have traits in common with you. They also have things different from yourself. Likewise, their stories will have…
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Writer Wednesday – Stop answering everything!
By all means, when your book is over, have a solid conclusion that neatly wraps up all of the loose…
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Writer Wednesday – Coming to Terms: Deus ex Machina
This will be the first in a series I will be writing about from time to time. Coming to Terms…
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Writer Wednesday – Story Soundtracks
This may well fly in the face of my posting regarding the idea that writing is not cinematic, but you…
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Writer Wednesday – Don’t Trust Wikipedia
You are researching for an article or story, maybe for some portion of a novel. It is very tempting to…
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Writer Wednesday – Universal Truth: Books Aren’t Cinematic
It is the downfall of many writers to believe that books are cinematic. They aren’t. If you write a book,…
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Writer Wednesday – Finding Your Voice
At age sixteen, I finally got up the nerve to ask out a young woman I had been working with.…
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Writer Wednesday – The Paradox of Vocabulary
Language, when you think about it, is an amazing thing. When you consider carefully, language is a form of telepathy.…
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Writer Wednesday – Peaks and Valleys
Today is going to be a short tip, but one well worth understanding. Most humans, unless they have an unusual…
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Writer Wednesday – Media Mail
If you are getting ready to send out a manuscript (MS for one, MSS for plural) or have already sent…
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Writer Wednesday – Flash Fiction
You may have noticed that Fiction Friday has included some flash fiction. Prior to starting this blog, I had done…
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