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Tag Archives: Writer
Where, Oh Where, Have I Been?
See, I Haven’t been posting because I haven’t been writing. Why? Personal reasons. Sorry, but it’s been a heck of a year. I Know, I know. Last year, I started “Teddy Roosevelt and The Lost World” right around NaNoWriMo, and it seemed like every month I was getting closer to finishing it. But around March, Everything came crashing down. Economic issues? Check. Wife lost her salary two years before, was working almost full time but was finally laid off. Health …
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Tagged National Novel Writing Month, Word count, Writer, Writing
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Rules for Writing from Masters
In Bagombo Snuff Box: Uncollected Short Fiction, Kurt Vonnegut gave eight Short Rules for Crafting good fiction that have been copied all over the Web: Use the time of a total stranger in such a way that he or she will not feel the time was wasted. Give the reader at least one character he or she can root for. Every character should want something, even if it is only a glass of water. Every sentence must do one of …
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Tagged Arts, Elmore Leonard, English language, Kurt Vonnegut, Literature, Writer
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The Best Writing Advice I Never Listened To.
Image via Wikipedia 8,000 days. Twenty-two years ago I got the best writing advice I ever received. Advice simple, powerful and profound. Every time I think about it, it humbles me. It’s simple to understand, but difficult to do. It’s the single number one reason I feel that I am still struggling with my writing. Like many would be authors I used to get bogged down in the myth of the writer: that there’s some mysterious alchemical brew of Discipline …
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Tagged Arts, Author, Education, Ray Bradbury, Screenplay, Writer, Writers Resources
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What Writing Sites Do You Follow?
Image by lcthulou via Flickr So is Writing a solitary profession? It doesn’t seem like it should be anymore. I mean, if your primary activity is writing, it’s easier than ever to connect with other writers and get your stuff out there, Right? So Who do you follow? Who gives you the inspiration and advice that you value? Here’s a couple of my favorite sites: Whatever- Hugo award winning John Scalzi’s site is the first one I Turn to each …
Tagged Arts, John Scalzi, Publishing, Writer, Writers Resources
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Newbie’s Guide to Publishing
J.A Konrath is a mid-list writer with a popular series in theJack Daniels Mysteries. He is also a best-selling E-Book Publisher. taking his out of print and unpublished works and turning them into a six figure income, according to his recent appearance on Litopia. How Does he do it? Simple. He stays ahead of the curve. He sees where the market is heading and is waiting there when it shows up, stall set up and dancing balloon guy waving at …
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Tagged Business, E-book, Publishing, Publishing and Printing, Self-Publishing, Writer
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