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Sunday, May 08, 2016
Writing Words for Nerds #AtoZChallenge--K is for "Kill your darlings"
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It’s funny how many times I’ve had to correct inexperienced writers when they talk about the piece of writing advice that says, “kill your ...
Sunday, May 01, 2016
Writing Words for Nerds #AtoZChallenge--E is for Editing
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This blog post is about the most important part of writing, the part that takes a mediocre first draft and turns it into something great. T...
Monday, October 22, 2012
Peek versus peak and pique--how to recognize which one to use visually
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I'm a good speller, but even I get some words confused. When is it "peek," rather than "peak," and vice versa? I r...
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Monday, February 06, 2012
Once Upon a Time, enter the “writer”
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Once Upon a Time image from Recultured.com SPOILER ALERT: This is not about something that will definitely happen in the modern-fairy-tal...
Sunday, November 20, 2011
Improv for Writers, Part 2 of 3--Mind Games: Five Solitaire Games for Fiction Writers
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Last week I talked about my love of Improv and how I use Improv to do everything from coming up with story ideas to raising the stakes to e...
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Tuesday, November 15, 2011
Improv for Writers, Part 1 of 3: How Improv Can Help You Write Faster, Better, and More Creatively
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What's Improv? Improv, for those who don't know, is improvisational theater. It's usually funny, although that isn't a r...
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Monday, October 31, 2011
Writers, How Do You Find the Diamond In the Rough Draft?
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As I'm working on editing Toren the Teller’s Tale , I’m reminded of an old joke: How do you become a millionaire? Step one: get a mill...
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