Sometime ago, I swore off providing writing advice on my blog- my own learning as a writer feels too incomplete. But that shouldn’t prevent me from sharing great writing advice when I hear (or in this case, read) it. This little tidbit comes from the January 2014 edition of Writer’s Digest. In an article entitled, […]
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I mentioned in an earlier post that I had an opportunity to do an interview with Elizabeth Craig for the Writer’s Knowledge Base newsletter. The issue came out last week, so I thought I’d post the interview here for all you non-suscribers. If you are an aspiring author, I highly recommend you check out the
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First off… Happy Halloween! But that also means tomorrow is November 1st. Nanowrimo begins! I’ve dubbed the month of October Nanoplamo – National Novel Planning Month. For the entire month I haven’t written any new words on a story, I have only laid out scenes and built character profiles. But I came across a large
OK, I’m going to admit something embarrassing… I am lazy. I know, I know, it’s hard for you to believe, especially when I haven’t posted a blog entry for over 5 days, but it’s true. I fall so madly in love with ideas, but the second they require true work I buckle. While this usually
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You’ve read the headline and now you’re wondering, why would I write my query before I finish my manuscript? After all, the advice you see on every website says to not send out any queries until after the manuscript is finished, edited and rewritten. Well, I’m not going to tell you any different. What I
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In my previous post on plot, I was very open about my sloppy approach to writing. As a matter of coincidence, Twitter delivered two fabulous article links that deal with plot development. I loved both of these articles. I’ve been doing my best not to turn my site into nothing but recommended link after recommended
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Luke Skywalker did it in Star Wars. Simba did it in the Lion King. Heck, even Frodo and Harry Potter were in on it. What is it? The Hero’s journey. Joseph Campbell first published his book, The Hero with a Thousand Faces, in 1949. Campbell looked at a vast number of classic myths and fairy
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