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Category Archives: writing tips
Why editing is so important. My response to the latest Immerse or Die report.
I love reading the Immerse or Die reports by Dave Higgins. They are very good for teaching a writer what not to do, and it the case of the books that make it, what you should do. Here is the … Continue reading
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Chapter Magic!
I sent my novel (Tabeth: Opening Eternity B1) back to my wonderful editor +Trish Jackson for its second round of edits this week. While I wait for her to fix my fixes I thought it would be a good time … Continue reading
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Tagged Chapter titles, Dragon Lance, editing, novel, reading, Tabeth, vampire, Writer, writing
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impostor syndrome
As my page “Projects of the Procrastinator” shows, I have a teensy problem with putting off today, what could just as easily be put off tomorrow. Procrastinating has been a part of me for a loooooong time. I’m not sure … Continue reading
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Tagged 911, impostor syndrome, procrastination, Writer, writing
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Totally Totally TRUE!
I just have to repost this awesome illustration! Soooo true! I found this little gem from Google+ Writing Resources group. The post is about how to avoid cliches and it is also totally true, but … Continue reading
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terribleminds
In my pursuit of a better novel, I have often played The Google Game and searched out questions. Like: “writing tips for horror” and “how to write a novel synopsis” and “proper formatting of dialog” and the latest “how to … Continue reading
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Where the main character IS the evil one!
I have been trying to spice up Tabeth some more by developing the characters in more depth and I came to realize that my main character, Tabeth herself, is also the main ‘evil’ in the book! What is your main … Continue reading
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Tagged antagonists, bastards, bitches, book, bullies, character, creative, evil, Fiction, jessica page morrel, novel, Protagonist, Tabeth, vampire, Writer, Writer's Digest, writing, writing tips
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Rewriting techniques
Last time I was talking about my rewrites I was looking into totally outlining my book due to timeline issues that had cropped up. Well that proved more than my lazy @ss was willing to do, so instead I use … Continue reading
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Where to start?
Semester break, and I am sitting here trying to decide if I should work on my novel or the serial story that I have here that I never finished. Oh bother! Just write something already!!
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Tagged book, Fiction, novel, serial story, Tabeth, writing, writing practice, writing tips
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Adverbs; to use or not to use that is the question!
I recently joined a community on Google+ (Writer’s Discussion Group) and posted my excerpt from Tabeth. I wanted some feedback on it to judge just how much revision I still have to do. This is a passage that I feel … Continue reading
Logistics of a timeline
Well I am still working on the chapters running up to the ‘big romantic first contact!’ chapter, and I am finding issues with my timeline. Sigh… logistics are a bother! I find poor Kris wandering in a sewer in search … Continue reading
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