Category Archives: writing tips

Why editing is so important. My response to the latest Immerse or Die report.

Posted on August 2, 2016 by miarich

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!

Posted on April 23, 2016 by miarich

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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impostor syndrome

Posted on January 30, 2016 by miarich

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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Totally Totally TRUE!

Posted on September 4, 2014 by miarich

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

Posted on August 31, 2014 by miarich

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!

Posted on March 29, 2014 by miarich

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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Rewriting techniques

Posted on December 22, 2013 by miarich

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?

Posted on December 19, 2013 by miarich

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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Adverbs; to use or not to use that is the question!

Posted on May 22, 2013 by miarich

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 →

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Logistics of a timeline

Posted on January 5, 2013 by miarich

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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