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My Editing Process
I’ve started to edit MAGIC STUD. Probably should have waited a few more weeks, but I want to get it completely finished. The editing is the next phase, and each book project has been different… more →
The Adams Zone
My Editing Process
garridon wrote 1 month ago: I’ve started to edit MAGIC STUD. Probably should have waited a few more weeks, but I want to … more →
Magic Stud is Done!
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garridon wrote 2 months ago: I just typed “The End” on the book. It’s done. Now it’ll sit while I do th … more →
Describing Characters?
garridon wrote 2 months ago: A hot topic among writers is whether to describe characters or not. A lot of writers say not to des … more →
Novel Running Too Short
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garridon wrote 3 months ago: Over all the books I’ve written, I have a tendency to run too short and always have to write u … more →
Deep Third
garridon wrote 3 months ago: Alice Rasley has a nice blog entry on So When Shouldn’t You Use Deep Third? If you’ve h … more →
Organizing Research for a Novel
garridon wrote 4 months ago: Once I went into revision for MAGIC STUD, I realized that the organization system that I’d rea … more →
Three Stages of Dialogue
garridon wrote 4 months ago: One of the things I’ve been doing as I finish up MAGIC STUD is to remove a lot of dialogue tag … more →
Plot-Driven vs. Character-Driven
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garridon wrote 4 months ago: There’s an excellent article called Plot-Driven Novels vs. Character Driven Themes on Suite 10 … more →
Reasons to Use Omniscient Viewpoint
garridon wrote 4 months ago: Usually when I see someone post a piece in what they think is omniscient viewpoint, the reason they … more →
Psychic Answers
garridon wrote 4 months ago: A number of years ago, I had a friend who was in a dead end relationship. Dead End Guy told her up … more →
Subplots Revisited
garridon wrote 4 months ago: When I wrote my first book, I tried writing it like a long short story. No subplots. At the time I … more →
Bambi Meets Godzilla
garridon wrote 4 months ago: When I first became interested in science fiction and made the convention rounds–in Los Angele … more →
What Makes a Series?
garridon wrote 5 months ago: This is something I’ve been thinking about for a while, especially as I think over my next pro … more →
Most Influenential Authors
garridon wrote 5 months ago: Someone on a message board asked what four authors have most influenced me, and it was quite interes … more →
The Ending
garridon wrote 5 months ago: Some people come up with the ending of the book before they write. Others write the ending first. … more →
AIW Writers' Conference
garridon wrote 5 months ago: Yesterday, I attended the American Independent Writers’ Conference. I never actually saw much … more →
Style Sheets--Great Writing Tool
garridon wrote 5 months ago: I ran across a reference to style sheets recently, and when I investigated further, I realized it wa … more →
Strong Female Characters
garridon wrote 6 months ago: When I was growing up, there was little for girls to read other than Nancy Drew and nurse stories. … more →
Write What You Know
garridon wrote 6 months ago: A nice post from John Gilstrap on Write What You Know. That’s a piece of writing advice that … more →
