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See Spot Run
Sorry for this late post. I’ve spent the morning dodging trolls over in the LinkedIn writers’ groups. Oy vey. But while there, someone brought up a topic that actually interested me (until… more →
Kurt R.A. Giambastiani
Busy! Work! Busywork!
wrote 4 hours ago: Let’s just say this is for Memorial Day. From Me2 (Me Too) Busy! I’ve been busy. Except, … more →
The writing of a book: part 2
wrote 4 hours ago: I don’t think there was a time in my life when I didn’t want to write a book. I vaguely … more →
Social Mobility... Movin' on up
wrote 8 hours ago: One of the coolest things about living in America (and most other Western countries) is social mobil … more →
Start of Week 2
wrote 10 hours ago: The weekend has gone! And Monday is here! I started somewhat outlining the novel version of Dante … more →
How to Finish a Novel: 7 Tips for Serial Procrastinators
wrote 12 hours ago: So I finally did it. By 12 noon, I was still in my pyjamas. I always knew it would happen one day. J … more →
All You (N)ever Wanted: My favourite (and least favourite) writing advice
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wrote 13 hours ago: Ah – writing advice. If there’s one thing writers do with as much (if not more!) enthusiasm as actua … more →
When Opinions are Like Plotholes
wrote 13 hours ago: Storytellers of any kind survive on feedback. From a toddler, to stand up comedian to journalists – … more →
What NaNoWriMo taught me about writing a book
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wrote 14 hours ago: Check out more NaNo comic like the one above at nanotoons.net. For as long as I can remember, I … more →
Ten rules for writing fiction
wrote 18 hours ago: A friend sent me this article from the Guardian: Ten rules for writing fiction. It’s a collect … more →
Never Give Up: More than 200 Rejections Before the Book Deal
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wrote 19 hours ago: The idea came to her when she was only 11 years old: A teenage girl accidentally time travels to sol … more →
Problems with poetry
wrote 21 hours ago: Writing The Deconstruction of Professor Thrub, I had to create various fraudulent artifacts: fake ac … more →
Write on- Oh never ever break a 17th Century Rule!
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wrote 23 hours ago: We were all taught early on in school that you don’t end a sentence with a preposition, but sometime … more →
Dogs Talking
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wrote 1 day ago: I just finished reading The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein. With heavyweights like Sara Gr … more →
How to Let Go of a Broken Novel
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wrote 1 day ago: Today while nodding off at the peak of nap time, I came to a realization. Right after that realizati … more →
Taking your novel to the next level - cutting the crap.
wrote 1 day ago: As this blog is about how to craft your story into a novel, I’m assuming you’ve already … more →
Starting out with a plan
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wrote 1 day ago: In my last post I announced that I was going to start working on my first novel draft. So far I have … more →
Strong, Powerful hooks. Why the ending is as important as the beginning.
wrote 1 day ago: With a hundred thousand or so words between the beginning of your story and the ending, it is a daun … more →
Character Building
wrote 2 days ago: The complexities of creating well-rounded and interesting characters is as daunting a task as plott … more →
Ideas vs Implementation
wrote 2 days ago: I had another fun novel idea the other day. So like a good little writer, I opened a blank notebook … more →
