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The Seven Deadly Sins of Prologues 26 Aug 2013 | 10:03 pm
Image via Flikr Creative Commons, via Mikko Luntiala To prologue or not to prologue? That is the question. The problem with the prologue is it has kind of gotten a bad rap over the years, especially ...
What is Writing “Voice” 23 Aug 2013 | 09:32 pm
Voice blooms from the heart. All agents want one and all writers want to know what the heck it is. If it was easy to define, then we wouldn’t have countless articles, books and classes to demystify “...
Show, Don’t Tell—Using Setting to Deepen Your Characters 22 Aug 2013 | 09:20 pm
Image courtesy of Melinda VanLone WANA Commons Social media is an amazing tool, and it is a wonderful time to be a writer, but, I am going to point out the pink elephant in the room. We still have to...
Six Easy Tips for Self-Editing Your Fiction 21 Aug 2013 | 09:26 pm
Original image via Flikr Commons courtesy of Mark Coggins There are a lot of hurdles to writing great fiction, which is why it’s always important to keep reading and writing. We only get better by DO...
Are You a “Real” Writer? Is This Even the Correct Question? 20 Aug 2013 | 08:28 pm
Original image via Flikr Commons, courtesy of Casey Konstantin When we begin this dream of writing, there are a number of hurdles we must pass if we hope to become successful. Some of those obstacles...
Three Important Life Lessons Only Learned from Insomnia 19 Aug 2013 | 02:19 pm
New Bed! Well, it’s 3:18 a.m. and since sleeping still isn’t in the stars, I am writing…while in a yoga stretch unkinking my back. It’s been a rough week. I didn’t sleep for a week due to pain. We fi...
Insomnia, Wizard Vans, and Why Modern Women Read “50 Shades of Grey” 16 Aug 2013 | 06:13 pm
Image via Flikr Creative Commons, courtesy of Benjamin Watson. We’ve been rather serious this week discussing the business side of the writing business. Today, we’re going to take off on a bizarre ta...
Irrefutable Law of Success #4—Give People What They Want to Consume 15 Aug 2013 | 07:00 pm
My cooking is “aesthetically balanced” and EDIBLE. It’s easy to get caught up in the notion we are artists, and forget about the business side of our business. This is one of the reasons we need to b...
Irrefutable Law of Success #3—We Learn By Doing 14 Aug 2013 | 06:11 pm
Original image via Flikr Creative Commons, courtesy of Gabriel Amadeus Theory is great, but it may or may not jive with reality. My goal as a blogger, author, teacher is to equip you guys for success...
Irrefutable Law of Success #2—Plan Your Work, Then Work Your Plan 13 Aug 2013 | 09:36 pm
The Spawn and his minion Lazr Cat. The operational tempo of our profession has increased exponentially. While this requires us to do more and be responsible for more, it’s actually great news. In the...
