Writer’s Avoidance
I’m not the writer’s block type. If I sit down to write, the creative process takes over. The first rush of prose may not be my best work, but the […]
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Parenthetically Speaking
As a writer, I’m upping my game as a reader. Writers are readers. And if you’re a somewhat avid reader and a published writer, you may have incurred pet peeves
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Time to Republish
Writers caution that I’m embarking on mission impossible: Republishing Unearthing Christmas, my first novel. And securing a literary agent for a previously published book? Fuhgeddaboudit! I even posed the question
Writing is Thinking
It’s a well-known fact that writing is rewriting. But, as a writer, the question remains: Is every revision an improvement, simply different, or both? When revising, I keep in mind
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Brass Tacks on Blurbs
As authors, we understand the importance of eye-catching book covers. When effective, they excite the imagination and serve like magnets to draw in readers. If engaged, the potential buyer may
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The Futuristic Story
My July blog is late in the writing and posting. I could blame multiple deadlines for competing projects and/or too many distractions. But the impasse I’m experiencing relates to the
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Approaches to Writing
Typically, I enjoy the editing a work in progress, like shaping and refining a lump of clay into a new design. But, right now, I shun either editing what’s written
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The Exposition Challenge
Exposition, at its best, advances a story in a crystal clear, informative, and riveting manner. Well, maybe riveting is a stretch, but it should be dramatic, i.e. anything but boring,
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Fixing Plot Holes
Whether shallow or deep, a story’s plot holes need fixing. Most likely the breaks in a cohesive storyline appear in the first draft. Right now, I’m facing the plot hole
The Creative Process
As a writer, I struggle with discipline. I make empty promises to forge a daily writing habit. I fill my calendar with self-imposed, unmet deadlines. When I confront the need
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