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| Writing Advice: A Short Pencil is Better than a Long Memory |
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By Joyce Moseley Pierce
Importance of Record Keeping
Toward the end of my grandfather’s life I asked him to write his life history.
He couldn’t imagine why I wanted it, but he did it for me anyway, using any
scrap of paper available at the time! When he felt like he had written
everything he wanted to share, he handed it over to me and I spent the next few
months organizing it. For Christmas that year, I presented it to him in a
binder.
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Posted by User on Wednesday, October 28 @ 23:14:19 EDT (113 reads)
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| Writing Advice: How to Pitch Your Book at a Writing Conference |
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By Cynthia P. Gallagher
The very nature of writing often isolates us from the outside world, making contact with kindred souls who understand the writing life all the more important.
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Posted by User on Wednesday, October 28 @ 23:12:36 EDT (113 reads)
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| Writing Advice: How to write a great fantasy combat scene |
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By Will Kalif
A great combat scene is a memorable event in your reader’s life. It is a microcosm of the struggle that is contained in the book itself. And good combat scenes are often dog-eared by readers and returned to over and over again. You can give your reader a great combat experience if you follow a few simple guidelines.
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Posted by User on Wednesday, October 28 @ 23:09:25 EDT (96 reads)
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| Writing Advice: Amazing Characters vs. Plot Twists and Intrigue |
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By Teresa Slack
What works best at moving your story forward; characters the reader can relate to or a plot that demands the reader reach the end of the book to see how things work out? It doesn't have to be complicated.
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Posted by User on Wednesday, October 28 @ 23:01:18 EDT (112 reads)
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| Writing Advice: Publishing's Confidence Tricksters |
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By Johnathon Clifford
As an innocent and aspiring author the easiest task in the world is putting together your manuscript. It is when ‘without guidance’ you come to look for a publisher you risk opening a veritable Pandora's box of nightmares set to take your money and give you as little in return as possible. Here lurk the worst of the vanity publishers - The Con men of the Publishing World.
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Posted by User on Wednesday, October 28 @ 22:58:38 EDT (102 reads)
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| Writing Advice: Balance your life |
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By Liana Metal
Writing is a solitary task.
Writing needs concentration and quiet. Writing requires absolute commitment. Are all there scary statements true? What is more, is it possible to balance your writing career and family without turning yourself into a
zombie?
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Posted by User on Wednesday, October 28 @ 22:54:21 EDT (92 reads)
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| Writing Advice: How to Improve Your Writing by Standing on Your Head |
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By Philip Yaffe
You may not have thought about it, but newspapers provide the best examples of clear, concise, dense (factual) writing you can find anywhere. Otherwise people wouldn’t read them.
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Posted by User on Wednesday, October 28 @ 22:46:50 EDT (117 reads)
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| Writing Advice: Before You Write.... |
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By Patrika Vaughn
Here's the low-down on what you need to know BEFORE you start writing.....things no one else will tell you, that can make the difference between your writing success or failure.
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Posted by User on Wednesday, October 28 @ 22:44:49 EDT (83 reads)
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| Writing Advice: Writing Well-- 6 Steps to Being Your Own Best Editor |
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By Marige O'Brien
One of the first important lessons a writer learns is that writing is a process, a series of steps that take an idea from concept to completed work. This is true whether the work is an article, a poem, a report, a short story or a book. Understanding this process -- and the role a writer plays in it -- is crucial to their success.
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Posted by User on Wednesday, October 28 @ 22:40:35 EDT (90 reads)
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| Writing Advice: How to Use the Energy Method In Writing |
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By Roberta Allen
For many years, I have used timed exercises to teach writers how to tap in to their energy to make their writing come alive. For me, the key to writing is energy, which I define as the impulse to write, the power deep inside that drives you. I work with a timer, because the timer creates pressure and brings energy to the surface. The timer is an important part of my method.
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Posted by User on Wednesday, October 28 @ 22:39:07 EDT (84 reads)
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