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Starting off the New Year right

By on January 3, 2012 in Blogging

So, I’ve been quiet here for a long time. I’ve been getting through school, and getting my bearings. I burned myself out on a lot of stuff lately, including blogging. But I’m slowly getting back into it. Today, I’m blogging on Novelists at Work, something I’ll be doing at least twice a week now as [...]

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My future in blogging

By on November 14, 2011 in Blogging

I’ve been doing a lot of thinking about the blog here for a long time. I’ve backed off from blogging in the last few months because I’ve been writing furiously, and getting a couple things ready for submission. And also, I’ve decided to take a penname I’ve been toying with for a few years, which [...]

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Tips for Writing Dialogue during NaNoWriMo

By on October 25, 2011 in NaNoWriMo, Writing

Dialogue is one of the hardest things to get down. Why? It’s just people talking, right? Well, yeah… and no. Writing dialogue realistically, does not come easily to everyone, and it’s one of the most powerful tools in the writer toolbox. Bad dialogue will have your reader eye rolling. Not exactly like real speech Dialogue [...]

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NaNoWriMo Prep Week

By on October 24, 2011 in NaNoWriMo

It’s one week before Go Time. In honor of that, I’m doing a short series this week on NaNoWriMo prep time. Now, I’m on a writing binge so I’m not really doing much of anything else. This always seems to happen right before NaNoWriMo for me. I’m not sure why, but I go with it. [...]

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Writing Software: What’s in it for you?

By on October 17, 2011 in Software, Writing

This is a never ending question I hear from writers all the time. What’s the best writing software out there? Why do you use XX Software? Is it better than Word? Is it worse than Word? Do I really need to use Word? What does X software that Y doesn’t, and this Z software does [...]

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The Ultimate NaNoWriMo Checklist

By on October 12, 2011 in Lists of Awesome, NaNoWriMo, Writing

The thought of writing 50,000 words in a month is daunting to many writers. When I first started participating in National Novel Writing Month, it was for me as well. So, since I am a great fan of lists, I’ve compiled a checklist of sorts. It’s not all required, and it’ll change according to your [...]

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NaNoWriMo Cometh….

NaNoWriMo Cometh….

By on October 11, 2011 in NaNoWriMo, Writing

Those of you that follow the blog know that I have done NaNoWriMo religiously since I decided to be serious about my writing. I did it on my own a few years before I signed up, to see if I could do it, and if it was worth it to me. I almost didn’t sign [...]

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October Goals

By on October 4, 2011 in Goals

I know I said I was on a hiatus, but really, did you think I was going to forget about you guys? To be fair, I’ll be posting less, but I did want to at least post a goals post this month. This month is all about the rewrites and plotting for NaNoWriMo. I’m working [...]

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Time for a vacation

By on September 24, 2011 in Blogging, Writing

It may be time for a vacation but I’m not getting one. I’m dealing with two kids, their extracurricular activities, writing, my school, editing, and a whole lot of other stuff. I remember when I had time to do things. Like blog. Like podcast. Like sleep and eat and relax with friends. I’m not really [...]

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Wordless Wednesday: Leaving on a jet plane…

By on September 7, 2011 in Blogging, Thousand Word Picture

So, I was gonna do a blog post for the 60 Day Novel today,  but I ran out of time, between packing for my trip to San Diego this weekend and completely procrastinating packing for San Diego. So, no blog post today, and I’m not going to promise any until Monday, but I’ll try. Instead, [...]

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Establishing an indie press

Establishing an indie press

By on September 5, 2011 in Publishing

If you’re thinking about self-publishing, this isn’t a required step, but when I do things, I like to do them all the way. So what I had in mind was if I were to self-publish, I would want to do so under a publishing company name, both for the appearances and the bookkeeping. This is [...]

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A Campaign to Take Over the Internet

By on August 24, 2011 in Blogging, Writing Challenges

What happens when you get a bunch of writers together to increase their exposure on the interwebs? Third Writers’ Platform-Building Campaign I’ve sort of gotten off the habit of blogging or writing with everything I’ve been doing lately, so I figured this might get me back on track. This is being organized by Rachael Harrie. [...]

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Novel Beginnings: Act I

By on August 24, 2011 in Plotting, Write a Novel, Writing

If you’ve been following along in this series, you’ll notice that I’ve set this up a lot like plotting a screenplay. In fact, I used a screenwriting book to plot. There’s a reason for that. Novel structure isn’t that different from a screenplay. Just ask the Greeks, who gave us the Three Act Structure in [...]

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A step by step guide to the publishing process: First things first

By on August 22, 2011 in Publishing

I’ve been doing a lot of research into the innards of the publishing process. I’m one of those people that when I decide I want something as a career, I’m going all the way. I want to know how to do everything. Also, I’m strongly considering self-publishing, so this is also research on that front [...]

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Novel Beginnings: The First Sentence

By on August 15, 2011 in Write a Novel, Writing

It was a dark and stormy night. We all know that line, right? But do you know that it’s really only the first part of the first sentence in Edward George Bulwer-Lytton’s Paul Clifford. Yet, it resonates so deeply in people that it has become cliche. Today, if I were to see a novel that [...]

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