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B is for Backstory and maybe Boring
B is for Backstory I seem to be genetically prewired for backstory. In conversation, I can’t seem to start out with the point, I need to back up and give you all the reasons why this thing that I’m...
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C is for Cliche
C is for Cliché I’m presuming most of you already know to look out for those phrases that make everyone roll their eyeballs (is that one there?) but are you watching for it in your story? I ask this...
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D is for Dialect
Editorial Note: I realized I’m giving hints on how to do this, but my tips will only work for novels set in current time. It wouldn’t work for historical fiction unless you can get old recordings....
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E is for Ego. Check it.
E is for Ego This week I’m approaching this editing series a little differently. This is mostly due to the scrambledbrainitis I’m experiencing. I’m trying to earn my NaNoWriMo 50,000 words badge, and...
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F is for Faff
F is for Faff Hello readers! First, I feel the need to both apologize and warn you- any posts in November will have a long delay in comment approval and replying. Tis’ the nature of NaNoWriMo for me....
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G is for Grapheme.
G is for Grapheme. I am so kidding!! Well, a little not kidding. Do you know this word? Grapheme? I just learned it. It is a letter (or a symbol similar to a letter) in an alphabet. And in some manner...
View ArticleNever let your domain name expire, a cautionary tale
Hello dear readers, I learned a valuable (on many levels) lesson. As expensive as domain names can become, especially .com’s, it is far better to go through whatever hoops are necessary to transfer...
View ArticleOut with the old, in with the new blog
Dear readers, You may well be aware that my posts have been sporadic and not especially thematic. And rather than lose them altogether, I’ve created a separate blog: Lit I Love! a blog dedicated to...
View ArticleLit I Love, maybe you’ll love it, too.
If you’re one of the faithful readers that has followed me all along, or a new reader that I haven’t had the pleasure of meeting yet, consider hopping to Lit I Love, my new blog dedicated to literature...
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AWP2016, Top 10 Conference Takeaways Unpacked
The LA Skyline, the backdrop for this year’s AWP Writer’s Conference 2016. My AWP2016 conference takeaways unpacked for you: 1. Plan Ahead I hate not knowing where I’m headed. It flusters me, and...
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