Category: Writer
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IWSG Post
IWSG Question Jan 4 What writing rule do you wish you’d never heard? Ummm … all of them? Don’t get me wrong, there does need to be a baseline for communication in any language – In the English language, you really do have to put the verb in the right place – “Jane ran with…
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How’s Your Brain? An IWSG Post
Is it so soggy and sloppy that it’s leaked out of your ears and slid across the floor whimpering to hide under the couch because of NaNoWriMo? Did the Thanksgiving holidays and your relations and in-laws cook it for dinner (they were trying to be helpful, after all)? Did you participate in the frantic, deal…
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Contest Results
Back on October 1, I received an email flyer from my community center/library. I get them monthly, no big deal. But Ocotber’s grabbed my face – Short Story Contest, here’s a picture for your writing prompt, 1500 words, Halloween Deadline, GO! Ordinarily, short stories don’t work for me. If they involve characters I already know…
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A Lesson About Being a Smart-Ass
About 8 years ago, I was attending my first (and only) Writer’s Conference. I had fun, I was filled with intimidation and the phrase “self-publish” was still derogatory in 2008. I didn’t network much, but I didn’t really know what I needed, as a writer and as a business woman. I wouldn’t say that I…
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An IWSG Post
Okay, yes, I’m late. I know. I thought things would calm down when my kids went back to school, but that isn’t happening and it’s really frustrating and BLARGH! So I’m going to take a cheat and use the question posed on the ISWG site for today’s posting. November 2 Question: What is your favorite…
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My Writing Process (2)
In My Writing Process (1), I revealed my need to talk to imaginary people. But now I have moved on and address profanities and OCD tendencies. (Just in case you’re curious, I have finished the very rough draft of Book 3, Volume 1 in the Fantasy series, so this particular list is based more on…
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