Category: Writer
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Writer’s Block
I’ve been dealing with some… stuff lately. I’ll expound upon it later but right now, I’d like to kick it off with this little headliner. Yes, I know. The standard “good little writer response” to the phrase Writer’s Block is supposed to be: There’s no such thing. Yeah, well. It still happens, whether or not…
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Why?
Why write? Why take this path? It’s a question I’ve seen float about on a lot of blogs. The typical answer after much meandering is “Because I’d still do it anyway. It’s like breathing. I’d die inside if I didn’t write.” Okay. Fair answer. It’s the same answer everyone gives. It’s the answers readers and…
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My Sponsor, my Patron, my Cheerleader, my Husband
I have a few insecurities. Okay, I lost count after 359, or somewhere in there. It was a while back around college when I stopped trying to keep track of them all. Anyway. I may have mentioned that I have dreams of publication, and perhaps even put forth the odd rumor that I am working…
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Editing, Critquers and The Broom
So I’ve moaned about the dearth of critiquers in my scant circle a few times. Aside from the “I Intended to, but…” crowd, the majority I get hit with is the “You must change it this way, my way, or you will fail!” group. I recently broomed off a guy from the second camp. Which…
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Author Appearance Survival Kit
I’ve seen this question come up from time to time on the yahoo self-publish group, so I thought I’d compile a few of the sage answers of experience with my own theatre rat background. If you’re expected to bring your own stock of print books, pack them in a plastic tote. Something will spill, the…
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A Dark Desire…
I have a confession to make. I want to be my characters. Even my most pathetic, wallpaper background character has more courage than I do. I want to live my characters’ adventures. I want to be able to throw responsibility to the wind and not have to pay the price for it. I want friends…
