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Rejected! Rejection Letter Words of WisdomAny writer who puts their work “out there”, either submitting to various markets, or by self-publishing on various platforms, will be familiar...
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Reader Friday: Character For a DayIf you had to be a fictional character for a day, who would you choose, and why? The post Reader Friday: Character For a Day first...
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True Crime Thursday – A Welcome Guilty VerdictBy Debbie Burke @burke_writer In September, 2021, I wrote about the murder of Matt Hurley, the manager of a gym I belonged to. Although I was...
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Dispatches From A Writers ConferenceBy John Gilstrap I returned to my home last Saturday after spending the better part of a week at the Midwest Writers Workshop in Muncie, Indiana,...
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Performance Anxiety.Yeah, Even Writers Get ItIf you have stage fright, it never goes away. But then I wonder: is the key to that magical performance because of the fear? — Stevie Nicks...
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The Rhetorical Triangle for WritersThe rhetorical triangle is a concept that rhetoricians developed from the Greek philosopher Aristotle’s idea that effective persuasive...
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Know the Rules Before You Break Themby James Scott Bell @jamesscottbell We’ve had some robust discussions over the years on this matter of “rules” for writers. That word always seems...
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In The CountryI’m up against a looming deadline and am living on coffee and burritos, so today’s post is a cheat because it originally appeared on...
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Reader Friday: DestinationIf you had to choose to live in 3075 or 1875, which would you pick, and why? What do you think you’d find there? The post Reader Friday:...
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The Great Canadian Bank BomberyKenora is a small town of about 15,000 on the Lake of the Woods at the west edge of Ontario, a prominent province in Canada. Normally, Canadian...
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Using Books2Read as a Marketing ToolUsing Books2Read as a Marketing Tool Terry Odell Marketing. I think most of us dread it. Unless you’re in the high echelons of traditional...
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Spoiler Alert!By Debbie Burke @burke_writer Today I’m seeking advice from authors who write series fiction as well as people who enjoy reading series books....
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That Deserted Island“It is never too late to be wise.”– Daniel Defoe * * * I recently read Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe for the first time. I don’t know how I...
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Hide Exposition Inside Confrontationby James Scott Bell @jamesscottbell I left a comment on the first-page Kris critiqued last Tuesday. I suggested the author eschew backstory and...
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Upping Your Word CountIncreasing our word counts is something many writers desire to do. Certainly that’s my aim, along with being a bit more consistent on a weekly...
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Reader Friday: Your SongSir Elton John has retired from the road. I’m a fan of his Bernie Taupin era, saw him in concert twice. I was in high school when his first hit,...
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Neglecting to Make My DeadlineBy Elaine Viets When the first day of June rolled around, I realized my next Angela Richman, death investigator mystery was due at my London...
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Back in the Saddle AgainBy John Gilstrap I have a problem with authority–a quirk of my personality that stretches back to my earliest memories of face-slaps and...
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First Page Critique: Don’tTell Me He’s Dead. Show MeBy PJ Parrish Well, I’m back. Sorry I missed my slot last time around, but I had to bury another laptop. My Microsoft Surface gave me The...
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#WritersLife: Am I Becoming a Recluse?I am fiercely protective of my writing time. Maybe too much. The other day a friend asked me to lunch. At first, I was excited about it, but as I...
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5 Timeless Tips for Career Novelistsby James Scott Bell @jamesscottbell Back when I was trying to learn how to write fiction, I joined the Writer’s Digest book club. Each month I’d...
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That Love/Hate RelationshipI have a love/hate relationship with copy editors. They don’t know that. We need them. Lordy how I need them, because no matter how many...
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Reader Friday: Start the Music?Some writers like to write to music. Others to coffee house sounds (JSB raises hand). Still others in complete silence. What’s your preference?...
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Octopuses and AccuracyOctopuses and Accuracy Terry Odell First, for those of you who are interested in my recaps of my recent trip to Norway, the Shetland Islands,...
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Happy Independence Day 2023!By Debbie Burke @burke_twitter In the U.S., we celebrate July 4, 1776 when 13 upstart colonies declared their independence from Great Britain and...
