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Tag Archives: writers
Peace Is Not Something You Wish For
For the past month or so now I have been trying to come to terms with myself and with everything in the world around me. I have been trying to find a reason for what happened and why it happened … Continue reading
2012 in review
The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2012 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: 19,000 people fit into the new Barclays Center to see Jay-Z perform. This blog was viewed about 120,000 times in 2012. If it were … Continue reading
That Special Voice
In creative writing, perhaps the most difficult part is writing dialogue. As a writer not only do you have to create different and outstanding characters but also create a way they talk that should distinguish them in your story. In … Continue reading
Will A Query Alone Sell Your Book?
One of the synonyms of query listed in the thesaurus is inquiry. The first thing agents and editors ask when you submit your manuscript is a query letter. A query may include an appealing but concise summary of the novel’s … Continue reading
Whatever Happened To Happy Endings
When I was a little girl, like most children I was very afraid of the dark. We lived in the village, in a house with a big garden. My bedroom, overlooking the garden, had a huge window. On hot summer … Continue reading
Hang On To Their Words
We humans are social animals by nature. We need to communicate, to talk, to socialize. We need to ask questions about things that interest us in the same way we seek assurance and approval for the things we do. And … Continue reading
Think Of A Synopsis As A First Date
Synopsis! This single word strikes fear in my heart. There’s something about an editor saying “Submit a synopsis and a sample chapter, or the first fifty pages” that turns my blood cold. I know that my fear is unnecessary. I … Continue reading
I Hope You Will Find Happiness In Your Writing
Are you familiar with the phrase ‘to learn about writing you must read’? Every professional writer, every writing coach, teacher or professor will tell you that besides following all the rules of language and grammar, besides learning how to create … Continue reading
Ten Commandments For Writers
We are all familiar with the phrase ‘writing is an art as well as a craft’. And that writing requires not only emotional involvement on your part as a writer, but a deep commitment about matters, about things that concern … Continue reading
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I Had A Book There
Do you torture yourself for not starting your book? You know you have it in you, but for one reason or another you can’t start. Either the process scares you, or you’re not sure about the end result. You wonder … Continue reading
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Tagged books, characters, fiction, ideas, journal, literature, notes, novel, story, thoughts, writers, writing
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