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Check This Out: Big Rig

With me on the blog today is the amazing and gracious Louise Hawes, author extraordinaire and member of the faculty at Vermont College of Fine Arts! … Check This Out: Big Rig

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Honesty In Reviews

Greetings, SE’ers! Beem Weeks here with you again. Today, I’d like to talk about the importance of reviews! Reviews—be they for books, music, art, or… Honesty In Reviews

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Teaser Tuesday: Advice from a Friendly Stranger

I have to admit that this was one of my favorite scenes to write.  It’s nothing more than a conversation between Darwin and a mysterious stranger.  Good amount of humor and it gets the plot pointed in a specific direction.  … Continue reading

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Good-Bye Summer. I’ll Miss You.

So ends a productive and relaxing-ish summer.  (Yeah, I’m writing this in April, but I’m determined to make this true.)  As I go back to work, I’ll leave everyone with some funnies to kick off the week. (All images found … Continue reading

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Characters and Diversity. Part 4 – Gender Identity

Hello SE friends, Gwen with you today, and together we will venture further into the theme of diversity. In June, I wrote about including racial … Characters and Diversity. Part 4 – Gender Identity

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A Crafting Project for Halloween

My son picked his Halloween costume for this year and it requires building.  A lot of crafty building.  This isn’t my area of expertise, but I’m doing my best.  A few pieces I’m still figuring out or need to order … Continue reading

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Tips for Effective Research On Your Novel

Originally posted on Nicholas C. Rossis:
I haven’t written in a while, mostly due to the surprisingly (for August) high demands of my copywriting job. I’m now back with some thoughts on research. Whether for copywriting or novel writing, research…

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Story Development and Execution Part 10: Macro-Level Self-Editing

Originally posted on Story Empire:
Ciao, SEers. Today is part ten of the series, and we’re getting into self-editing. The first step in the revision process is to work on the macro-level, or on the biggest issues. Joan introduced us…

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7 Tips to Writing Underwater Fantasy Adventures

There’s a lot to consider when writing an underwater adventure.  It gets even more difficult if you’re writing in a fantasy world.  That or it’s easier depending on how much you want to mess with the laws of nature.  We’ll … Continue reading

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Series Fiction

Hey, SE Readers. Joan with you today. In my last post, I spoke of story length. Today we’ll discuss writing a series of books. First, let’s talk … Series Fiction

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