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How to Blurb (and How Not to) #writing #writetip @smoothdraft

Posted by on Oct 6, 2013 in Blog, Feature Article, Lessons Learned, Our Writing Tips | 0 comments

News Flash: I’ve added extensively to this information, including writing non-fiction blurbs, to create a complete guide to writing...

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Why You Should Plan your #NaNoWriMo Story in Advance #writetip

Posted by on Oct 1, 2013 in Blog, Feature Article, Lessons Learned, NaNoWriMo, Our Writing Tips | 0 comments

  Over the years I’ve discovered the hard way that planning a story is the difference between a smooth writing experience and one...

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Rewriting vs. Editing

Posted by on Sep 3, 2013 in Blog, Lessons Learned, Our Writing Tips | 4 comments

  I recently took a class on rewriting that gave me deeper insights into some of the things I’m already doing, and suggestions to...

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Lessons Learned: Speech tags speak louder than words

Posted by on Jun 5, 2013 in Blog, Lessons Learned | 0 comments

That should probably be “more loudly,” (assuming speech tags could speak) but I’ll stick with the well-known phrase even...

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How Setting Affects Character #writetip #writing from @emlynley

Posted by on May 23, 2013 in Blog, Our Writing Tips | 0 comments

We’ve talked a lot about developing layers for your characters, building the character arc and using supporting characters to...

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