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06
NOV
2016

More about publishing books

I'll be continuing with what turns out to be a series of posts related to the publishing industry. Why? Because I'm halfway through revising my…

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04
SEP
2016

Character building and setting

I've been going over my second novel (provisional title: Through Stranger Eyes) and in particular trying to make sure I have created a fully fledged…

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14
AUG
2016

Rhetorical devices

Ever wondered what is the thing that makes certain passages within a story flow in a way that make us lose our connection with reality…

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31
JUL
2016

Comma rules? Comma rules!

Far be it from me to lecture native English speakers about English grammar rules. I used to love grammar and syntax at school. Yes, I…

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24
JUL
2016

Better ways to say

During draft, we are allowed to do anything, write our stories in whatever way we want, how ever they come natural, without paying attention at…

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03
JUL
2016

Tools for writers

A while back, Publication Coach posted a list of some no-cost tools for us writers, so I figured I shared it with you in case…

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29
MAY
2016

Inner critic

I hate my inner critic. I really, REALLY hate him. I've managed to reach the point where I only have 3 - 4 more chapters…

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27
MAR
2016

Outlining methods

Are you a writer who outlines or a pantser? I'm not going to go into which method is best, and certainly nowhere near things like…

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