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Using a Professional Editor
Originally posted on Story Empire: Hi, SE Readers. Joan here today to talk about the importance of using an editor. Self-editing, beta readers, and critique partners or groups are all an important aspect of the writing process. Each step has its benefits. Some writers may not use beta readers, and others don’t have a critique…
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Why You’ve (Probably) Never Finished Writing a Book, and How to Fix That
Originally posted on Meg Dowell Writes: Are you an aspiring writer who has tried more than once to finish writing a book with no luck? You’re certainly not alone. There are a lot of barriers to creativity out there, and every writer seems to struggle with something different. What I can say for sure, however,…
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We’ll be waiting – Guest Post by Robbie Cheadle…
Originally posted on Chris The Story Reading Ape's Blog: ‘We’ll be waiting’ is based on a true ghost story which claims that the spirit of Katharine de Montacute haunts the ruins of Bungay Priory in Suffolk, England. Katharine was forced to enter the priory by her grandfather and is believed to have escaped and run…
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#AmReading, Book Stuff, and #AmWatching
Originally posted on Books and Such: With Book 3 in the hands of my beta reader, last week I treated myself to seven days of mostly just reading. It was wonderful, relaxing, and with hubby out of town, very quiet. Just me and the cat, and dinner out with friends one night. This week will…
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Shadows
The Silent Eye To the small creatures that call the tree home, we are no more than a temporary addition to their landscape. Spiders and beetles wander over our legs or drop from our hair as we rest with our backs to the trunk, feeling the sleepy life of the tree through our spines. Our…
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Conflicts and Goals: How Do They Work in Romance?
Source: Conflicts and Goals: How Do They Work in Romance?
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So it begins
Originally posted on Entertaining Stories: He stares at me through obsidian black eyes. Eyes as black as his heart. How I allowed this creature to live in my writing cabin is beyond me. My sanctuary. My place of creativity and fun, invaded by a malignant presence of his kind. Stealing my joy, causing me to…
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Writerly Things 6/17/19: Where I’m At. Where I’m Headed.
Writerly Things 6/17/19: Where I’m At. What’s Ahead. Traci Kenworth I got my partial back! I’ve agreed to start working with the editor for assessments which for those of you don’t know is where you break the manuscript up into so many pages. The partial had fifty pages and once I revise them, I’ll send…
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Tourmaline Visions (16)
Originally posted on Chimera Poetry: ? The thief shut his eyes tight and clutched his cape, pulling it tight across his chest. The urchin looked at him calmly and beckoned with one sapling arm. ‘Come farther into the forest. We need to speak without the gaze of Rapaz on us.’ In a twinkling he was gone. The…
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#Bookreview #Poetry – Devil in the Wind by Frank Prem
Originally posted on Robbie's inspiration: What Amazon says Devil In The Wind is an account of catastrophic fire and its immediate aftermath. In this 21st century, the whole world seems to be on fire. America burns. Europe burns. Greece is reeling after its own tragedy of fire. And Australia burns, as it has always done,…
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Traci Ashbe Dark Epic Fantasy Author 