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5 (Just The) Tips for Writing Authentic Sex Scenes
Source: 5 (Just The) Tips for Writing Authentic Sex Scenes
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New Post at DIY MFA on Revising (or Avoiding) Preachy Themes in Your Story
Originally posted on Sara Letourneau: What does it mean when someone describes a story as “preachy”? It doesn’t mean the story is religious. Rather, it means the story’s themes are presented in a forceful or one-sided manner – an approach that often turns readers off. So, in today’s edition of Theme: A Story’s Soul at…
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Branding For Authors – by Kristine Kathryn Rusch…
Originally posted on Chris The Story Reading Ape's Blog: Joanna and Kristine on The Creative Penn: Branding helps readers find your books and enables you to build a long-term career as a writer – but many authors get branding all wrong. In today’s show, Kristine Kathryn Rusch explains what branding really is and how to…
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Tuesday – Anything Possible – Kreative Kue # 189 by Keith Channing
Originally posted on Fiction Favorites: In Keith’s words. “Using this photo (below) as inspiration, write a short story, flash fiction, scene, poem; anything, really; even just a caption for the photograph. Either put it (or a link to it) in a comment or email it to me at keithchanning@gmail.com before 6pm next Sunday (if you aren’t…
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Daily Post/Mentor
Originally posted on juantetcts: Mentor Mentorship seems to have gone out of style with the flip phone, but I’m still a huge advocate. My environment had been my teacher, but the value system modeled during my character development became a source of conflict after I begin to apply the lessons. Whiplash educated me on the…
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The Echo Room by Parker Peevyhouse #bookreview #YA #scifi
Originally posted on Books and Such: Rett wakes on the floor of a cold, dark room. He doesn’t know how he got there, only that he’s locked in. He’s not alone—a girl named Bryn is trapped in the room with him. When she finds a mysterious bloodstain and decides she doesn’t trust Rett, he tries…
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Visiting Friends and Talking About Tortured Soul
Originally posted on Staci Troilo: If you thought I meant my soul, you haven’t been paying attention. I’m not tortured. In fact, I’m super-excited. Over the moon! 🥂 🍾 🎉 🎈 Tortured Soul released today! 🎈 🎉 🍾 🥂 As I mentioned yesterday, I’ve got wonderful friends who are helping me spread the word. Today, I’m at two sites. First, I hope you…