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Category Archives: write tips
Strengthen Your Story with One Quick Fix by Karin Beery
Freelance editor and prepubbed author, Karin Beery, shares a pet peeve of many editors, including me, and shows how to fix it. Writing wisdom for the wise writer. Take heed … Today I didn’t go to the zoo. I didn’t … Continue reading
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Tagged editing, Editor, Karin Beery, Writing
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Especially for Writers
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Tagged author quotes, fiction, first draft, novels, Writing
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Especially for Writers
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Tagged #amwriting, author quotes, book, novel, Writing
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What Book Reviewers Want
In “Critical Thinking,” a March-April Writer’s Digest article, Paul Goat Allen explains just what it is he looks for when reviewing a book. Paul is a freelance book critic for BarnesandNoble.com, Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, and the Chicago Tribune, so learning what he … Continue reading
Conflict in Romance
Romance. Boy meets girl. Boy loses girl. Boy gets girl back. Whether comedy or drama, whether he’s getting her or she’s getting him, that’s the basic format, but not all three components have to be involved in the novel. Boy … Continue reading
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Tagged conflict, genre, romance writing, tension
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What is “Genre”?
Late last week, I received a request to edit someone’s manuscript. Once I asked what the genre was, I never heard back. A friend suggested that the potential client didn’t know what “genre” meant. I’ve been so steeped in this … Continue reading
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Tagged Blake Snyder, Donald Maass, genre fiction, genre mash-ups
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Especially for Writers
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Tagged Characterization, fiction, novels, Stephen King, William Faulkner, Writing
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Starting a New Project
While I wait for my critique partner’s edits on Ride to the Altar, I’m brain-storming other ideas, conducting research for a western romance, and reading the how-to best seller, Save the Cat: The Last Book on Screenwriting That You’ll Ever Need. … Continue reading
Posted in Reading, write tips, Writing, Writing How-To Books, Writing Tips
Tagged Blake Snyder, elevator pitch, log line, one-line, one-liner, Save the Cat, Writing
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