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Category Archives: Writing Tips
What I learned about writing from reading all 19 Thomas Lynley mysteries in order
Every once in a while, I like to pick an established author who has written a respectable set of books and read their books in the order in which they were written. I first did this back in the mid-aughts … Continue reading
This week’s Twitter crop of #writing angst
It took me a long time to come to terms with Twitter’s weird blend of watercooler/cocktail party/retail culture. But now I find it to be a fairly useful source of #writing tips and news. Here’s what I found most helpful … Continue reading
Posted in This week on Twitter, Writing Tips
Tagged amwriting, angst, Snoopy, writing, writing tips
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What I learned reading 1-star reviews of Wuthering Heights on Amazon
Apparently, ripping off the iconic Penguin Classic covers and slapping them onto poorly produced versions of the original book using CreateSpace (Amazon’s self-publishing service) is a thing. Caveat Emptor. Related Links: Four things I learned reading 1-star reviews of Pride & Prejudice … Continue reading
4 things I learned reading 1-star reviews of Pride & Prejudice (yes, they exist)
I wish I could claim this as my own idea, but in truth I first heard of this on Twitter, when @elizabethscraig (one of the most useful writing mentors I follow) pointed me to this article by Amber Skye Forbes at The … Continue reading
At CWC2015, Ines Bellina said we should write 15 minutes every day. Here’s what happened when I tried it.
Simply showing up to write has long been my greatest challenge. Life keeps getting in the way. At the Chicago Writer’s Conference last September, Ines Bellina gave us her top tip for getting work done despite the distractions of daily … Continue reading
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Tagged Chicago Writer's Conference, Ines Bellina, writing, writing tips
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Writing Tips from Muriel Spark
A Far Cry From Kensington By Muriel Spark Original Publication: Constable & Company, 1988 Reprint: Virago Modern Classics, 2013 For much of the year, I have been eagerly awaiting last April’s planned trip to London. We were going to stay at a fabulous hotel in Kensington. Daddyo, … Continue reading
Posted in Book Reviews, Writing Tips
Tagged A Far Cry from Kensington, Canelo, Murial Spark
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6 setting tricks I learned from reading Mr. Emerson’s Wife
Mr. Emerson’s Wife By Amy Belding Brown St. Martin’s Griffin, 2005 Recently, I picked up my copy of Mr. Emerson’s Wife, hoping for a relaxing companion on a lazy, snowy Sunday afternoon. Instead I found a master’s course in using setting … Continue reading
Stuff I found helpful this week
10 bits of blizzard therapy from Laura Ingalls Wilder’s The Long Winter (WBUR’s CommonHealth Blog) From the post: But “The Long Winter” offers, I would argue, the best of all antidotes to feelings that this is a horrible, awful, nasty … Continue reading
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Tagged building characters, Laura Ingalls Wilder, marketing your book, The Long Winter
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Shala Howell
