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Here's a great article that shows by example how to show, not tell.

Here's a great article that shows by example how to show, not tell.


How to Show (Not Tell): A Writing Lesson from John LeCarre
writetodone.com
You can find the slogan 'show - not tell' in every writing book. But how do you do it? Suspense writer John Le Carre shows how to bring a story to life.

Here's a pretty good list of character name generators...

Here's a pretty good list of character name generators...


Serendipity
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Many of my generators deal either with the fantasy genre or with Les Misérables, of which I am inordinately fond. There's also some more mundane and/or otherly fannish stuff, but that's the focus.

Have you seen the trailer for THE RAVEN starring John Cusack as Poe? This looks...

Have you seen the trailer for THE RAVEN starring John Cusack as Poe? This looks wicked good!


The Raven Trailer (1st Trailer) - IMDb
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Watch the latest The Raven Trailer (1st Trailer) on IMDb

So I should be at 30k words today for #NaNoWriMo, but I'm woefully behind. I did...

So I should be at 30k words today for #NaNoWriMo, but I'm woefully behind. I did get in 3663 words today alone. So here's hoping for a comeback!

I can't wait for #PodCampAZ! You're going to be there, right?

I can't wait for #PodCampAZ! You're going to be there, right?


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2186 words today for #NaNoWriMo. A good toll for the day, but I have catching up...

2186 words today for #NaNoWriMo. A good toll for the day, but I have catching up to do. Only 9614 words total so far.

Repeat after me –I am a writer, and I am done fucking around...

Repeat after me –
I am a writer, and I am done fucking around...


The Inkslinger's Invocation: The Writer's Prayer II
terribleminds.com
Not just that, but I know a lot of authors right now rocking big word count and page count on projects unrelated to this month of novel-writing debauchery. So, I thought — hey, you know what? Let's pluck the second writer's prayer from the pages of REVENGE OF THE PENMONKEY and see if it doesn't get ...

As of tonight, my total #NaNoWriMo word count is 5263. Some catch-up to do this...

As of tonight, my total #NaNoWriMo word count is 5263. Some catch-up to do this weekend, I hope.

Just hit 1700 words for #NaNoWriMo tonight. Still have time for more, but I am t...

Just hit 1700 words for #NaNoWriMo tonight. Still have time for more, but I am tired. We shall see.

1707 words down for my first day of #NaNoWriMo. Minimal, but not bad for an even...

1707 words down for my first day of #NaNoWriMo. Minimal, but not bad for an evening where I was called to get a quick fix done for work as I was hitting my stride. So glad I was able to get right back into it. Two scenes done, main characters and setting introduced. Now, as a reward, I shall go edit the next podcast episode Michelle and I recorded last night. So much to do, but I #amwriting.


National Novel Writing Month
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Thirty days and nights of literary abandon