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May 19, 2022
Prologue: Yea or Nay for My Story?
Is a prologue necessary for your story? Questions to ask yourself to determine whether a prologue is appropriate.
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April 21, 2022
Want to Spend Less on Your Pay-by-the-Hour Editor?
A game to play to pay your pay-by-the-word editor less.
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March 17, 2022
Be Careful When Characters and Settings Return in Later Books in a Series
Make sure the details about your characters and settings in Book 2 are consistent with those in Book 1.
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February 17, 2022
The Joys of Being a Hybrid: Plotter & Panster
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Tailor Your Fiction Manuscript in 30 Days is chock-full of practical techniques. Numerous examples clarify problem areas and provide workable solutions. The action steps and blah busters McCarthy suggests will help you improve every sentence, every paragraph of your novel. If you follow her advice and implement her strategies, a publisher will be much more likely to issue you a contract. ...
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January 20, 2022
Axe Phrases That Don’t Enhance Your Story
Tailor Your Fiction Manuscript in 30 Days is chock-full of practical techniques. Numerous examples clarify problem areas and provide workable solutions. The action steps and blah busters McCarthy suggests will help you improve every sentence, every paragraph of your novel. If you follow her advice and implement her strategies, a publisher will be much more likely […]
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December 5, 2021
2021 Christmas Scavenger Hunt Round-Robin: Gift of the Magpie
Christmas Greetings! I hope you’re enjoying the Christmas Scavenger Hunt Round Robin and learning about many Christmas books. If you’re starting here at my blog, that’s fine. I’ll give you the next author’s link below. You need to visit every author’s site in the round-robin to qualify for a chance to win an Amazon gift […]
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November 18, 2021
The Word “That” – Let’s Look at That
Tailor Your Fiction Manuscript in 30 Days is chock-full of practical techniques. Numerous examples clarify problem areas and provide workable solutions. The action steps and blah busters McCarthy suggests will help you improve every sentence, every paragraph of your novel. If you follow her advice and implement her strategies, a publisher will be much more likely […]
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October 21, 2021
My Word Processor’s Thesaurus Is My Writing Friend, Ally, Pal …
Zoe has developed a guiding resource for beginning writers. Her method is designed for brainstorming, shaping, and revising an early draft of a manuscript. General and specific tips are offered for applying rules of writing to enhance one’s story for a workable second draft. By exploring the plot line of Love Comes Softly writers may […]
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September 16, 2021
Having Trouble Writing Ending Hooks for Difficult Chapters
Zoe has developed a guiding resource for beginning writers. Her method is designed for brainstorming, shaping, and revising an early draft of a manuscript. General and specific tips are offered for applying rules of writing to enhance one’s story for a workable second draft. By exploring the plot line of Love Comes Softly writers may […]
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August 19, 2021
5 Ways Experienced Writers Can Recharge Their Careers
Zoe has developed a guiding resource for beginning writers. Her method is designed for brainstorming, shaping, and revising an early draft of a manuscript. General and specific tips are offered for applying rules of writing to enhance one’s story for a workable second draft. By exploring the plot line of Love Comes Softly writers may […]
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