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August 15, 2019
13 Suggestions for When and What to Research for Your Story
Tailor Your Fiction Manuscript in 30 Days is designed to shape a not-yet submitted, rejected, or self-published manuscript with low ratings into a book that shines. The method can also be a guiding resource for writers starting a manuscript. See details below. Research is vital to your story. Here are types of research and perhaps […]
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August 8, 2019
The Call to Write: Prepare, Pursue, and Persist
My guest today is Erin Unger. She offers truths and encouragement for writers. Erin is giving away a ebook to one of at least five readers who leave a comment. Learn more about her new book, Fateful Fall, at the end of her post. Here’s Erin. Prepare I have often said writing is not for the faint of […]
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August 1, 2019
12 Tips to Edit a Story Draft into an Enjoyable Read
Tailor Your Fiction Manuscript in 30 Days is designed to shape a not-yet submitted, rejected, or self-published manuscript with low ratings into a book that shines. The method can also be a guiding resource for writers starting a manuscript. See details below. I’m close to finishing a first draft. I’ve avoided editing, except fixes that […]
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July 25, 2019
Tips for a Successful Writing Sabbatical
Tailor Your Fiction Manuscript in 30 Days is designed to shape a not-yet submitted, rejected, or self-published manuscript with low ratings into a book that shines. The method can also be a guiding resource for writers starting a manuscript. See details below. For four weeks, I’ve been on a writing sabbatical at our lake cabin. […]
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July 18, 2019
Create Dialogue That Fits Your Character
Tailor Your Fiction Manuscript in 30 Days is designed to shape a not-yet submitted, rejected, or self-published manuscript with low ratings into a book that shines. The method can also be a guiding resource for writers starting a manuscript. See details below. You may be so into the plot that you have a character say […]
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July 11, 2019
How to Format Words from the Communication Revolution
Please welcome Denise Loock, my guest today. As an editor, she must keep abreast of the currently accepted ways of formatting what I call cyber words. Learn more about Denise after her post. Here’s Denise: A revolution began in 1972. The word internetwork entered the English language that year, referring to “the linked computer networks of the […]
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July 4, 2019
Showing = Reader’s Experience – Part 2 – Two Gems
Welcome again editor Vie Herlocker in her two-part series on showing versus telling. Learn more about Vie at the end of her post. Here’s Vie: New writers often ask me what showing instead of telling means. In my search for resources to help them better understand the concept, I found two gems: Show, Don’t Tell: How […]
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June 27, 2019
Showing = Reader’s Experience – Part 1
It’s my pleasure to introduce editor Vie Herlocker, my guest today while I’m on a writing sabbatical. Please learn more about Vie after her post. Here’s Vie: Often during an edit, I’ll type the time-worn words, “Show, don’t tell.” But what exactly moves writing from telling to showing? And just how can writers create this […]
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June 20, 2019
Characterize Your Character
Tailor Your Fiction Manuscript in 30 Days is designed to shape a not-yet submitted, rejected, or self-published manuscript with low ratings into a book that shines. The method can also be a guiding resource for writers starting a manuscript. See details below. A writer builds a protagonist’s character using a character arc. He develops the […]
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June 13, 2019
Story Unbelievability: “But It Happened to Me!”
Tailor Your Fiction Manuscript in 30 Days is designed to shape a not-yet submitted, rejected, or self-published manuscript with low ratings into a book that shines. The method can also be a guiding resource for writers starting a manuscript. See details below. Sometimes an incredible event or intervention happens in a writer’s life, or he’s […]
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