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Less Commonly Confused Words
It had been forever since I updated the Grammar and Word Usage Round-Up post, so I had a ton of little notes on my desk with words I’ve confused recently or seen confused in forum posts. Figured I’d let people … Continue reading
Posted in General, Writing
Tagged commonly confused words, grammar and word usage, there's always more to learn
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It Takes Time…
I should be writing right now. One of my New Year’s resolutions was to write at least 20,000 words per week for 26 weeks of the year. My thought was I’d front load that and write 20K words a week … Continue reading
Posted in General Musings, My Writing, Writing
Tagged being a writer, patience, perseverance, self-publishing, starting small, success, writing
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The Joy of A Good Book
I’m 500 pages into The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss and I’m absolutely loving it. I can’t remember the last time I enjoyed reading a book this much. I’ve read some good books recently, but this one just … Continue reading
Posted in General Musings, Writing
Tagged authors are not interchangeable, feeling like a hack of a writer when you read something well-written, length only matters if there's something wrong with the story, The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss, writing ability matters
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Fear
I should be writing right now, but I can’t get my mind to settle down enough to do so. So, I figured I could blog instead. Because the reason my mind won’t settle down is fear. Fear’s a tricky thing. … Continue reading
Posted in My Writing, Writing
Tagged being a writer, fear, jumping off a cliff can sometimes be a very interesting experience, whatever you achieve it's never enough, writing
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VAT Plus Price Matching Equals One Major Headache
I figure most self-publishers (and Europeans) know by now that as of January 1, 2015 taxes on e-books are charged based upon the location of the purchaser not the seller. Which means that instead of a 3% tax on ebooks … Continue reading
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Tagged being a writer, EU tax issues, multiple distributors, price matching is a complete pain in the ass, self-publishing, writing
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