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Those Moments of Writerly Doubt
Chuck Wendig had a post this week about those moments when you’re writing that you suddenly decide your book is awful. It happens to all of us. (At least, that’s what I tell myself.) With the first novel, it was … Continue reading
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Tagged being a writer, beta readers, Chuck Wendig, critiques, Jim C. Hines, reader betas vs writer betas, self doubt, writing
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Is it just a different style or bad writing?
I started reading those sample pages for the writer’s conference today. It was…problematic. I found myself wanting to rewrite sentences on a regular basis. With one author I didn’t even know how to rewrite some of the sentences, I just … Continue reading
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Tagged being a writer, beta readers, critiques, is it a different style or just bad writing?, that awkard moment when you tell someone you do not like their writing, writer's conferences, writing
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Short Sentences
So, I figured it’s about time I got back to being a useful blogger that discusses something or someone other than myself. And why not start with a “what’s the right length?” kind of question. This time with respect to … Continue reading
Ugh.
What you never want to hear from your betas – the POV shifts or tense aren’t working. I’ve heard back from three of the four betas for the second novel. And two of the three commented on the POV shifts. … Continue reading
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Tagged being a writer, beta readers, empathy, new writer mistakes, point of view, Query Quagmire blog, randomness, some days I really should not write a blog post, writing
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The Beta Conundrum
I’ve written about this before. My preference is for betas that are readers as opposed to betas that are writers, because, ultimately, I’m writing towards readers not my fellow writers. Now, arguably, there’s some overlap there since most writers are … Continue reading
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If You Want to Write, Master Grammar
First, I am really not the world’s foremost expert on grammar issues. I suck at figuring out whether to use lay vs. lie. Just suck at it. And it seems I have a may vs. might issue as well. So, … Continue reading
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Tagged being a writer, beta readers, editing, grammar, professionalism, writing
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We are all special snowflakes…
With our own unique tastes and perspectives on the world. For me, today was the day I drew the line in the sand on reading fairytale retellings. I subscribe to Daily Science Fiction’s e-mails and there’ve been a number of wonderful … Continue reading
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Tagged being a writer, beta readers, drawing a line, reading, religion, seems I am done with retold fairytales, unique perspectives, writing
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The emotional rollercoaster of being a writer
This one is kind of funny…(I think. Perhaps. Kind of like the birthday present my aunt gave me one year that was so not a present, but I just had to laugh because it was so audacious of her to … Continue reading
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Tagged being a writer, beta readers, my massive ego, when someone hates what you wrote, writing
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M.H. Lee 