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Lacking Focus
Sorry, still off in deep thoughts land, so posts will continue to be sporadic. I spent a number of days thinking about how to treat writing as a business since I’m not treating my business as one. Still a work … Continue reading
Posted in General Musings, My Writing, Writing
Tagged a bad analogy or two, being a writer, consistency, what to write, writing
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A Chuck Wendig Day
Before I get started I’d just like to state for the record that it sounds like a large elephant is bouncing around in the apartment above me. And if I knew how to say, “Hey, you big fat elephant quit … Continue reading
Posted in Advice, Writing
Tagged being a writer, but you can do it, consistency, of course step one is actually writing something, perseverance, real life sucks sometimes, step two is getting it out there for others to see, terribleminds blog, this shit aint easy, writing
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Writing about non-standard relationships
This is me writing as a reader not a writer. One of the blogs I follow has a post up by the author discussing a certain level of frustration the author is experiencing with reviews of the author’s most recent book. … Continue reading
Posted in General Musings, Writing
Tagged being a writer, believability, characterization, consistency, non-standard relationships, what to write, writing
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My Novel: Hook Issues
I think I’d mentioned that a friend from college reached out and we ended up swapping manuscripts. Well, the friend has finished their review and it leaves me with an interesting issue. It’s one that I knew already, but this … Continue reading
Posted in General Musings, My Writing, Writing
Tagged being a writer, beta readers, consistency, first chapter, hooks, my novel, writing, you don't know what you don't know
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Getting closer… (On Beta feedback and next steps)
So, Beta feedback is slowly trickling in. Three people other than me have actually read my novel and made it to the end – yippee! At this point there are some things I know I need to change:
Posted in My Writing
Tagged being a writer, beta readers, character names, consistency, editing, my novel, point of view, revising, writing
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Handling distance and time in a fictitious world
I’m trying to distract myself from paying attention to my first beta reader feedback. I only have one back so far and I want to wait until I have two or three before I take any action, but it’s really, … Continue reading
Posted in General Musings, Writing
Tagged being a writer, consistency, depicting time or distance, made up worlds, writing
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Feeding the fire…
In my little hiatus from daily posting on the blog, I started to think about the idea of keeping the momentum going. Not just as a writer establishing a personal routine. (I think it IS important for a writer to develop a … Continue reading
Posted in General Musings, Writing
Tagged being a writer, consistency, keeping readers, perseverance, this blog, writing
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What makes a person who they are?
I’ve been thinking about this a lot lately, mostly as a writer but also as a person. If I’m going to create memorable characters, then it will help to understand what makes a person who they are and not some sort … Continue reading
Posted in General Musings, Writing
Tagged being a writer, consistency, developing characters, series, writing
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