All posts tagged Writing

L is for Language

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Ever opened a book and been convinced it was written in another language? Let’s not do that.

H is for Help

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How many times have you heard, Writing is a solitary task.? To a degree it is true. Duet typing is overrated. Getting the Magic 8 Ball out to decide when to ask for help may be to blame for the quote.

G is for Genre

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First question after you say, “I’m an author,” is invariably, “Oh, what do you write?” If you are a complete smart Aleck, “Words” is the first thing to come out of your mouth. If not, you are likely to supply a genre.

F is for Fiction

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Storytellers of the world bring us the greatest and worst fiction we have ever read. Part of the difference is how one decides what is fiction and what is not. In this case, we will agree with the tomatoes. Fiction is a story about imaginary people, places or events. It is complete license to lie, […]

E is for Editing

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“Who can possibly know what I write better than me?” “The story is great! My wife read the whole thing.” “I use spell check.” If you have ever said one of the foregoing, you might need an editor.