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Saturday Summation – 31 January 2015
Bits and pieces of things that caught my eye not only for my own interest, but enough to want to share with you, too… Writing Stuff: Everybody lies, Kristen Lamb says, and that’s one of the many ways to make … Continue reading
Saturday Summation – 10 January 2015
Bits and pieces of things that caught my eye not only for my own interest, but enough to want to share with you, too… Well now, I guess it’s been awhile since sharing some writerly and readerly links here, but … Continue reading
Saturday Summation – 20 September 2014
Bits and pieces of things that caught my eye not only for my own interest, but enough to want to share with you, too… I only have a couple of articles to share today, but I thought I’d try to … Continue reading
Posted in Reading, Writing
Tagged blog roundup, books, Donna Tartt, John Ed Bradley, Laura Drake, Lisa O'Donnell, Rick Riordan, Robyn Carr, Saturday Summation, writing craft, writing tips
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Saturday Summation – 12 July 2014
Bits and pieces of things that caught my eye not only for my own interest, but enough to want to share with you, too… Writing Stuff: Trying to write that steamy scene? If you want your story to be more … Continue reading
Posted in Parenting, Writing
Tagged blog roundup, marching band, publishing, Saturday Summation, writing craft, writing tips
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My Way or…. the Other Way
My husband and I like to commiserate about online communities – especially the educational ones – that encourage participants to follow the idea of “my way or the highway”. All video all the time! Video is evil! All cooperative learning, … Continue reading
Posted in Writing
Tagged AC/DC, fiction writing, outlining, writing, writing craft, writing planning, writing style, writing tips
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What’s Craft Got to Do with It?
Can you learn how to write a great story? A great novel? Does it matter where you are to be successful at this? In the last couple of weeks, these are questions that have been floating around the media side … Continue reading
Posted in Writing
Tagged creative writing, creative writing courses, MFA vs NYC, writing, writing craft, writing tips
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