Tag: book writing
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Little Things: Routine
In trying to stay true to my first ever list of New Year’s resolution, one of which writing something everyday, if I feel that there may be something remotely close to being good enough to share, I will. I want to talk about routines and how the lack of one gives me almost as much…
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Find You Van Gogh
When I think what is it I want to write about, many things pass through my mind. I want to write to share experiences, to hear other people’s experiences, to teach, to learn, to express, to make an impression, to create conversation, and most importantly, I want to write to… That’s always the question. I…
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Short Story
Prompt: Author writes his own murder before it happens. “Yah, yah, yah.” I drawl to my editor who has been hounding me all month about my new project. He’s been practically down on his knees, begging for even just a chapter to show the publishing team. “I’ll send it to you when its ready, John.”…
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Quality Over Quantity: In Writing
“It is quality rather than quantity that matters.” -Lucius Annaeus Seneca We hear this old phrase often and in regards to a variety of life’s aspects. The most common instance perhaps is pointed at the type of company one keeps, going along with “I’d rather have a few best friends, then a hundred friends I…
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Is Said Dead?
If you are a writer to any capacity, you will have no doubt heard the phrase “said is dead”. This is reference to the boring and repetitiveness of writing a dialogue where every line is literally ‘said’ from one character to the next. In our current day, where time seems to be the most precious…
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25 Days Later…
A Life update: *low whistle* well, we made it. We made it to Washington and to the house we fought so hard to get. Let me tell you, it was well worth all the headache and frustration. Our new house is immaculate! It is a roomy 3 bedroom, 2 and a half bath, two story…
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Nervously Optimistic
We have a house as a result of all the work, phone calls, and e-mails the last two days. Yet, I am nervous to celebrate. Sure, the drive is still a daunting 2,760 miles, but it still feels like something is going to fall through. I do not have the best luck in life. It…
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Openings
We all know that the first lines of a story needs to leave an impact. They need to pull the reader in and make them want to stay, make them want to stick around and see what happens. There is a number of ways that an story can start. A hook can be a fight,…
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Top 10 Study Items I Use Daily
As with most things in life, when you are a student, writer, studier, or similar, you will no doubt find what works best for you. Consider what rhythm you have found in your own studies. The where, when, and how as well as the trial and error of how you found this rhythm. Stationery and…
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* distain
Sooo sick and tired of the waiting game that oh so lovingly accompanies a military move. For anyone who has not been through any kind of military move, just know the PG version of this the phrase to my left is thrown in your face as a sort of shrug. Order selection can take a…
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Write. Read. Repeat. 