Blog schedules are a way to organize a blog site. I use one to tell me when I should be writing a blog. this helps me to ensure that I have a blog to post every week. it has a…
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Daydreams as a tool
My writing process involves playing scenes in my head as daydreams. I use daydreaming to play out possible scenarios in my head to try to work out the most likely outcomes. It’s like running a simulation only the simulation is…
Tagged with: attention, characters, decision, events, fiction, judgment, outcome, outcomes, problems, publication, results, scenarios, simulation, simulations, solution
Posted in General Opinion
Posted in General Opinion
The Final Stage of Writing
The last stage of writing is only the last stage if you plan to publish your work. Of course, I’m talking about publishing. Once you have the work polished to your satisfaction, you will have to try selling it. If…
Tagged with: agent, agents, author, Book Baby, CreateSpace, expectations, fiction, goals, grammar, letter, Lulu, publication, Smashwords, Typos, writer
Posted in Fiction, Writing Fiction, Writing Techniques
Posted in Fiction, Writing Fiction, Writing Techniques
Publication Announcement: The Christmas Book
I am pleased to announce that my third book, The Christmas Book is available now, at Smashwords, as a pre-order and will be available for download November 1. The print edition will be available soon at Amazon, and CreateSpace. Patrick…
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Posted in Fiction
Posted in Fiction
Letting go
I had to let go of some fear when I published my first novel, Accidental Colony. It did rather well, I think, for a first book that had no promotion for it. In case you didn’t know, it’s available as…
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Posted in General Opinion
Posted in General Opinion
Publication Announcement
Regular readers of my blog know about the story that I have been posting here over the past few months. It follows the investigation of a cat serial killer and the team of investigators who investigated the crimes and brought…
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Posted in Fiction
Posted in Fiction
Writer’s Block
I am blocked. It strikes every writer, regardless of who they are or what they once wrote. The dreaded writer’s block hits indiscriminately. There is only one cure for writer’s block. That is to force each word out into coherent…
Tagged with: computer, computers, contractions, deadlines, decisions, engine, FCIS, manuscript, nanowrimo, November, paragraphs, piece, plans, publication, Smashwords, solution, suggestions, tasks, technique, timer, Wikipedia, word, words, writer, Writer's Block
Posted in Writing Techniques
Posted in Writing Techniques
Writing Blogs
The first thing you need to consider when starting a blog is why you want to start a blog. In my case, I wanted to display my writing. I think I’m doing all right with that, but I know there…
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Posted in General Opinion
Posted in General Opinion
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