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Reading

Posted on Saturday, December 22, 2018 by pebblepup — Leave a comment

Writing goes hand in hand with reading. While some of us write for our own pleasure, most write to be read. To do that well, you need to study your genre. If you want to write mysteries, read mysteries. If…

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Put Your Writing on a Diet

Posted on Sunday, March 25, 2018 by pebblepup — Leave a comment

Writing a piece is the first step where you take an idea and expand it into a story. Once you finish the story, you are only half done. You still have to look at the piece and revise it. You…

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Dialog

Posted on Sunday, December 1, 2013 by pebblepup — Leave a comment

Read your story aloud and pay close attention to the dialog. Reading the story aloud lets you hear the dialog as it would sound if your character were a real person and all had your voice or that of the…

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The Importance of Proofreading

Posted on Sunday, October 21, 2012 by pebblepup — Leave a comment

I recently read a book in which a male character felt dizzy and swayed. A female character grabbed him by his anus. What’s that you say? She grabbed his anus? That’s right; the text said she grabbed his anus. After…

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