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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Posted in General Opinion, Writing Techniques
Revision
Today, I am going to talk about revising our work. Ernest Hemingway said, “The first draft of anything is shit.” He was right. While writing a first draft, the only goal is to get the story out and written down…
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Posted in General Opinion, Writing Techniques
If I were stranded…
There is an old writing prompt that goes if you were stranded on a deserted island, what five things would you want to have with you? I updated that a little when it came up recently as a Word Press…
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Posted in General Opinion, Writing Techniques
Posted in General Opinion, Writing Techniques
Hobbies
I have three hobbies, reading, writing and family history. It wasn’t until I just wrote that sentence that I realized how well they mesh together. Lately though, I’ve been reading a lot. It is nice to be able to do…
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Posted in Family History, Hobbies, Reading, Writing Fiction
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