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Writer Wednesday: A Very Good Habit
Mark Twain famously advised writers to substitute “damn” every time they wanted to write “very.” The editor, Twain said, would...
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Weekend Reading Assignment
I was scrolling through the “Under $4.99” section on Apple Books because I was broke and running out of reading...
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Writer Wednesday: Forcing Yourself Inspired
Ideas are like rabbits. You get a couple and learn how to handle them, and pretty soon you have a...
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Writer Wednesday: Adverbs – Search & Destroy (most of them)
A lot of basic writing courses and workshops (including the ones I teach) are anti-adverb. Here, we’ll talk about WHY....
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Weekend Reading Assignment
I’ve been writing a couple of western horror novellas over the last month or so, and my reading has turned...
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Writer Wednesday: Revising A Story
In a perfect world, writers would produce flawless first drafts with no need for editing. In this world, I’d also...