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151. Writing Dialogue That Make Your Characters Come Alive
December 02, 2012
Characters in a good novel really carry the story along more than any other concept in writing. A problem I too often see in my clients' writing is stale dialogue; the kind that sounds like every character is the same person. Have you ever listened to people while at a party or in a crowd at the st...
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152. The Spectre Hound
December 01, 2012
And a dreadful thing from the cliff did spring, and its wild bark thrill'd around, His eyes had the glow of the fires below, 'twas the form of the spectre hound One of the most chilling omens of death in English folklore is the large, spectral demon dog called Black Shuck. A death omen comes ...
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153. How To Craft A Series Of Bestselling Titles From A Single Topic
November 28, 2012
Here's the thing though; I have used only 2 topics to produce 16 bestsellers. How do you do that; craft a series of titles from a single topic? It's a little-known technique that dates back to the dawn of literature and is used by all bestselling authors either consciously or unwittingly. And whe...
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154. Teach Your Children The Art Of Letter Writing
November 27, 2012
With the ease of Internet communications, letter writing has become almost a lost art. But there are times when a handwritten note or letter is more appropriate, and much more appreciated, than an email. Teaching children how to write a short letter or thank-you note to doting relatives will give t...
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155. Your Way Out Of Trouble At A Major Book Signing Event
November 27, 2012
You may have read the article I posted recently on receiving an invitation out of the blue to address a targeted audience of 500 couples and thereafter engage in a book signing ceremony. It sounds too good to be true and it almost turned out that way. I arrived at the venue to be informed that my ...
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156. Beating The Waiting Game
November 27, 2012
One of the many unavoidable facets of the writing life is the waiting. Writers wait until their prose is polished to perfection. We wait for feedback from writers' groups and trusted readers. We wait for weeks, months or years for responses to our queries. Even when the ultimate goal of publication ...
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157. Mianthroperspection-Stepping Out Of The Human In Your Writing
November 26, 2012
Mianthroperspection is art of writing from the viewpoint of an animal or an inanimate object and it is something that fantasy writers have been doing for a very long time. But until now it has gone unnamed or mislabeled as anthropomorphism. Remember this distinction in your writing. The Roots of th...
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158. Quick Start Guide To Writing Your Memoir
November 21, 2012
I've learned that when a person starts thinking about telling their life story, they tend to overthink it. They get caught up in worrying about things such as what others will think and who would publish it. The whole thought process results in paralysis so they can't even figure out how to get star...
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159. No Clips No Problem!
November 20, 2012
Writers who have no clips often believe that they cannot get work. That leads them to accepting underpaid and unappreciated jobs that in the end will not put them in a better position to land better gigs. If you are in that position, you have options! Don't settle for jobs that aren't worth your tim...
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160. Writing Your Life Stories
November 19, 2012
By LeAnn R. Ralph Remember the time that you got into 'big trouble' when you were a kid because. . .? Or what about the time that your little sister. . .? Or how about the time that your mom was making. . .and burned the. . .? You probably have hundreds of these stories tucked away in your memo...
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