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Tag Archives: Novel
My Authors, Male and Female
I’m a member of one of the NaNoWriMo groups on FaceBook, and the question of how many male and female writers we read seems to appear a lot lately on those pages. Granted, the real questions were about how many … Continue reading
Posted in Creative Pursuits
Tagged Author Bias, NaNoWriMo, Novel, Publishing, Writing
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Perplexed About: Correct use of “belie”
Exactly what the title says. Unlike some of the other “bugging me” posts, this one is actually relevant to my work. See, I’m trying to work out the proper phrasing for one sentence in my pirate novel. Specifically, the correct … Continue reading
Posted in Creative Pursuits, Perplexed About
Tagged Fantasy, Fiction, Novel, Writing
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Writing “exercise”
What do I want that would help me in my writing? Well, there’s always the obvious. More books for research. A newer laptop (and smaller; an 11- or 12-inch would suffice). A second modem or a mobile hotspot. My parents … Continue reading
Posted in Computers, Creative Pursuits
Tagged Electronics, Fantasy, Fiction, Gadgets, Health, NaNoWriMo, Novel, Physical exercise, Publishing, Science Fiction, Treadmill, Word Count, Writing
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Widgets for Writing Progress?
I have a dilemma. I would like some kind of widget to display my writing progress, but it must meet certain criteria. It must not depend on word count. I don’t want to set a numerical goal, and just show … Continue reading
Posted in Computers, Creative Pursuits
Tagged Fantasy, Fiction, NaNoWriMo, Novel, Publishing, Science Fiction, Word Count, WordPress, Writing
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Prologues…Taboo or Not Taboo?
Warning: quite long. It is, apparently, an old saying that you should not discuss politics or religion. As society progresses, other topics are added to this list, things that nobody should discuss except with great care. Some communities have added … Continue reading
Posted in Random Writing Resources
Tagged Art, Epilogue, Fantasy, Fiction, Novel, Prologue, Science Fiction, Writing
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Artists/authors: Give a feature, get a feature
A lot of people on deviantArt are using their journals to spread art around. It starts when one deviant advertises the willingness to feature other people’s art. Then people begin commenting on that journal, and the first x number of … Continue reading
Posted in Creative Pursuits
Tagged Art, DeviantArt, Fantasy, Fiction, Novel, Publishing, Science Fiction, Writing
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Weird writing prompts
What do you do, if you know of a conspiracy, but are cursed to never speak of it? I’ve posted this one up on FaceBook, and I gave it as one of two possible story prompts to a fellow deviantArt … Continue reading
Posted in Writing Prompt
Tagged Fantasy, Fiction, Novel, Prompt, Publishing, Science Fiction, Writing
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I’ve created a new site!
I’ve just begun uploading information about some of my writing to my new blog. You can read what I’ve got over at Pioneers of the Shattered Waters. (I really need a shorter address.) As I continue to add details, I … Continue reading
Posted in Business
Tagged Fantasy, Fiction, Novel, Publishing, Science Fiction, Writing
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