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Acquiring Things of Value

When writing a speculative fiction novel, determine what the things of value are in your world. Water, food, shelter-building resources,…
February 7, 2016
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Where is Your Happy Place?

When you write, do you have a happy place? Do conditions have to be “just right?” When are you…
December 28, 2015
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Take Another Look

One of my favorite drama exercises is to take a familiar object and brainstorm what that object could be.…
December 3, 2015
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Writers—Grab a Book!

Would you like to improve your vocabulary, fire your imagination, and learn about story structure and character development from…
November 13, 2015
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3 Reasons to Get Busy

You paced around the house all day doing unnecessary chores. You read an article on writing. You rearranged stuff on…
September 11, 2015
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Sometimes, Yes

I had just settled on our front porch swing with my yellow legal pad and favorite pen when Katie,…
August 16, 2015
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3 Reasons to Learn How to Share (Your Writing)

I slogged through composing an article, retyping the same sentence six or seven times. The sentence was too short,…
July 21, 2015