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Writers’ Block Busting
As a mystery writer, I love misdirection, because it sets me to investigating. Quick and unhelpful answers to writing questions are some of my favourite black boxes. The knee jerk answer we all get...
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Walking, Sleeping, and Writing Better
“I have two doctors, my left leg and my right.” Historian G. M. Trevelyan We’re built to walk, and our and bodies benefit. Brains too, being part of the body (as I’m always forgetting as I hunch over...
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Carving Out Writing Time
Of course, we love our work and so we’re motivated to make time for it. But, make time out of what? Busy lives, demands from family, friends, home, and work appear to fill every day to bursting....
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Anticipation and Time Management for Writers
Loving the work saves writers time. Actively looking forward to writing is a powerful practice for those of us working to create a writing career within a full-time life. When we love an activity, we...
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Writing Toolboxes
Internet sites talk about writers’ tool kits as if they were purchaseable equipment, but in truth our toolboxes are entirely inside our minds. We work in notebooks and on computers, but if we had...
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Great Openings Via Tone and Setting
Establishing tone and setting right away is a good way to get point of view quickly and firmly established. It’s not the only way to begin — we certainly read successful starts composed of rants,...
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Creating and Sustaining Suspense and Tension, Part 2
If we create suspense and sustain tension during the plotting and drafting stages, then we save truckloads of time on revisions. Try one or more of these to sustain tension Keep the story goal and...
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Stronger Narrative Structure, 3 Ways
On a panel at this year’s Creative Ink Festival, three of us talk about planning processes for strong narrative structure. The first describes himself as a “pantser”. He writes what comes next, and...
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An Editor Dishes on Story Submissions
We’ll soon be reading manuscripts for acquisition again at Pulp Literature Press. What strikes me first is the talent that comes through our e-portals. Space is an issue, and we wish we could take...
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In the Mood to Write, Simply Because I Have Coffee
Self-discipline rarely goes amiss, but what if a writer examines a great writing mood and figures out how to encourage it. This way we can plan not only a time for writing but a practical strategy for...
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