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The Journey, Part II
Do I really need a platform? In the first part of this series, I mentioned a couple of books that I would be using as tools to help me learn…
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Hit the Ground Running
There's a claim out there that if a work of fiction doesn't grab the reader on the first page, it never will. The whole "slow burn" approach to writing, which…
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It’s all about the writers
I find myself getting upset oftentimes, due to the lack of respect given to creative writers. When I'm told of the greatness of entertainment vehicles, my response is typically the…
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The Idea Factory
Probably the most common question authors get is Where do you get your ideas? The short answer is: everywhere. But what does that mean? It’s kind of a Zen-sounding thing,…
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The Journey
I Want to Write, Not Market I don’t know what it takes to have a successful blog. In the archives on my website, entries go as far back as November…
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When Bad Things Happen to Nice Characters
My short story “The Last Bus Stop” is about a conversation on a bus between two people who had been strangers. One of them is a young commuter; the other,…
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Creating the Umbrella
“Wouldn’t it be great if we could pool our talents and resources under one umbrella?” I nodded in agreement as I read those words in a message from one of…
