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I failed the test
Back in December, Robert J. Sawyer shared this: http://www.rinkworks.com/fnovel/ Rinkworks warns the following: Ever since J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis created the worlds of Middle Earth and Narnia,...
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Ad Astra 2015 day 1: Deconstructing tropes
First, a disclaimer These posts are composed of my notes. Often, because of the scheduling, I enter sessions after they’re already in progress. I write by hand, so as I’m writing what I believe to be a...
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Tipsday: Writerly Goodness found on the interwebz, Oct 4-10, 2020
Now that we’ve entered month seven of the pandemic, we have to balance self-care with medical compliance. Be kind to yourself and nurture your creativity with some informal writerly learnings. Black...
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Tipsday: Writerly Goodness found on the interwebz, Oct 11-17, 2020
Another week, another collection of informal writerly goodness. Black and Indigenous lives matter. All lives cannot matter until Black and Indigenous lives matter. Wear your masks. Maintain physical...
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Tipsday: Writerly Goodness found on the interwebz, Oct 18-24, 2020
Another week, another batch of informal writerly learnings Black and Indigenous lives matter. All lives cannot matter until Black and Indigenous lives matter. Wear your masks. Maintain physical...
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Tipsday: Writerly Goodness found on the interwebz, Oct 25-31, 2020
Welcome to the first—and last—tipsday of November! Load up on informal writerly learnings and I’ll see you in December. ‘Cause NaNoWriMo. Black and Indigenous lives matter. All lives cannot matter...
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Tipsday: Writerly Goodness found on the interwebz, Dec 1-5, 2020
Welcome to the first post-NaNo tipsday of 2020! Because I don’t watch YouTube during November, I have a lot of videos to catch up on. Expect a fair number of videos in the next two or three weeks...
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Tipsday: Writerly Goodness found on the interwebz, Dec 6-12, 2020
Welcome to another week. You’ve made it past Monday! Reward yourself with some informal writerly learnings. Janice Hardy points out an easy way to create conflict in your novel. Then, she offers five...
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Tipsday: Writerly Goodness found on the interwebz, Dec 13-19, 2020
Ah! The penultimate tipsday of the year! Time to get your informal writerly learnings John J. Kelley helps you stage the scene. Yuvi Zalkow is embracing the I-don’t-know-ness. Porter Anderson hopes...
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Tipsday: Writerly Goodness found on the interwebz, Dec 20-26, 2020
It’s the last tipsday of 2020! Quick, get your informal writerly learnings while they last! Janice Hardy suggests you try this fun exercise to shake up your muse. Fiction University How to write...
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Tipsday: Writerly Goodness found on the interwebz, Dec 27, 2020-Jan 2, 2021
Here comes the first tipsday of the new year. Time to indulge in some informal writerly learnings. Laura Highcove: how your writer’s intuition knows what advice works best for you. Later in the week,...
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Tipsday: Writerly Goodness found on the interwebz, Jan 3-9, 2021
Welcome to tipsday, your chance to top up on informal writerly learnings. Janice Hardy shares an easy fix for tighter point of view. Hint: nix those filter words! Fiction University Greer Macallister...
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Tipsday: Writerly Goodness found on the interwebz, Jan 10-16, 2021
Another week, another bunch of informal writerly learnings. Enjoy! Janice Hardy wonders, is your plot going somewhere readers will follow? Then, Janice offers some guides for using internal conflict...
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Tipsday: Writerly Goodness found on the interwebz, Jan 17-23, 2021
I’ve gathered lots of informal writerly learnings, this week. Stock up and enjoy! Janice Hardy provides a lifeline for when writing is no longer fun. Then, Rochelle Melander wants you to dump old...
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Tipsday: Writerly Goodness found on the interwebz, Jan 24-30, 2021
Welcome to February! Winter is progressing, the light is returning, and we’re beginning to see signs that the lockdown is once again flattening the curve. Yes, there have been problems with the...
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Tipsday: Writerly Goodness found on the interwebz, Jan 31-Feb 6, 2021
You’ve made it through Monday. Wednesday/humpday is just around the corner. Fortify yourselves with some informal writerly learnings. Lauren J. Sharkey shares her experience with the negative balance...
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Tipsday: Writerly Goodness found on the interwebz, Feb 7-13, 2021
Another week, another batch of informal writerly goodness. Enjoy! Janice Hardy lists four ways to develop character agency. Then, Laurence MacNaughton shares six steps to fast and easy revision. Fast...
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Tipsday: Writerly Goodness found on the interwebz, Feb 14-20, 2021
You’ve made it through Monday. Time to reward yourself with some informal writerly learnings. Janice Hardy explains why rescuing your protagonist might be a terrible idea. Yeah, I have this problem....
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Tipsday: Writerly Goodness found on the interwebz, March 7-13, 2021
We’re half-way through March and heading for the vernal equinox. Reward yourself with some informal writerly learnings. K.M. Weiland continues her archetypal character arcs series with part five: the...
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Tipsday: Writerly Goodness found on the interwebz, March 14-20, 2021
Spring has sprung, the grass is ris’, do you know where your informal writerly learnings is? Sorry. Old rhyme from childhood (if you substitute birdies for informal writerly learnings). I prolly...
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