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Weekly Roundup: 9/10–9/16

Lil’ Ol’ Me: Working with an Editor Since you just don’t get enough of me from my own blog, I’m linking you to a guest post I wrote for Charlie Holmberg’s blog. It’s called “Working with an Editor” and...

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Using Unique Prose Techniques

Every writer has hundreds of techniques available when he or she sets out to tell a story. There are different flavors of viewpoint, descriptions, dialogue, setting—there are different styles of pretty...

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Weekly Roundup: 10/1–10/7

Writing Excuses: Hollywood Formula This week’s episode of Writing Excuses is a gem. Lou Anders, from Pyr joins the regular crew to talk about the Hollywood formula, which centers around three main...

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Weekly Roundup: 10/8–10/14

Kern Type: A Kerning Game This may not appeal to many book people, but type nerds will appreciate this kerning game from Method of Action. From the game instructions: “Your mission is simple: achieve...

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Weekly Roundup: 10/29–11/4

Locus Online: World Fantasy 2011 Winners Locus Online has posted the results of the World Fantasy awards, which were awarded at the World Fantasy Convention last weekend. I haven’t read the best novel...

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Humanize Your Book’s Villain

Your book’s villain or antagonist is probably the reason why you have a story to tell. He or she is the one who causes the protagonist’s problems, stands in the way of the protagonist’s desires, and...

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Villainous Characterization Techniques

A couple weeks ago I wrote a post about humanizing your book’s villains. Today I’m going to analyze some humanized villains and talk about the specific traits and techniques that make those villains...

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5 Tips for Popularizing Your Scholarly Writing

Though I frequently post about fiction, a lot of what I edit is nonfiction, especially scholarly theses, dissertations, journals, and books. Every realm of scholarship adds something to our lives, and...

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Cultivate Creativity in Your Day Job & Down Time

Before “breaking in” to a regular income–producing readership, most novelists, poets, and essayists toil away at day jobs while wordsmithing on the side. But just because you have a day job doesn’t...

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Pack Rat Perks: Why Keeping All Your Ideas Comes in Handy

We all have a lot of ideas. Not all of them are good ideas, and many get discarded. But for writers and other creative types, if you can find a way to squirrel away even your bad ideas, you can have...

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