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Writing Update – Reckless Rebellion
Well, I posted towards the end of last month that I hoped to have Reckless Rebellion finished by the end of the month. I did try. I sat down to write, but the ending just wouldn't come. It seemed...
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My 4 Favourite Writing Books
I'm not sure if this should be my favourite ‘writing books', since most of them aren't quite about writing, but I can't think of anything else that gives the right impression. I tend not to read books...
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6 Tips for Choosing the Right Editor for your Book
Sorry, my Saturday post disappeared in the agony of trying to decide what I was going to do about editing for Reckless Rebellion, so I figured that I could at least use the experience to write a post!...
View ArticleGrowing your writing skills
Like many other writers, I've always wanted to write. I started many novels as a child and teenager, but it wasn't until November 2006 that I began the first one I finished. I wrote, and wrote, for...
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Reckless Rebellion – Getting Close!
Last week, I sent Reckless Rebellion off the editors. I've polished and polished this book, and now there's just the grammar to check. Hopefully (fingers crossed!) the edits will be relatively easy...
View ArticleSetting Priorities
For the last week or two, I've been struggling to get much done. Some of this is due to other things that are happening, but a lot is also due to having quite a list of things that need to be done, and...
View Article4 Suggestions for Dealing with Plot Holes
We all know that feeling. You're part way through your draft, or even maybe into your edit, when you realise something horrible, awful, terrible. You have no explanation for why the evil baddy is...
View ArticleA Macro Editing Tip
Editing is one of those tasks that most writers hate. It's longer, and more tedious than writing is, and lacks the thrill of discovery that comes with a first draft. And yet, it’s vitally important to...
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Why Does Editing Take So Long?
As some of you may have read, I finished the rough draft of Reckless Recon for Camp NaNoWriMo, just before the end of April. So here it is in the middle of June, and it's not out yet. What gives? In...
View ArticleCall for Beta Readers
With the rough draft of Troll Curse finished, I'm into the editing stage, and I decided to try something different this time. I'm looking for a team of beta readers to give me some actual reader...
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