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A Novelist’s Christmas—Up on the Bookshelf
by DiAnn Mills @DiAnnMills Up on the bookshelf Editors hail. Out jump agents, writers travail. Down through the aisles With lots of books, All with metaphors and crazy hooks. Ho Ho Ho A writer would know. Ho Ho Ho A writer would know. Oh, up on a bookshelf Click Click…
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Gift-giving Basics for the Non-Writing Spouse
by Kirk Melson Because Christmas is fast approaching, I thought I'd share one of my challenges as the spouse of a writer. I don’t know about the rest of you, but I tend to be a little on the dense side when it comes to buying presents. I have great…
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What I Learned about Writing from a Christmas Cactus
by Lisa Carter @LisaCarter27 My grandmother loved Christmas cacti. Her house was filled with a variety of pink, white and red cacti. A Christmas cactus is thus named because they usually bloom around the holidays. My grandmother died over almost thirty years ago, but sprigs of her original cacti were…
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How Not to Annoy Your Reader
by Tamela Hancock Murray @Tamela_Murray A reader of novels: Expects the expected Wants something unexpected Offering both the expected and unexpected isn’t most effortless order to fill. However, there are a few ways you can try to keep from annoying your reader: [tweet_box design="default" float="none" inject="#writing #pubtip"]How Not to Annoy…
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Five Sure Fire Common Sense Steps to Improve Your Writing
by Cindy Sproles @CindyDevoted There is a formula . . . steps that guarantee your writing will be amazing. They are simple but vital. None of us are perfect writers. It’s a continual write, rewrite, and polish venture with a little added common sense. Over the years, I’ve learned a…
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Details Make the Writing Good
by Lucinda Secrest McDowell @LucindaSMcDowel Just because you write non-fiction doesn’t mean you can’t be a good storyteller. In fact, I heartily advocate using all the elements of fiction in your writing. This is often called “narrative non-fiction” and employs good storytelling in order to offer an important takeaway. While…
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