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Things to Consider When Writing Medical Scenes
by: Shannon Redmon @shannon_redmon As a former healthcare professional for over twenty years, I often focus on the medical scenes in many books, television shows and movies. When hospital visits or emergency room drama is included in manuscripts, authors sometimes write these scenes incorrectly. I’ve rolled my eyes on more…
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Self-care for Writers
By W. Terry Whalin @terrywhalin Sometimes during my day, I will take a few minutes and watch some YouTube or Tik Tok videos. Whenever I watch, I make sure to limit it so I don’t fall down a rabbit hole and lose a lot of time. One day I stumbled on…
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Discover the Ingredients for Writing Books Readers Love
by Ane Mulligan @AneMulligan Experiencing Fiction We’ve all read novels that held us tightly engaged from page one to “The End.” Then we’ve read others that while good, we could read a chapter and put it down. There can be various reasons, but I believe when we can experience the…
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Does That Character Really Need to Die?
By A.C. Williams by @acw_author I’ve read a lot of manuscripts in the last few years, ones that have been submitted to me as a publisher and ones that I’ve been hired to edit. While there are a lot of common themes that I’m seeing over and over again, one…
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When You’re Stuck for Blogging Topics, Think Outside the Box
@AlyciaMorales Coming up with blogging topics on a regular basis can be difficult, even for those of us who are passionate about our chosen blog theme, whether it be writing, DIY, cooking, etc. Some days we just sit and stare at the screen, wondering what to post about. [tweet_box design="default"…
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Willing to Do the Work
By Gordon Palmer When God commanded Moses to build the tabernacle in the desert during the Exodus, he gifted people with the skills necessary to complete the task – designing precious metals, stone cutting, woodworking, embroidery, and other crafts. Moses then summoned “every skilled person to whom the Lord had…
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