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The Joy of the Rewrite

In order to get back into my work-in-progress, I’ve been revising and rewriting all of the chapters that came before. To be honest, I wasn’t expecting to revamp that much, and for most chapters I haven’t done much more than … Continue reading

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The Theme Song

Remember that a href=”http://allymcbeal.tktv.net/Episodes1/synop/17.html”episode of Ally McBeal/a where her therapist, played by Tracy Ullman, tells her she needs to get a theme song? I always thought the choice Ally made — a href=”http://www.stlyrics.com/lyrics/thebigchill/tellhim.htm””Tell Him” by The Exciters/a — told the … Continue reading

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Scrivenings

I’ve spent the last few days learning a new word: “scrivenings.” It’s a noun, derived from the word “scrivener” (which means “a scribe”), that loosely translates to “writing” or “scribbling.”br /br /And where, you might ask, did I pick up … Continue reading

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An Old Attitude

There’s a common sentiment I’ve heard time and time again regarding writers and writing, the gist of which is this — popular fiction is a lesser being to the exalted literary fiction, therefore less worthy of praise or attention.br /br … Continue reading

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The Power of Words

I’ve been dealing with the power of words. The particular words I’m thinking of were moldering in a dusty, silverfish-ridden garage until I started to look through and clear up my mother’s papers.br /br /There were letters to and from … Continue reading

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Four Letter Words to Write By

Risk. Goal. Push. Dare. Luck. br /br /While we may say other ones along the way, those are the four letter words writers need to use when pursuing the holy grail of publishing. So said a href=”http://www.brucehale.com”Bruce Hale/a in his … Continue reading

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