When to Delete “That” – by Carol Saller… on CMOS Shop Talk: A piece of bossy advice often given to creative writers is to sweep through your manuscripts before you submit them and delete certain words. “Just,” “so,” “very,” and “really” vie for the top target, but the most popular prohibition of all might be of […]
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The remarkable tale of Tar Yurgon’s glass eye An eye watering tale from Tallis Steelyard Tallis Steelyard I have many patrons, both in Port Naain and elsewhere. One is Chris, whose hirsute portrait appears on his blog. It was he who pointed out the picture above and asked if I knew the story […]
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How to plan your business book even if you have too many ideas – by Ginny Carter… Posted on August 23, 2021 by Chris The Story Reading Ape on Marketing TwentyOne: There’s one thing that stops more people writing their business book than any other. If it’s happening to you, I can guarantee that it’s confusing […]
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3 Simple Mistakes to Avoid if You Want to Make Your Book a Best Seller – by Matthew Turner… on Jeff Bullas Blog: Have you ever worked hard on a project, only to finish it and wish you could go back and redo the whole thing? Not because you aren’t proud of the outcome, rather because […]
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Don’t over-explain “default” objects and gestures – by Nathan Bransford… Read the posting, HERE.
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Sunshine and elegant living I suppose it was Ansi Tweelmore who was the inadvertent ‘spark’ that ignited this particular movement. She wished to abscond with her lover. In preparation for this she had been quietly defrauding her employer of a considerable quantity of cash. Finally she had sold the house in which she lived with her […]
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3 Mistakes To Avoid with Your Side Characters – by Sach Black… Posted on August 14, 2021 by Chris The Story Reading Ape On Writers Helping Writers: Everybody loves their heroes, some people even love their villains. But it’s a rare author that actively loves and spends equal time on their side characters. Sure, some of […]
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Description: The Good the Bad and the Just Please STOP – By Kristen Lamb… Ah description. Few things can make a writer’s skin tingle like glorious prose, right? A couple posts ago, I gave y’all some editing tips. In the meantime, I also mistakenly stumbled across an audio book that should be charged with assault, ergo […]
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The Most Bookish Cities in the World – by Anne Mai Yee Jansen… on Book Riot: For book lovers, being in a bookish city is a beautiful thing. Maybe you’re hoping to drop in to a beautiful bookstore, go on a bookish road trip, engage in some literary tourism, or perhaps you’re even looking for a […]
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10 Excruciating Mistakes Even Experienced Writers Make – by Lucy V Hay… on Bang 2 Write: So, you’ve been writing a while but there are still some excruciating mistakes you might make that could trip you up … Why ‘excruciating’? Read more …
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