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Critique Group – Tuned on the Luthier’s Workbench
Or a nice glass of melonade. Don’t forget the critiquing guidelines. All I ask is that you post a comment about the submission below. Don’t feel like you have to critique the whole piece. Even a short comment on one aspect… Read More ›
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Critique Group – The Three Golden Rules
Really? Do you mean it’s not perfect? Don’t forget the critiquing guidelines. All I ask is that you post a comment about the submission below. Don’t feel like you have to critique the whole piece. Even a short comment on one… Read More ›
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Writing Tips: No Easy Obstacles – Suffering is Good for Your Story
I will never forget when my daughter, author Amanda L. Davis, once told me that she had come to a halt in her writing. She wasn’t sure where to take the story next. I said, “Make your hero suffer.” That… Read More ›
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Critique Group – Past the Gatekeepers
And always include the comma when you say, “Let’s eat, Grandpa!” Don’t forget the critiquing guidelines. All I ask is that you post a comment about the submission below. Don’t feel like you have to critique the whole piece. Even a… Read More ›
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Critique Group – Out of Darkness
The order of the editor must end? Don’t forget the critiquing guidelines. All I ask is that you post a comment about the submission below. Don’t feel like you have to critique the whole piece. Even a short comment on one… Read More ›
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Amazing Review of Two Reapers Books
Authors like getting good reviews, but every once in a while I see a review that truly shines and makes me feel fulfilled as an author. A recent review by Tracey Dyck (Photo at left) of two of my Reapers books… Read More ›
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Writing Tip – Accusation and Vindication
In past posts, I talked about establishing emotional connections between readers and your characters. Today I am adding a new method – accusing your character of some kind of wrongdoing or fault and later vindicating him. When a character is… Read More ›
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Critique Group – No Entries
Yes, and we editors get lonely and sad if no one sends in something to critique. This is the second consecutive week without an entry for the critique group, and we have had other lulls recently. Therefore, I am suspending… Read More ›
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Story Development – Search for The Astral Dragon
A lengthy excerpt from my new story, Search for the Astral Dragon, is below. First a bit of discussion: I decided to gear my new story toward young adults instead of middle-grade readers. That allows me more flexibility with regard… Read More ›
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Critique Group – The Black Claw
Or maybe the editor could be a red pen with a seemingly unlimited supply of ink. Don’t forget the critiquing guidelines. All I ask is that you post a comment about the submission below. Don’t feel like you have to critique… Read More ›
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Critique Group – Dreamer
April 27, 2018
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Critique Group – Dreamscape
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Writing Tips: No Easy Obstacles – Suffering is Good for Your Story
January 15, 2018
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Writing Tip – Accusation and Vindication
October 16, 2017
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Story Development – Search for The Astral Dragon
October 3, 2017
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Search for The Astral Dragon – Part Two: Emotional Bonding
June 27, 2017