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Lessons: how helpful?

I’d like to see if I’m on the right track with the kind of information that people want to see. Let me know what you think of the lessons I’ve posted so far. Word Counts – Today: 0 | September: … Continue reading

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Lessons Learned #2B: Addressing POV shifts

To follow up on the lesson I posted yesterday, here’s a tip someone told me about how to keep POV from shifting within a scene. Many writers don’t even seem to realize they are doing it and this will help. Word … Continue reading

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Lessons Learned #2: Why good stories get rejected

[Lesson #1] There are many reasons why I had to reject stories from the anthology. The most obvious is that the plot wasn’t very good. While this is somewhat subjective, there is no easy way to say that some stories … Continue reading

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Lessons Learned #1: Follow Directions

We’ve been told this since before we could read and write, but it’s still excellent advice when you’re querying or submitting your work to an editor or publisher. This is probably more useful to new writers, but it never hurts … Continue reading

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