Over the summer I practiced writing. I set word count goals and met them. I finished drafting a novel, which…
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Karma irritates me. No, that’s not true. The way people use the word, “karma,” irritates me. A lot. Because how it’s…
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Popping the Cherry Part 1 The first draft of my first full-length novel is complete at just over 83,000 words.…
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I’ve been doing a lot of reading about writing lately, from books to blogs, and, partially based on what I’ve…
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Verisimilitude. Let’s say it again, savoring each syllable this time: ver·i·si·mil·i·tude. I believe that I first read that word in a…
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“Remember, you’re always free to say something stupid, and if you don’t say stupid things people won’t correct you. Don’t…
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