Revision update: Going well. I’ve been getting up early and doing about a chapter a day. Being the only one to know the full story of my book has been driving me crazy. I think it’s good. I’m excited about it. But there’s always that little voice in the back of head telling me that…
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Revision update: Got a bunch of good work in yesterday. Nothing yet today, but I plan to get to work after this post. I found a great post on Larry Brooks’ Storyfix.com today, Get Published, Part 6–Avoid the Common Pitfalls. Brooks offers up six problems that get a manuscript a quick rejection, but the best…
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Yes, I was one of the many who saw Star Trek this weekend. And, apart from a few holes, it was good, very entertaining and lots of fun, especially if you’re a fan of the franchise and can appreciate the references. But one of the best parts of the movie is the surprises. J.J. Abrams is…
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Quick status update, I’m still working through the revision of the climactic scene in my novel and am on track to finish the revision of the whole book by this weekend. Fingers crossed. But I wanted to talk about great openings. The first few words, paragraphs, pages of a book are all important, not only…
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A little late on the update today, but here goes. If you haven’t been following our Community Story, you can find the whole story to date by clicking on the Community Story page link on the left on the Day By Day Writer home page. For those of you following along, here’s last week’s addition…
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