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Christine Haggerty’s Writers’ Workshop: How to write fight scenes
Originally posted on Jane Dougherty Writes:
In response to my idea to launch a writers’ workshop, Christine Haggerty author of The Plague Legacy has offered to start things off with an article about one of my pet hates: the fight scene. How many times have you skipped pages in a book, flipped through looking for…
Can You Be too Professional?
Originally posted on chrismcmullen:
Amateurish! There are many ways that a book or author may be perceived as amateurish. Many of these correspond to doing what seems intuitive or convenient: Commenting on reviews. Not realizing that the cover is a visual representation of what quality to expect. Including the word “by” before your name. Using…
Author Privacy and OverSharing: How Much Of You Is Enough?
Originally posted on Tara Sparling writes:
I’ve been reading one of the most thought-provoking books I’ve encountered in a very long time (it’s also brilliant, and called piteously to me each and every time I was forced to put it down, despite the fact that I felt like I was bashed over the head with one…
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