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Annoying Things Only #Writers Will Understand

Originally posted on Jean's Writing:
After I read Annoying Things Only #Writers Will Understand I just had to share it with y’all. It was as if he was bugging my house! My biggest issues in his article are temptations, obligations and favors. And his job description of a writer hit the damn nail on it’s head. By the…

How to Deal With Rejection Syndrome

Originally posted on Jean's Writing:
Fight It Baby! Ach! Another rejection. Of course, after I reread the submission, I would’ve rejected the piece myself. What on earth possessed me? Oh well, next… Write, submit, tweak, write, submit, and repeat. Or something like that. I recently read a great article that implied women are wimps…

10 TOP TIPS For the BETA Reading Stage

Originally posted on Sacha Black:
You’ve written ‘THE END’ on your first, second, eighth – or if you’re me it will mostly likely be my third draft. You know it’s not perfect, but you’re happy you have taken your manuscript as far as you can. What next? Alpha / Beta readers As I approach the…

Reread, Reread And Reread Again

Originally posted on K Morris – Poet:
You have spent eons polishing that poem. Read it through until the words swim like spectres before your eyes and, finally, being satisfied with the results of your labour pressed publish. What a feeling of satisfaction at a job well done flows through one when one’s perfectly crafted…

Writespiration #43

Originally posted on Sacha Black:
A slightly different challenge this week. It’s another of my favourite writing sites to help unblock the block! The website is called One Word. The aim of this game is to use the word posted below (don’t look till you are ready to write) as a prompt and then free write for…

5 Emotional Stages of Entering a Writing Competition #writing #writers

How to discover your writing genre

Originally posted on Jean's Writing:
What genre is your writing? Thanks to Ryan over at A Writer’s Path for mentioning Literary Rejections. The post explaining in detail the definition of each genre, is just one of the many posts over at Literary Rejections with a wealth of information for writers. Hop over and find out…

Interview With Aspiring Author Carol Campbell

Originally posted on Sacha Black:
Interview slots are now closed until September. Welcome Carol Campbell, aspiring author to discuss her writing process. You can find Carol on her wordpress blog, Pinterest, Google+ or Facebook. What are you currently writing/working on? I try to write at least two posts on my blog per day and I reblog…

First (Possibly) Annual Bloggers Bash – It’s On.

Originally posted on Sacha Black:
Seeing as I offered to organise a get together, I should probably put my money where my mouth is and do some actual organising. Sorry to those across the pond – I’m still working on the technology involved in that part, so this is for the European lot – unless those…

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