Tag Archive | writing
Most Mortals Need a Proofreader by Guest Author Wendy Janes @wendyproof
Originally posted on Lit World Interviews:
Why can’t you successfully proofread your own work? It’s very simple – you read what you expect to see. When you read other people’s work it’s fresh and new. Any errors seem to leap from the page, as the following examples demonstrate: “Perdita was so angry she felt like…
5 Ways to Improve Your Writing Style
Originally posted on Writing Is Hard Work:
Why is it that two different writers could write in the same genre, write about the same ideas, plot devices and themes yet one writer creates beautiful prose while the other makes the reader never want to read again? Every time I write a chunk of prose that…
Undiscovered Is Now Available!
Originally posted on Love Under the Sun:
Undiscovered is now available for sale! Get your copy now! The next morning, Cadence and Scott know they have to find a better solution to her protection dilemma. He plans to contact his boss as soon as possible, to get her around the clock surveillance. “So, what will they do with…
Mary Sue Who?
Originally posted on The Official Site of Celeste DeWolfe:
Ah, the sensationalized “Mary Sue.” Chances are, if you’re into writing or art, you’ve heard of the concept. It’s the idea of a character, in this case female, who is an over-the-top type of generic–if that’s at all possible. If you’ve never heard of it before,…
Excerpt From The Wolfcat Chronicles – Book One Chapter One
Originally posted on The One & Only Elgon:
? The following is an excerpt from Chapter One of Book One of The Wolfcat Chronicles manuscript. As it is not yet published and has yet to go through the editing processes, it is not a finished version of the story and may be subject to change.…
On A Personal Note
Originally posted on The One & Only Elgon:
It’s been a while since I devoted a blog post to what’s going on in my personal life. There’s a reason for that. Mostly, it’s no one’s business. Also my personal life tends to be boring from other people’s perspective, I think. I’m okay with that. It’s…
Plot Issues: Stupidity
Originally posted on Vampires, Crime and Angels…Eclectic Me:
I don’t know about you, but I’ve watched a handful of films and TV shows, recently, where the plot progression is stagnated, by a character’s stupidity. I don’t mean that the character comes across stupid or is actually stupid; I mean that the little things the characters…
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