May
17
2013
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Content Of Your Character

Written by Mooderino

The initial part of a story tells the reader the character’s values and beliefs. Once things kick off, then it’s time to test those values.

May
15
2013
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Picasso Poetry

Written by VanessaKEccles

Who killed Tennyson, Bronte, Frost, and Browning? An exploration of modern vs. traditional poetry.

May
13
2013
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Synopsis Support Pt 2

Written by Mooderino

A follow up post going into how to focus on making the synopsis as effective as possible.

May
13
2013
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Using Food in Your Writing

Written by Carrie-Anne

Food is one way to set a cultural and/or historical flavor. It's important to make sure you're getting the culinary details right.

May
13
2013
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Be Mean to Characters-The Little Things

Written by Jo Ann Schneider

Feel like you've been too nice to your characters lately? Come see how to make their little lives ever so miserable.

May
11
2013
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Social Marketing Slytherin Style

Written by Lehua Parker

While authors paying for social media followers seems like nerdy kids bribing the cool kids with cookies, the truth is far more complicated

May
11
2013
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Synopsis Support

Written by Mooderino

This is what it feels like for most of us when faced with having to do the synopsis.

May
11
2013
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Owning Up to Past Writing Shortcomings

Written by Carrie-Anne

Every writer has made some mistakes during his or her development as a writer. Have you made some of my past mistakes?

May
8
2013
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Power of Reading

Written by Ken Baker

Opinion piece on the opportunities that books and reading create for kids and adults too.

May
7
2013
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Your Book In One Sentence Pt 2

Written by Mooderino

This will be more about telling somebody what the story's about, whether they be an agent or your mother.

May
6
2013
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Zen and the Craft of Writing

Written by Mooderino

The difficult part though is knowing what needs to change, and how to change it.

May
6
2013
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Buying Likes and Follows: Tacky or Smart Marketing

Written by Teri Harman

As writers, we work hard to build our social media platforms. So where do you stand on the issue of BUYING your social media numbers?