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Tag Archives: guidelines
POV revisited
With regard to POV and opinion, I’ve come across too many instances in published writing where I’m right and the people (critique-ers) who say I’m not are wrong. Below is a perfect example of proving my case — from one of … Continue reading
Romance Weekly Blog Hop — July 15 #LoveWriteChat
Thank you for hopping over from Dani Jace‘s post. This week’s questions come from the scrumptious Jo Richardson. Sorry I missed you guys last week, but it was a rare, fun holiday excursion for me, and one in which doing … Continue reading
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Tagged #LoveChatWrite, @Romance Writer's Weekly, @RomanceWritersWeekly, authors, blogging, Collette Cameron, creativity, Dani Jaci, experience, fiction, fiction writer, guidelines, Jo Richardson, love, opinion, romance novels, romance writers, romantic fiction, writers, writing
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Compounds Conundrum
I suppose a lot of hater mail will magically appear in my in-box as a result of this post, but that’s never stopped me before. I’m noticing the misuse of compound words to mean something the word itself doesn’t. Anyway, … Continue reading
Being Mentally Strong
I came across a few interesting articles this week, but they dealt with my issues about being introverted, moody, and inconsistent. The last one is what I need to be concentrating my efforts on in order to improve. I don’t … Continue reading
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Tagged authors, character development, emotion, experience, guidelines, helpful advice, mentality, negative traits, opinion, positive thinking, writers, writing
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Audience
As I continue to figure out new ways to reach new people in order to generate interest in my publication, a few things manage to stump or amuse me. This, for example, is what I found at my Smashwords account … Continue reading
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Tagged anxiety, audience, authors, creativity, effective writing, emotion, experience, Facebook, failed attempt to Indie publish, fans, fiction, fiction writer, followers, guidelines, harsh reality, Indie Authors, Indie Publishing, Publishers, publishing, rejection, romance novels, romance writers, romantic fiction, Self-Publishing, talent, Traditional publishing, Twitter, writers, writing
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Sunday Funnies
So, today is the first day of June. (brief, quiet pause) YAY! Whoo-Hoo! Hurray! Summer is just around the corner! I’ve waited for it since last September, and here it is again, making another fabulous appearance with its heaping helpings … Continue reading
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Tagged authors, creativity, editing, effective writing, fiction, fiction writer, first-person, first-person narrative, first-person tense, guidelines, Indie Authors, Indie Publishing, JuNoWriMo, love, opinion, romance novels, romance writers, romantic fiction, writers, writing, writing rules
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Damitol
Actually, I refer to them as cuss words, but no one else I know does. When I use the word CUSS to refer to the mainstream utterances in everyday speech, I’m met with perplexity and sometimes giggles. I think the … Continue reading
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Tagged authors, bad words, character development, cuss words, cussing, cussing and the romance novel, dirty words, effective writing, emotion, fiction, fiction writer, fictional characters, guidelines, Indie Authors, Indie Publishing, love, negative traits, opinion, publishing, romance, romance novels, romance writers, romantic fiction, sex, social tenets, swear words, swear words in fiction, swearing, using bad words in your novel, vulgar language, writers, writing, writing rules
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Opinion vs Knowledge
I’m writing again. And thinking some more. Taking notes as I go. Walking around the house for exercise and clearing my mind of all things negative. I’m writing once again. 🙂 Still, I can’t seem to get past the morning … Continue reading
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Tagged creativity, critique, editing, editing habits, effective writing, experience, fiction, guidelines, helpful advice, knowledge, opinions, publishing, reliability, romance novels, talent, writers, writing, writing flow, writing rules
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Old School Win
Very pleased to announce that after several weeks of struggling to maintain some semblance of dignity, passion, and interest in my own writing after being so utterly confused by others’ versions of POV, style, and show vs. tell, my … Continue reading
Developing a Sense of Character
In answer to re-blogged Moonstonemaiden‘s: Writing Mr. Right: Pt. Two…Actually Writing Him. char·ac·ter (noun) \ˈker-ik-tər, ˈka-rik-\ : the way someone thinks, feels, and behaves : someone’s personality – : a set of qualities that are shared by many people in a group, country, etc. … Continue reading