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  • Numbers and Numerals Count

    Numbers and Numerals Count

    August 24, 2012

    A few handy rules about numbers and numerals: Don’t put the letter A in front of numeric values. Don’t say,…

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  • The Clash of Characters

    The Clash of Characters

    August 22, 2012

    In last weeks’ posts I talked about how you can take an ordinary character and make him fascinating by developing…

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  • A Successful Indie Author Gives Tips for Introverts

    A Successful Indie Author Gives Tips for Introverts

    August 20, 2012

    Over a number of months I’ll be featuring guest bloggers who’ve had some success with self-publishing, in print and with ebooks. Some…

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  • This Blog Comprises Three Short Paragraphs

    This Blog Comprises Three Short Paragraphs

    August 17, 2012

    Okay, this is going to be a short but concise post here. Repeat after me: “The whole comprises the parts…

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  • Ordinary Characters Can Be Extraordinary

    Ordinary Characters Can Be Extraordinary

    August 15, 2012

    We’ve been going deep into character these last weeks, and I want to offer you some more ideas for developing…

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  • A Year in the Life of Indie Publishing

    A Year in the Life of Indie Publishing

    August 13, 2012

    Over a number of months I’ll be featuring guest bloggers who’ve had some success with self-publishing, in print and with ebooks. Some…

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  • To Italicize or Not to Italicize? A Rule of Thumb

    To Italicize or Not to Italicize? A Rule of Thumb

    August 10, 2012

    Writers need to know what types of terms are put in italics. Think in terms of relative size. Shorter works…

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  • Getting to the Core of Your Characters

    Getting to the Core of Your Characters

    August 8, 2012

    Leon Surmelian in his book (written forty years ago) Techniques of Fiction Writing, has this to say about creating characters…

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  • 10,000 Hours Can Feel Like 10,000 Miles

    10,000 Hours Can Feel Like 10,000 Miles

    August 6, 2012

    Not long ago I read Malcolm Gladwell’s best seller, Outliers, which got me thinking about the long, tedious road to…

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