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  • Carol - I SO get this. We are really involved in dog rescue and the seniors are the ones who go straight to my heart. This is a story of one of them. http://thesnarkandi.com/rockys-sto...
  • ...those tend to be the "erotic romances." These days, I'm writing mostly straight romance and still doing "shor...gets so complicated so quick, which is why I tend to stick to a pretty straightforward pricing strategy. Than...
  • ...ves me a chance to really see how the paragraph holds up without my eye and mind racing through it.I love Rebecca Ferrel Porter's idea of using a straight edge.  I'll try that! Kelly H...
  • ...n I've been writing almost exclusively on the subject of cannabis, because I am asked to. Yet I don't want to be pigeonholed! And I hope that my "straight" fiction will also be appreci...
  • Thanks for all the comments, I'm so glad to hear this article is useful for so many. :) Love the idea about a straight edge, hadn't thought of that one!
  • That last time through, the one looking for grammar issues, use a straight edge to keep your eyes locked on what you are reading. It prevents the writer brain from leaping ahead to what you know is coming. It also slows you down. 
  • Wow, Jennifer! I've been consumed by the muse, but never for a straight seven-hour stretch. That's fantastic. And exciting that you kept at it over the years and that the fruit of all your labour is about to be born. It sounds like such an interesting novel. Good luck!
  • ...one, the curmudgeon, the sarcastic cartoonist who poked holes in things, the comedian. I plotted to write my own book someday, and set the record straight with satire, showing the many...
  • I'm glad to hear that, Zetta. I'm really trying to write straight into that complexity, just open it up to light. Zetta, where did your grandfathers serve? I'd love to know more about...
  • ...back to them easily....  And it's important to be cautious ... anyone can put anything on the net, and some of it is good and some of it is .... straight for the delete basket. 3. Rea...