Here are a couple I've used in workshops I've given recently. Because the prompts I make up are always based on excerpts from published works (so the writer has amodel for his his/her response), I...
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Okay - here's the new first chapter. Please comment. Any places that trip you up or slow you down?
In my old Brady-house living room, I sat at the edge of our mohair b...
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Looking at something, I just moved a description of the grease in Bob's hair up higher. i think it's got a better rhythm up there.
The last fight of my marriage came...
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10 Tips to Creating Your Author Wardrobe
Several years ago, when my first novel, The Black Velvet Coat was released I had purchased the perfect dress for my launch...
Deconstructing Dark Romance, (Exploring the darker side of human nature in fiction)
What is dark romance? That was a question I was asked recently.
For me as a...
What a wonderful idea, Deborah. I would also like to acknowledge the woman who introdu...s Literature at the University of Alberta in Edmonton. When I am in self-doubt mode, I still go back and read Dap...
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I understand this syndrome very well. I quit smoking 12 years ago. I did find a healthy substitute, though, that allowed me to get the dreaming/plotting/visualizing, e...
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Writing Status Badges help you distinguish yourself based on different stages of your writing life cycle.