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Cabin
Many of you may know that I follow Candace at Moment Sketchers. She has risen once again to the challenge and succeeded. Somehow she seems to activate my internals. This time she posted a blog about cabins. After reading it … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized, Writing Process, Writing Theory, Writing Tips
Tagged ideas, language, Nature, society, Theory, writing
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The Potentialities of Distance
Part I – Critique of Pure Judegement What is critical distance and what is its function? Critical distance is a mental and emotional aspect that gives one just enough distance so that an object can be seen truly. This state … Continue reading
Posted in Book Publishing, Publicity, Writing Process, Writing Theory
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Weeding the Garden Analogus to Editing
I have been weeding the garden all day today. This is a chore that I usually put off until my backyard looks like a jungle. With gloves in hand, I grabbed my cup and thermos and opened the door to … Continue reading
Posted in Writing Process, Writing Theory
Tagged edit, editing, idea generation, ideas, language, language play, novel, possibilities, potential, potentialities, story, word play, writing
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What Readers Want
I just ran across a post from Michael J. Martinez [Link] that discusses the pros and cons of self-publishing vs. traditional publishing. This lead me to Hugh Howey’s post [Link]. Mr. Howey’s post caused me to write this post. However, … Continue reading
Posted in Writing Theory
Tagged fantasy, genre, horror, money, new writer, publisher, publishing, romance, sci-fi, science fiction, self-publish, thriller, traditional publishing, writing
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