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Making Flash Fiction Your Bitch
Get it? “Flash” punching a dude into submission? :: ahem :: Anyway… Ever on the lookout for blogging inspiration–no matter what bush it peeks out of–this Facebook exchange with my writerly friend,...
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Peeling Back Phreak Show’s Skin
Finally, Phreak Show is done! Its creation veered off the usual path I take when writing a novel. Which, I kind of liked. I’m a creature of habit. Not OCD level, but I prefer clear plans, order, and...
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Compendium of Synopsis Writing Wisdom
I am not a synopsis guru, nor the son of one. But a few agents in my god-tier require them. So, I am posed with the choice: A) Whine & lazily avoid composing a synopsis, thus eliminating any...
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Pineapples Do Not Camp
Les ananas ne campent pas! My 4 fulls for Phreak Show are still in heart-stabbing, conference-season-delayed limboland. Off and on, I’m still tinkering with a few tiny screws and toggles on it....
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How To Send Word Docs to Your Kindle
Once upon a time, I wanted to check out what my words would look like on a Kindle screen. I hunted down the process and created my own little cheat sheet. Since that time, I’ve seen others ask if it’s...
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Formatting Tips for Writers – Chapter Breaks
I wear a ridiculous number of hats. [More metaphorically than in actuality, because I love my hair. I kinda treat it as living art.] One feather in one of those symbolic caps is this: I’m MS Certified...
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Goldilocks On Editing: Eat From All 3 Bowls
Not-Goldilocks says: AFTER DRAFTING, WAIT BEFORE YOU EDIT OR THE UNIVERSE WILL RIP APART AND YOU’LL RUIN EVERYTHING IN ALL OF EXISTENCE EVER AND YOUR EDITS WILL SUCK AND THAT WILL BE TRAGIC [ALSO...
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Fool-Proof Anti-Distraction Plan
Not that anyone ever gets distracted by electronics, social media, obsessive phone checking, tumbling down research rabbit holes, etc… But—just in case—Miranda July has a creative suggestion for how...
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Whittling Down To The Beautiful
My partner and I run a business together: buying & selling antiques, doing shows, Ebay, repairing old pieces, creating new designs from vintage/antique components. Part of this process is the old...
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Querying – Savvy Little Tip?
I’ve queried four manuscripts. As my craft developed, my stories moved closer towards marketable, and my aptitude for the actual querying process grew, the request rates slowly climbed. 1st queried...
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OFFER OF REP! (and why, this time, I said yes)
The Phortune Cookie’s Phortune UPDATE 4/6/15 – The story below is an amazing one! For an update on my current agent status, this post will help clarify:...
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