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ABBA trivia found while researching a character

The Three-Day Novel Contest starts a week from today. All I have so far is a character–a character, to be specific, who is a huge ABBA fan. She lives in an apartment with a roommate, which tells me that she … Continue reading

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Write a novel in three days

If you know me, you almost definitely know about National Novel Writing Month, the quest to write a novel of at least 50,000 words in November. If you don’t, I promise you’ll find out about it very quickly. NaNo’s over … Continue reading

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How does your writing style compare?

I’ve been having fun with I Write Like. You put in a chunk of text, and it spits out a famous author you write like. I’m not sure how it works, but the results are interesting. Naturally I had to … Continue reading

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A survey of first novel sales

There are a lot of myths in the world of writing. You have to know someone. You have to attend writing conventions. You have to get your name out there through short stories. You have to have a degree in … Continue reading

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Spam as writing prompts?

Spam comments amuse me. Sure, most of the time they’re full of links, penis enhancements, and offers to play poker, but every now and then there’s a gem that reminds me why I don’t hit the Empty Spam button without … Continue reading

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The 48-hour magazine

I’ve drafted a novel in a month. I’ve drafted two novels in a month. I’ve drafted a screenplay in a month. I’ve even put together a magazine, but the process of soliciting submissions, reviewing them, tallying scores of everyone else’s … Continue reading

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The rejection chair

I haven’t submitted any of my writing for publication yet, but when I do, I’ll get rejection letters just like every other writer does. It’s part of the process. The rejection process in the writing world is treated much differently … Continue reading

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Every line counts.

Have you ever reached that point in your writing where everything you put to paper may have a huge impact on the end? I’m there right now. With four days to go on the script and thirteen pages to write, … Continue reading

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Script Frenzy: The Halfway Checkpoint

Script Frenzy is halfway over, and I hit page fifty of the hundred-page script today. Act One of the musical is also complete. With a few exceptions, I’ve written the daily quota of 3.333333… pages every day, always making it … Continue reading

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Script Frenzy: Week One

Script Frenzy has been in action for nearly a week. I’ve had quite the history with the event in past years, from co-writing another feature-length script and conducting research to taking on major academic loads, all of which led me … Continue reading

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