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“Tropes Outline”? – Look at this fun thing I’m doing
When I write, it tends to be pretty wild and unstructured. I get an idea in my head, accompanied by a really vivid scene or two, add in a cool concept I’ve been distilling – and…
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Rethinking Debut Novels
Over the end of last week and this weekend I participated in Pitch to Publication, another semi-twitter competition involving editors, query letters, and the first five pages of my manuscript. Nothing overtly exciting happened to…
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Revisions and Chapter Breaks
I’m finding myself revising the beginning of the MS I have been pitching. And not just a little edit, but a major revision. Maybe I’ve been turning a blind eye… or simply not being as critical…
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Where Do You Write?
A writer’s writing space is an interesting thing. There are cafes to write in, office spaces to set up and make – and endless articles about the importance of setting up a perfect space for some…
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On Editing Hatred… but not Hatred of Editing
I’m about halfway through editing the second book in the series I’ve been working on for a few years now. And I’m finding myself in the inexplicable situation of hating the thing. With my first book,…
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Twitter Pitching Contests: #SFFpit
Last Thursday I participated in another Twitter pitching contest: #SFFpit. This one was focused on Science Fiction and Fantasy. It was smaller, and you could tell by the level of participation from the agent/publisher end….
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BAM! Right in the Soft Underbelly
So I wrote this post a few weeks ago, actually. Then the end of NaNoWriMo hit and #Pitmad, so it didn’t seem like the best time to post it. But now that those are over…
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Who all is participating in #PitMad tomorrow?
I didn’t really know what #PitMad was until a few months ago. I’d seen the phrase on twitter and such, but I hadn’t given it much attention. Apparently, it’s like a huge thing – people have had successes…
