Monthly Archives: September 2009
Review in Questions: God is an Englishman by R. F. Delderfield
This bestselling novel set in the ruthless world of Victorian commerce follows the fortunes of Adam Swann, a scion of an Army family and veteran of campaigns in the Crimea and in India, in his quest to found his own … Continue reading
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Personal Development for the Purposeful Writer
Frequenting writing forums I notice that there are various types of aspiring authors. There are some writers who you know aren’t quite there yet, but are working so hard at listening to those more experienced and at learning. Whenever I … Continue reading
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Outlining for Non-outliners
When I started writing, I thought I would be this big outliner. I always like to feel in control and hated sitting in front of the computer not knowing what to do next so I figured I will sit down … Continue reading
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My Dog Ate My Homework
My last post (below), got deleted somehow as you can see. Not sure how that happened. Somewhere between pushing “Publish” and viewing the page, it disappeared. It took me a long time, too! So now I’m very angry and sad … Continue reading
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Beta Reader Remix
Hey, So I promised that I would compile a list of comments my beta readers and CP to share in case they might be of help to anyone out there evaluating their own manuscript. It’s amazing how we writers tend … Continue reading
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Story of Rejection
For awhile now, I’ve had a lifelong goal of reading every Pulitzer Prize winning novel. Sadly, I’ve read very few. But, hey, I’ve got time. It’s just that darn Norman Mailer and his gazillion page Executioner’s Song that keeps standing … Continue reading
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Real Life Isn’t Interesting
I’ll agree that truth is often stranger than fiction. There are characters in the real world that are far weirder than any found in fiction. Have you seen American Idol? And there are news stories that defy any sense of … Continue reading
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Victory!
I made it to school this week! ALL of my classes! And I am feeling much, much better. Thank you for all the well wishes. Catching up on life is, as usual, not fun. But so far so good. Tomorrow, … Continue reading
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