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The Monkey Without a Shadow

26 July 2009

The Monkey Without a Shadow was about a kid-monkey driven from his "herd" for being born without a shadow, (as if that was his fault, right?). He survived on his own, stole from the tribe that deemed him a pariah and befriended a half-dead cricket who later saved his ass. It was a pretty good story.

A Writer’s Mistakes

22 July 2009

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Learning how to write fiction take one consistent action - writing fiction. We cannot become writers by reading books about writing. We cannot listen to lecture. Granted, both of these are useful and reading good fiction weaves its way into our own work. But ultimately nothing will take the place of writing and Failing Miserably! That's right - failure is part of the game.

Writing Tip #8, You Can’t Please Everyone

19 July 2009

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Who is your audience? Who are you writing for? Most of the time, we need to know the answer to this question before we begin writing. I say most of the time because

The Glory of Rejection

14 July 2009

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I found 127 rejection slips in a black box at the bottom of my coat closet.

Writing Tip #7, Save Your Scraps

12 July 2009

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Tonight's writing tip is to keep everything you write and use technology to store it.

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Archive | July, 2009

The Monkey Without a Shadow

A Writer’s Mistakes

Writing Tip #8, You Can’t Please Everyone

The Glory of Rejection

Writing Tip #7, Save Your Scraps

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