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Why You Must Fear NOTHING

1 February 2010

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The revision lasted several months. During this period I rewrote scenes, chapters, acted out dialogue, as confident as a long haired cat in a room full of rocking chairs. I didn't know it at the time, but a Dream Eater had me by the throat; and I was the Dream Eater.

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Scolding the Muse

24 January 2010

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For some, the muse is more reckless twenty-something than adorable toddler. The muse that haunts me, for example, prefers to stay up all night, drive fast and toy with dangerous friends. Its half wannabe rock star and half outlaw, rebelling against the confines of story structure and character arc

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Zero Hour Work Week

14 September 2009

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Well, we can. We simply have to find the sweet spot between our writing and adding value. We are like any other business owner. Okay, I take that back. We’re TONS cooler than most business owners, but the building blocks are the same for us. If we were broomstick makers

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Write it Sideways – Finding Your Voice

13 September 2009

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An author's voice should be as unique as a country singer's twang. Maybe that's a bad analogy, but developing ones voice is crucial to being a pro writer. Voice is what Larry Brooks of StoryFix callls

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Let the Right One In

14 August 2009

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Let the Right One In is a chilling novel about a lonely boy developing anti-social tendencies and the vampire who moves in next door. Any kid who suffered under the fists of a bully or two will see the value of having a hungry vampire next door

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