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Writers: Just Use “Said”, Please!

Shortly after the end of spring semester, I started getting the fantasy itch – after all of the nonfiction reading I’d been doing, I needed something with orcs, elves, and swords. Along with installing Baldur’s Gate and Baldur’s Gate 2 … Continue reading

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Term Paper Woes

It’s that time of the semester again – that is, close to its end. I think just about anyone who’s done the whole college thing would say that the end of the semester, the last few weeks, are the worst. … Continue reading

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Book bits: The longest sentence ever?

I’m still working my way through The Pale Horseman by Cornwell, and am now about halfway through it. (As can probably be guessed, the Potter series has been consuming a large amount of my reading time!) I’m enjoying The Pale … Continue reading

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NaNoWriMo: My steam has disappeared

Well, when the NaNoWriMo month started, I had a lot of energy and momentum in writing my novel. However, when Week Two was well under way, exactly what No Plot? No Problem! predicted had happened: my steam disappeared. The “wow!” … Continue reading

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A picture is worth 1000 words, right?

So I was thinking… a picture is worth 1000 words, right? In my novel, there’s a lot of different places that readers* will need to be able to see on a map, to help them make sense of the story**. … Continue reading

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