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Friday, January 6, 2012

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Articles for Writers: Productivity, Creativity & Great Apps

These articles are too great not to share: 1) “Writing Advice From History’s Fastest, Most Prolific Authors,” including Stephen King & John Updike, from The Atlantic. Tweeted by @AdvicetoWriters 2) “The Great Semi-Colon Debate” on The Kill Zone, written by James Scott Bell, author of THE ART OF WAR FOR WRITERS (and many others). Follow […]

Thursday, November 17, 2011

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Writing Inspiration: What's Really in My Head & Where It Comes From

I’ve been thinking a lot about what inspires me to write. There are the usual suspects: – Feeling different and crazy and lost in high school. – The worlds I wished I could live in & the things I wished I could do in them. – People I’ve loved & people I’ve hated (hint: […]

Wednesday, March 10, 2010

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The Rules of Writing

I got a really interesting e-mail from a reader/writer the other day, and I haven't been able to stop thinking about it. This writer was involved in a debate with some of her critique partners about the importance of following certain "rules" when writing fiction. The writer who e-mailed me argued that there are no […]

Wednesday, May 20, 2009

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3's

Today I’ve had three donuts, three pieces of pizza, three Diet Cokes and a sundae from Baskin Robbins (only one of those, but it had three toppings). This is what happens when I know: – People are reading Beautiful Creatures (I know because I have an intravenous feed to Good Reads). – Our editors are […]