Tag: writer
group name: novelistlounge
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June 17, 2008 01:43 PM EDT --
Time was when you could go to Paris, or London, or Rome and bring back something really French, or English, or Italian. You still can, but it's getting harder. These days, people all over the globe . . . more
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September 21, 2007 07:39 PM EDT --
Many times I've read a comment such as, "I don't really care about punctuation, I just know if I like a story." Or, "I let others worry about punctuation; it doesn't . . . more
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December 31, 2007 05:28 PM EST --
Yes, some of us loved the National Novel Writing Month so much that we decided to have our own special writing month.
January can be slow, but it has a whole day more than November had. So during . . . more
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June 09, 2007 05:35 PM EDT --
Welcome!
Writer's Life is where you can tell us anything about your life as a writer--what inspires, what drags you down, what makes you laugh so hard that you get a series of humor articles . . . more
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May 09, 2007 02:38 PM EDT --
As a person who is new to the world of writing, this is a question I have struggled with. Obviously, when you write your first word, most likely sometime back in Grade School, you become . . . more
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July 07, 2006 01:32 AM EDT --
If you're writing your scene between two characters, delving deep into the emotions of your hero, only to hop over to the heroine and explore her feelings before jumping back into the hero's head, . . . more
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June 02, 2007 06:58 PM EDT --
The big news here is that my new book will be hitting the shelves in early September and if you are a budding author or know one you should check it out.
Why?
Because authors like Clive Cussler, David . . . more
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August 05, 2007 05:39 PM EDT --
One of the key elements to a work of fiction is the characters' names.
Names can make or break a story. They can set mood or setting at their first appearance. They . . . more
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September 25, 2007 06:35 PM EDT --
I've seen writers comment that neither friends nor family know that they write. Others report that fellow writers are their greatest supporters. And some writers enjoy the unstinting . . . more
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March 08, 2008 11:41 PM EST --
I flipped through John Gardner's On Writers and Writing earlier today. In places tedious and too highbrow for a casual read, it nevertheless started me thinking. About novelists. About their novels. . . . more
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June 13, 2007 09:37 PM EDT --
Sit, stand or walk—I wait.
On the shore, I peer out over gray seas, squinting.
Does he return today? Will he come as the sun fades? Does he return with the day’s new light?
I wait. . . . more
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June 10, 2007 02:19 PM EDT --
This is a group effort for writing a first chapter. Anyone is welcome to add to the story.
This is, however, merely an appended version of the chapter. Please follow the thread . . . more
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June 14, 2007 01:27 PM EDT --
As some of you know, I am in the process of writing my first novel. Despite the fact that I have earned two college degrees, this is probably, NO DEFINITELY, the most difficult academic endeavor . . . more
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January 21, 2008 08:49 PM EST --
Say no to your inner censor, that is.
All writers have one. It's the voice in your head that says you can't possibly say that . What would your boss think if he knew you wrote . . . more
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July 07, 2007 05:08 PM EDT --
Favorite stories. What are they?
Are they the cold, emotionless tales that report facts and figures, rather like a business report? Or, are your favorite stories—books that you return to . . . more
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September 11, 2007 01:38 AM EDT --
Only today did I learn that author Madeleine L'Engle died last week.
L'Engle gained fame with her Newbery Medal-winning A Wrinkle in Time. Ostensibly a children's book, Wrinkle . . . more
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June 29, 2006 02:00 AM EDT --
Hey guys, just thought you should know, my novella ON EAGLE'S WINGS, is coming to print on July 31st, however, you can preorder your book NOW! To preorder, click here and follow the link underneath . . . more
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March 18, 2008 07:14 PM EDT --
When I signed up for Gather, I knew I was joining an encouraging and supportive community of fellow writers, artists, and awesome people. When I signed up for Gather, I knew I wanted to contribute . . . more
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May 02, 2007 05:03 PM EDT --
I was cleaning out my computer and came across a styleguide a wrote for my newsroom a few years back. Most of it was broadcast-specific (honk if you love VO/SOTS!), but these little grammar pieces are . . . more
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July 05, 2006 11:38 PM EDT --
If you're like me, then your brain is a sieve. You constantly take notes on ideas and if you don't, no matter how well-meaning your "I won't forget this" mantra may be, . . . more
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