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Monthly Archives: October 2010
Are literary agents the key to a successful writing career?
Author Tahlia Newland has kindly offered to share her experiences finding an agent and if having one is a worthwhile proposition… Hi. My name is Tahlia Newland. I’m the author of Lethal Inheritance, a YA paranormal fantasy novel. m.a. invited … Continue reading
A tale of technology and book trailers…
I still don’t have my computer fixed — but it is in hand! My brother has taken the offending (or should that be recalcitrant?) thing back to his place to fix and cajole back to life. A little mouth to … Continue reading
What does a writer do when their computer crashes?
My computer has done the nasty and crashed. As happens with these things, I was happily typing away when… nothing. The screen had frozen. In itself, that’s no big deal. After all, computers are notorious for hissy-fits. Unfortunately the timing … Continue reading
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Tagged a writer's journey, an author's journey, backing up files, computers, computers crashing, Mozy, writing
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Why washing dishes is a useful tool for writers…
I like to wash dishes — yep, it’s true! I find it very Zen. And I’m not talking about placing dirty dishes in a dishwasher — I mean real life, filling the sink with hot water and soap, scrubbing clean … Continue reading
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Tagged a writer's journey, Agatha Christie, planning a book, plotting, washing dishes, writing
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The elements of story telling — here’s why you need them all:
As I mentioned in my last post a compelling story must contain the basic elements of story telling. But what exactly is a story? In its simplest form a story is a sentence containing: subject / verb / object cow … Continue reading
Posted in A writer's journey, Story telling
Tagged a writer's journey, an author's journey, how to write, story, story telling, writing
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m a miller - author of young adult s.f. 