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    How should biology be like on a fictional planet or moon?
    518pub
    • Dec 25, 2020
    • 1 min

    How should biology be like on a fictional planet or moon?

    That depends on the characteristics of the planet. I recommend choosing a couple, up to three, distinct characteristics of the planet...
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    How do I improve my writing?
    518pub
    • Nov 27, 2020
    • 1 min

    How do I improve my writing?

    More reading. More writing. More editing. More finishing. More feedback. All of these things, combined, will help improve your final...
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    Why should you (eventually) publish everything you write?
    518pub
    • Sep 25, 2020
    • 1 min

    Why should you (eventually) publish everything you write?

    You shouldn’t. It’s not worth the time to edit lots of smaller pieces to get to the point of being publishable. Furthermore not...
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    What do you do when your novel starts getting too dark for your liking?
    518pub
    • Aug 28, 2020
    • 1 min

    What do you do when your novel starts getting too dark for your liking?

    I’d give the novel a little space/time, probably three weeks, or enough time for me to go write a short story. Then I’d come back and...
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    Writing Groups v Critique Groups
    518pub
    • Apr 24, 2020
    • 2 min

    Writing Groups v Critique Groups

    I personally am a member of one writing group and one critique group. Apparently this is a little weird, but at my writing group we write.
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    Shannon's Most Influential Authors
    518pub
    • Mar 15, 2020
    • 2 min

    Shannon's Most Influential Authors

    I'm going to focus on authors whom have affected my writing.
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    The Actual Writing
    518pub
    • Mar 15, 2020
    • 2 min

    The Actual Writing

    Sitting down to actually write is sometimes the hardest. There are a couple ways that stand out as working well.
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    Where's the finish line?
    518pub
    • Mar 15, 2020
    • 2 min

    Where's the finish line?

    As I read more I become a better writer, and as I edit old pieces again, and again, and again.
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    Would self-publishing hurt your chances to become popular?
    518pub
    • Feb 28, 2020
    • 1 min

    Would self-publishing hurt your chances to become popular?

    Self publishing allows the author a lot more control. This is both a boon and a curse.
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    Avoiding Marketing Mistakes
    518pub
    • Jan 31, 2020
    • 1 min

    Avoiding Marketing Mistakes

    Don’t spread yourself too thin! So many people try to be on every website. That’s not useful if you’re only posting there once a week.
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    No Zero Days
    518pub
    • Dec 14, 2019
    • 2 min

    No Zero Days

    There are always days where the writing doesn't want to come. Days where sitting down in the chair is hard, particularly when the bed is...
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    Summer Challenge
    518pub
    • May 28, 2019
    • 2 min

    Summer Challenge

    To writers: Find a local writers group and attend at least twice. If you already do that schedule two additional hours per week into your
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    Using Goals and Deadlines to Get Stories Written
    518pub
    • Apr 29, 2019
    • 2 min

    Using Goals and Deadlines to Get Stories Written

    Start with the big goal and a dead line for that big goal. I usually make my big goals at the start of the year and check in with them...
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    Steps of Editing
    518pub
    • Mar 24, 2019
    • 2 min

    Steps of Editing

    As Camp NaNo comes around again I've been thinking about the stages of editing. Like writing they're different for every author, yet they...
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    Choosing and Testing Writing Habits
    518pub
    • Feb 23, 2019
    • 2 min

    Choosing and Testing Writing Habits

    There are many articles out there about the ideal writing habits for those who want to be successful. Surely some of those habits work ...
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    Ideal Submission Email
    518pub
    • Dec 31, 2018
    • 2 min

    Ideal Submission Email

    What would we like to see in your submission email, other than an award winning story? Useful information. Otherwise please keep it...
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    Giving Thanks
    518pub
    • Nov 25, 2018
    • 2 min

    Giving Thanks

    Thanksgiving is wrapping up here in the States so we thought we'd look over the last year to see what we are thankful for. A successful...
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    Interview with Anna U Mormack
    518pub
    • Oct 27, 2018
    • 3 min

    Interview with Anna U Mormack

    Where do you get your information? In the pre-Internet days, I always went to libraries. These days, I use a mixture of libraries and...
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