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Editing Myths

Posted by Rachel on September 27, 2013 in characters, description, dialogue, discovery, editing, outline, planning, plot, reading, voice, writing |

Along my writing journey, I’ve noticed that once I enter the editing phase of my project, I always have certain expectations that are completely unrealistic. Sometimes it dawns on me that I can’t accomplish these lofty goals, but other times my CPs are kind enough to alert me to my delusion. And I’m always thankful […]

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Fiction Repetition Guest Post

Posted by Rachel on September 13, 2013 in dialogue, guest post, plot, symbolism, writing |

“If I’ve said it once, I’ve said it a hundred times…” You’ve probably heard it before and you’ll hear it again: fiction imitates life, but it’s not a perfect reflection of it. It’s the reason why we don’t write out every ‘um’ and ‘uh’ and ‘like’ in dialogue. It’s why we generally frown on coincidences […]

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Pay it Forward Giveaway

Posted by Rachel on September 1, 2013 in current event, query, review, writing |

My writing friend and twitter buddy, Rachel Russell recently created an awesome idea called the Pay It Forward Giveaway. And this month, I’m participating and hosting one of the giveaways! What am I giving away? Well first, why don’t you read about the event: The online reader, writer, and blogger community has been a wonderful […]

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