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The 7 Line Wip Game

Posted by Rachel on February 27, 2013 in current event, description, dialogue, writing |

Thanks very muchly to @markedforpower for tagging me in this blog game. You can visit her blog to read the excerpt she shared from her awesome Urban Fantasy. You can read the post I did for this game for my MG Epic Fantasy here. Rules say: Go to either page 7 or 77 of your […]

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Flash Fiction Riddle

Posted by Rachel on January 26, 2013 in description, symbolism, writer's sketch, writing |

We collect together in a vast bastion, overlooking the darkened land below. Not a single face around me is the same. We belong to the same legion, and yet none of us are alike. Young and old, large and small. I can see warn out lines that wrinkle some of the hardened faces, and the […]

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On the Lighter Side

Posted by Rachel on January 8, 2013 in audience, characters, description, dialogue, emotion, writing tips |

Have you ever read something so cut and dry that it’s like slogging through a pile of cow pies? Even if you like the story concept? We’ve all been there. It happens. Humor is what makes good stories great and helps give the narrative heart. It creates a sense of voice, for one thing (which […]

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The Importance of Food

Posted by Rachel on September 14, 2012 in description, foodie tips, musings, writing |

Mountains of mashed potatoes. Waterfalls of chocolate cascading over brownies. A steaming hot turkey leg. The sweet bite of a crisp Fall apple. Mmmm…I made sure not to write this when I was hungry. The food in your story is important. No, really, it is. For any genre. Food combines the sense of taste, smell […]

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