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Planning Vs Pantsing

Posted by Rachel on March 22, 2013 in inspiration, outline, planning, writing | ∞

Every writer has a different way of going about producing their stories, but generally speaking we fall into two camps. You’re either someone who plans the story ahead of time, with outlines, brainstorming and perhaps a scene or two already written; or you fly by the seat of your pants and jump into the writing […]

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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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Guest Post: Boundaries in YA

Posted by Rachel on February 15, 2013 in guest post, musings, plot, writing | ∞

Today I have a wonderful guest post by Louise Gornall about a topic I feel doesn’t get much focus in the children’s lit community. Where do you draw the line for edgy content in young adult novels? Here’s what she had to say: I want to talk about boundaries in YA. Why? Because I was […]

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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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