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Opening the Vein: April 2011
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There's nothing to writing. All you do is sit down at a typewriter and open a vein. Walter Wellesley "Red" Smith. Saturday, April 9, 2011. Exactly like this, except not at all. Despite all appearances, this blog post is not a cleverly disguised advertisement for TVTropes. Even if it is. One of the greatest websites on the Internet. Personal preferences in writing and reading can be wildly different, occasionally even within the same person's head. Doublethink. Is often a reality. But it was such backgrou...
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The Book of Writing. Newer posts →. January 28, 2016 · 3:34 pm. I’m gonna jump briefly on the bandwagon here, one that’s previously been touted by, among others, Kristen Lamb. On how we’re paid is informative as well) and Wil Wheaton. And that’s the issue of free work for exposure. It’s as if, because we’re creative, we’re supposed to let you have parts of our work for free just because we’re not part of what’s considered “normal” working folks. Cause they’d get laughed at, that’s why. I have no idea....
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The Cartel | The Book of Writing
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The Book of Writing. On Being an Editor. The Costs of Publishing →. August 4, 2015 · 11:23 am. It’s hard to know where to start with a book like this. Don Winslow’s sequel to. The Power of the Dog. Continues his sprawling epic story of the Mexican Drug Wars and America’s own so-called War on Drugs, began by President Nixon back in the seventies. The good thing about. Is you don’t really have to read. The Power of the Dog. The Power of the Dog. Both books are well worth the effort. The Power of the Dog.
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Opening the Vein: February 2011
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There's nothing to writing. All you do is sit down at a typewriter and open a vein. Walter Wellesley "Red" Smith. Monday, February 21, 2011. Thoughts on characters (part 2). Part Two: In which there is a struggle for power. On the other hand, you can't sacrifice your characters for the sake of plot. If your plot dictates that your character must do something that character would never do in a thousand years, the character can not do that. Now, I'm not talking about the sort of difficult decisions that fa...
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Opening the Vein: Thoughts on characters (part 3)...
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There's nothing to writing. All you do is sit down at a typewriter and open a vein. Walter Wellesley "Red" Smith. Monday, March 7, 2011. Thoughts on characters (part 3). In which there is no crying…. So I was thinking recently about characters crying in fiction. Crying can be effective, whether it's stoic tears or full on sobbing. But too much gets grating really quickly. A lot of your character's life can be covered in a short amount of time when writing and so we are seeing the important snapshots from...
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Opening the Vein: November 2010
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There's nothing to writing. All you do is sit down at a typewriter and open a vein. Walter Wellesley "Red" Smith. Tuesday, November 30, 2010. Imagine, if you will. The good news is that I friggin' won NaNoWriMo. 50,006 words, baby! The cheering of the victory video by the OLL was recorded especially for me! I think that excitement will help my productivity level from diving off a cliff this December. Another thing I'm trying out is Reverb10. A blog challenge someone in my NaNo buddies recommended. Ye...
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Opening the Vein: December 2010
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There's nothing to writing. All you do is sit down at a typewriter and open a vein. Walter Wellesley "Red" Smith. Friday, December 31, 2010. That said, I look forward to 2011. There's going to be some big stuff coming, I can feel it. December 31 – Core Story What central story is at the core of you, and how do you share it with the world? Bonus: Consider your reflections from this month. Look through them to discover a thread you may not have noticed until today.). 3) My life revolves around writing....
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Opening the Vein: Going in circles...
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There's nothing to writing. All you do is sit down at a typewriter and open a vein. Walter Wellesley "Red" Smith. Wednesday, September 21, 2011. Am I the only one who finds that my writing progression and techniques seem to loop back around to the beginning every so often? Or that there seem to be phases to techniques and productivity? I don't imagine I'll ever regress back into over-outlining, but I do find sometimes that outlining even that little bit can kill an idea, or at least my enthusiasm for an ...
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Opening the Vein: July 2010
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There's nothing to writing. All you do is sit down at a typewriter and open a vein. Walter Wellesley "Red" Smith. Wednesday, July 28, 2010. Back to my roots. I was at the library recently and on a sudden whim, went on a rampage through the YA section, dragging random fantasy/sci fi books off their shelves and stuffing them under my arm. Then I went home and spent hours binge reading that particular niche of fiction that first inspired me to write. Try to write my own stories. Thursday, July 22, 2010.
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