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OxyJen: Meaty Mondays: Show, Don't Tell (5 of 5)
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Monday, October 12, 2009. Meaty Mondays: Show, Don't Tell (5 of 5). This is an updated version of this post. In which I try to explain the nuts-and-bolts of how to apply the 'Show, Don't Tell' principle to your fiction. I'll be covering topics in the following order:. Show, Don't Tell. Sept 14, 2009). Sept 21, 2009). Avoid the 'To Be' Construction. Sept 21, 2009). Avoid Cliches, Choose Fresh Language. Sept 28, 2009). Action, Not Words. Oct 5, 2009). The Art of Implying Information. Oct 12, 2009). A simil...
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OxyJen: October 2011
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Thursday, October 20, 2011. From The Query Goblin: "The River" by Anonymous (literary fiction). An anonymous author has graciously allowed the Goblin to massage the query for The River. Please pop by and see/say what you think! Query #37: The River. Links to this post. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). I'm an unpublished writer- no, don't run away! I also have a master's degree in physics, some decent skills as a visual artist, and I can tell grand old stories about the days when I used to rock climb. See?
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OxyJen: November 2011
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Monday, November 14, 2011. From The Query Goblin: "My Protector: The Calling" by Hope Roberson. Has graciously allowed the Goblin to massage the query for My Protector: The Calling. Please pop by and see/say what you think! Query #38: My Protector: The Calling. Links to this post. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). I'm an unpublished writer- no, don't run away! Not (very) flakey at all. View my complete profile. The Writer's Weigh Scale. How to Write a Query Letter's Pitch. Writing a Synopsis That Doth Not Suck.
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Talks to animals: My life among the chickens: August 2009
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Talks to animals: My life among the chickens. Friday, August 21, 2009. Notice the similarity with the chicken call. Short repetitive notes followed by a long note of higher pitch. Star, being a pheasant still responds to the chicken alarm calls, as the chickens respond to hers. I like to call in "International ground bird language". Posted by Miya (Chatty bird". Penelope has a dirt bath. She is so cute! She likes her daily baths. Posted by Miya (Chatty bird". Thursday, August 20, 2009. She had been pecke...
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Talks to animals: My life among the chickens: December 2009
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Talks to animals: My life among the chickens. Monday, December 21, 2009. Leopard Seal at Taronga Zoo. Luckily, this one seems rather curious and non-threatening. Her species is large enough that maybe one day, someone will put a gps tracking device and web cam on them, and finally we may know more about where these solitary animals go, and how they partition their time among different geographical locations. Posted by Miya (Chatty bird". Elephants at Taronga Zoo. Luk Chai playing by the water. Males will...
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OxyJen: Callous Seducer of Good Books
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Sunday, September 18, 2011. Callous Seducer of Good Books. I'm currently more than half-way through two great novels right now, which is odd because I'm usually monogamous about reading. You see, I was going out of town for the weekend (to be fed to the point of rupture by my absolutely lovely mother-in-law), and I had neither enough of the first book left to guarantee not running out of reading material nor enough space in my luggage to take two books with me. Thank goodness for Twitter buddies! And bot...
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OxyJen: How to Write a Query Letter Pitch (maybe)
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Thursday, November 15, 2007. How to Write a Query Letter Pitch (maybe). Thank you to everyone who participated in (and is still participating in! The following post is my summary of what I think I've learned by doing the Crucible. As usual, I word this as if I know what I'm talking about, when I probably really don't. However, I do want to share what I've figured out, so please take from this whatever you think is useful, and otherwise, just trust your instincts! How to write a query letter pitch:. The i...
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OxyJen: Don't Second-Guess Your Gut
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Sunday, September 25, 2011. Don't Second-Guess Your Gut. Anyone who follows me on Twitter probably witnessed my abject geek-spasm at the possibility of seeing (as Sarah Laurenson. Phrased it) a flaming schoolbus cross the sky, i.e. the UARS satellite as it flamed out in the atmosphere. Y'see, it was gonna be passing right over me. At the time it was estimated to be due to bite the atmosphere. Unfortunately, UARS proved to be a ninja satellite. No one. Saw it sneak in. That tricksy metal minx. That's beca...
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OxyJen: January 2012
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Sunday, January 01, 2012. Reading List - 2012. Books I Read in 2012. Ratings out of 10 - consider 6 to be the minimum of what I expect a published book to be.). Finished book on: September 13, 2012. The Last Four Things. Finished book on: August 14, 2012. The Left Hand of God. Finished book on: August 10, 2012. Finished book on: July 26, 2012. Finished book on: July 10, 2012. Finished book on: June 10, 2012. Finished book on: June 3, 2012. Finished book on: May 20, 2012. Finished book on: May 18, 2012.
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OxyJen: July 2013
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Wednesday, July 03, 2013. Chris Eldin, a Light Snuffed. This is still a shuttered blog, but I wanted to speak here, because it was here on Blogger that I met someone who I've just learned is gone forever. Was a zany person, a talented writer, and a lovely and warm human being. Those who knew her online have just learned that she committed suicide nearly a year ago. I don't know any details beyond what I've read in the tributes from her online friends just coming out now. Links to this post. Nathan Bransf...
